Friday, October 24, 2008

SkyWatch #15

Welcome to this SkyWatch Friday post from northeast Iowa, USA!
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This photo was shot through the window of a moving car, last Sunday, north of Dewar, Iowa. The stunning sunset was very distracting, actually. I should have pulled off the road and stopped to take the photo. This tiny rectangle of a picture does not do justice, of course, to the actual very magnificent display being performed by the interplay of setting sun and clouds.

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Here's another view of the same sunset.......in black & white for variety. The scene contained quite a conglomeration of light contrasts and shapes!



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These photos were shot with a Canon PowerShot SX100, a handy little camera for an amateur amateur like me, who has a tendency to shoot on the run! The camera is even easy to use one-handed, occasionally.......like for the photos shown here, taken sideways and blindly through the car window. I use Picture It!-9 for editing.

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Be assured, there are many, many wonderful SkyWatch posts to visit again this week! Click here to go to Skyley.com to experience a SkyWatchFriday tour. Many thanks to the SkyWatch team: Tom, Sandy, IMAC, Klaus, Ivar, Wren, and Fishing Guy. I don't know any of these people personally, but many thanks to them for their efforts each week with SkyWatch. Do you know who originated the SkyWatch idea........Dot, of Strolling Through Georgia blog. Many thanks, Dot!!

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24 comments:

Pretty Life Online said...

Cool shots for skywatch! Every day we are engaged in a miracle which we don't even recognize__ blue sky, white clouds, green leaves, and our own two eyes. All is a miracle!!! Happy skywatching! Hope too see you @ corner too...

Suz Broughton said...

Beathtaking! Really, really beautiful.

Anonymous said...

a great sunset, wonderful pictures, thank you.

Anonymous said...

My favourite colors! A great sunset! :)

Baruch said...

An awesome sunset!

emily said...

nice. these scenes have fantastic texture.

Gemma Wiseman said...

Both shots are really lovely! I am amazed how stunning such skies can be in black and white!

Laura ~Peach~ said...

absolutely fantastic photos! HUGs Laura

Ivar Østtun said...

An excellent swf post. Very colorful sunset. Have a nice weekend

Anonymous said...

Beautiful sunset and great painting work.

Adventure girl said...

Absolutley stunning Jeannelle! Happy SWF!

AphotoAday said...

I just can't make a decision as to which version I like better...

Dr.John said...

I liked both pictures and the contrast between them. I wish I had a great camera like that. But then I probably would still not get as good pictures as you do.

Russell said...

Very powerful image. Take care.

Pat - Arkansas said...

Wow! Excellent photo for one taken on the fly, as it were. Your camera (and your eye) did you proud! Nice Sky Watch, Miss J.

I like the b/w version, too.

Odd Chick said...

you take better pictures on the run, out your car window, than most professional photographers! This is STUNNING!

DesertHen said...

What an amazing sunset!! And you took it while on the move.....Wow. I like the black and white version too.....

I just might have to try this skywatch thing......=)

Happy Friday........

Egghead said...

That is an amazing sky...especially through a car window. Wow!

Rose said...

I could look at either one all day and never cease to be amazed by the beauty! Wonderful capture!

Unknown said...

Wow that is a stunning sunset

Linda Reeder said...

Great photos of a very dramatic sky.

Cathy said...

Cool Picture!

Arija said...

Both terrific shots, we get so used to seeing colour that we tend to forget how great a black and white is. Thanks for the reminder.

Neva said...

Two great shots for skywatch!!!!