Wednesday 23 December 2009

At Night The World Turns Orange

Taken through the kitchen window at night. Misty conditions were reflecting back the orange light from the village street lamps. Used a sturdy tripod as it took an eight second exposure with the Canon 350D.

Orange Glow

The mist has turned to a fine drizzle which is falling on the frozen snow so I think I will have to borrow some skis tomorrow when I walk to the local medical centre a quarter of a mile away.

17 comments:

  1. My goodness; I though something was on fire when I first saw your picture. That's some exposure you needed to get that.

    Hope you and Bobby have a great Christmas - and no fighting over who has the larger portion of the wish bone ;)

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  2. Oh and meant to say - loved the shots of the warring Blackbirds in the previous post.

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  3. John a very effective photograph. Take care tomorrow.

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  4. Interesting photo there John. You have really created a brilliant effect. I wonder how long that snow will stay for? :)

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  5. Hello Tricia. It often looks like that when there if mist or low cloud. It shows how much light goes in the wrong direction ;) Fortunately the camera chose the exposure automatically.

    Thank you. I hope you and yours have a great day as well. No wish bone but it may be a question of who gets more of the meat.

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  6. Hello Adrian. It often looks like that out of my kitchen window. You can see why astronomers go on about light pollution when so much light from street lamps goes upwards.

    Been for the, slow, morning walk and most of the time it is not too bad. The worst is where people are driving in and out of their driveways and rain has fallen on the compacted snow. Then it's a case of dodging in to the road for a while.

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  7. Hello Joe. Wishing you and yours a great Christmas.

    The effect is not mine ;) The orange sodium lighting they use here creates some nice scenes in mist, fog or with low cloud. Pity it isn't so good at lighting footpaths!

    Some snow is already evaporating as it is above zero at last. Very icy though where the rain fell on compacted snow.

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  8. A very interesting glow! I hope you have your skiis or snowshoes at the ready by the looks of things! I'm sure you'll be careful when walking, but it's always a bit dicy when it's icy! Not a problem here at the moment, luckily. Last year, a different story altogether.

    Merry Christmas to you and thanks for sharing your super photos and blog so consistently :) I look forward to it! All the best ~

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  9. Hello Glo. The light from the sodium lamps often turns the sky orange here though last night is was particularly noticeable.
    Not too bad underfoot this morning when you avoid the obvious ice. Definitely not my favouite weather conditions as my lane does not get treated and there is no footpath. Maybe I should make a small Bobby Sleigh ;)

    Very Merry Christmas to you Glo and thank you for the kind comment.

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  10. Nice one John.
    Wishing you & Bobby a splendid Christmas.

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  11. LOL ~ liked the reply about the Bobby sleigh. If anyone could make one you could ~ red nose flashing as well, no doubt. Don't give me any ideas!

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  12. Thank you Frank. Wishing you and yours all the best for Christmas and 2010.

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  13. Hello again Glo. Fortunately the snow is thawing for now so it can go on the Round Tuit pile. The flashing red nose would be the easy part ;)

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  14. ...I hope it's not too icy for you. The sky looks so warm and beautiful...almost covers up the fact it's freezing! Merry Christmas!

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  15. Wow that is some glow in the sky. Fabulous. Wish you a very Happy Christmas and a wonderful New Year.

    John

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  16. Thank you Kelly. It is worse at the moment. As the temperature rises the top layer of compacted snow melts leaving ice underneath.
    It was a nice rosy glow with the orange from the street lamps.

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  17. Best wishes to you also John. The street lights are close but hidden behind the trees so the reflected glow shows up well. Sometimes I can see the glow from lamps on the main A roads miles away.

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Thank you for visiting. Hope you enjoyed the pictures. Any comment, or correction to any information or identification I get wrong, is most welcome. John

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