Post a Picture of the Sky!

• Jul 22, 2021

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Herb Roflcopter

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I didn't find a thread devoted to this, so I hope this is okay...

Anyway, any shot of the sky belongs here- be it a sunset, a sunrise, a storm or anything you find intriguing/relaxing/whatever strikes your fancy...

I'll start with a few of mine:

Indiana Sunset

Illinois Night Sky

Arizona Cloud Formation

(On a side note, please post pictures that you have taken. I tried this on another board and people elected to post pictures they randomly snagged on the internet, which diluted the thread badly. Nice pictures? Yes, but no one credited the original artists!)

 

• Jul 24, 2021

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Herb Roflcopter

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This is an Ohio sunrise.

 

• Jul 24, 2021

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Doing early morning feed for yrs, early fall season at my latitude can present the most dramatic lighting just before the sun breaks over the horizon. With the morning quiet it was always a privilege to see.

This happens to be the only pic I have digitized for a quick grab.

 

• Jul 25, 2021

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Hurricane Jack said:

Doing early morning feed for yrs, early fall season at my latitude can present the most dramatic lighting just before the sun breaks over the horizon. With the morning quiet it was always a privilege to see.

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This happens to be the only pic I have digitized for a quick grab.

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The quiet of the morning is the icing on the cake to go with a beautiful sunrise. The dark before the dawn and the breaking is definitely my favorite time of day. But then I've been an early riser and early traveler almost my whole life.

Great idea for a thread!

 

• Jul 25, 2021

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Here's a few of the sort of night skies that we enjoy, these are all professional photos of course, as if my litle camera could produce such results.

 

• Jul 25, 2021

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Herb Roflcopter

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Woodtroll said:

Great idea for a thread!

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Thank you! I had seen similar threads on other boards that were far less dedicated to photography, so I was somewhat astonished that a sky thread did not exist on a board like this where I see lots of talent. Still, happy to contribute ideas!

Here's one of my favorites- this is a Canadian sunrise taken at Niagara Falls!

No filters or special effects were added to the shot- what you see is how it appeared!

 

• Jul 26, 2021

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*cracks knuckles* Now the ball is in Bushman's court!

Roll Cloud, rural Orland Park, IL, 2014:

Illinois Dawns:

Shelf Cloud over Rural Yorkville, IL. July 4, 2019:

Orange Anvil Cloud:

Storm over rural Illinois prairie:

Complimenting colors:

Fiery Sky from the 2020 wildfires. Sept. 2020:

Mammatus clouds at sunset:

Rainbow at dawn:

Moonshot:

 

• Jul 27, 2021

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Herb Roflcopter

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Bushman said:

*cracks knuckles* Now the ball is in Bushman's court!

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Oh, those are exemplary!

Almost recommend the mods close the thread, as I'm not those can be topped!

(okay, maybe not- I'm sure there's lots more good stuff coming!)

These are pics of an evening sky at Split Rock Lighthouse in Minnesota:

(That white spot in the middle of the middle pic is the moon.)

 

• Jul 27, 2021

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Amazing pictures, gentlemen!

 

• Aug 9, 2021

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Herb Roflcopter

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This is a Wisconsin sunset:

 

• Aug 10, 2021

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August 28, 2018. Moonrise shot through a light cloud layer and the trees of our neighbor across the street.

 

• Aug 24, 2021

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Herb Roflcopter

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Sky over Starved Rock State Park in Illinois

 

• Sep 8, 2021

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I used to work residential maintenance and ended up with a lot of sunrise pics since I would arrive at work just as that red orb would show itself...

 

• Oct 30, 2021

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Herb Roflcopter

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The sky over a train station near my town:

 

• Oct 30, 2021

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At this time of the year it's best to check before clicking. You might get photo-bombed.