Fire in the Sky – Red Sunset

These shots look so dramatic. Thing is, the sky was mostly darkened, while shooting at telephoto filled the shot with the only color. Photo Credit: Doc Searls

Fire in the sky: Red sky behind tree

Here I took a longer exposure, blurring the surface of the pool. Photo Credit: Doc Searls

Fire in the sky: Dusk above pool in Santa Barbara

The recent oak tree trimming makes the palms stand out more. Photo Credit: Doc Searls

Fire in the sky: Dusk above pool in Santa Barbara


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 Santa Barbara Dusk above pool in Santa Barbara

Beautiful how, only moments apart, the skies keep changing color so dramatically. Photo Credit: Doc Searls

 Santa Barbara Dusk above pool in Santa Barbara slightly different angel.

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Fire in the sky: Clouds turning pink against the blue sky

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Fire in the sky: Pink clouds


This shot was taken looking uphill, straight North. The contrast in this photo hides the high haze produced as the contrails diffuse, but don’t disappear. Photo Credit: Doc Searls

Fire in the sky: Red and Yellow

The altocumulus and altostratus clouds — the starring types in most dramatic sunrises and sunsets — are the main attraction here. Invisible on the horizon are the Santa Monica Mountains. Photo Credit: Doc Searls

Fire in the sky: Brown and Gold

This series was shot through a chain link fence. Here’s a wide-angle view. This is also more what the sunset actually looked like to a human, rather than just to a camera. The Nikon Coolpix 5700 also has a lens snout that cak peek through the holes. A big SLR couldn’t do that. Photo Credit: Doc Searls

Fire in the sky: California Palm Trees

Setting sun through the palm trees at Chase Palm Park, along the beach in Santa Barbara. Photo Credit: Doc Searls

Fire in the sky: Half Sun

The sun got much brighter as it peeked out from beneath the smoke clouds Photo Credit: Doc Searls

Fire in the sky: Pink clouds

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Fire in the sky: Orange Clouds

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Fire in the sky: Yellow to Red Clouds

I love the texture here, the ladderlike shapes of the altocumulus clouds. Photo Credit: Doc Searls

Fire in the sky: Moments before the Sun sets


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 Fire in the sky: Silver lining – more like gold lining 

Sunset at JFK from the Lufthansa/Aeroflot gates. Photo Credit: Doc Searls

Fire in the sky: A buffet of colors

A New Years Day sunset, to the west over Santa Barbara’s Mesa, with San Miguel Island on the horizon. Photo Credit: Doc Searls

Fire in the sky: Blue and Yellow

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Fire in the sky: Sun behind Santa Barbara Mission

In descending order of distance, the subjects are the Sun, the Gap Fire, and Mission Santa Barbara. Note: the Mission is not on fire. Distances: Mission, 800 feet; Smoke, 8 miles away; Sun, 8 million miles away. Photo Credit: Doc Searls

Fire in the sky: Green grass with golden shimmer

Finally got the gold light on the grass. Photo Credit: Doc Searls

Fire in the sky: Golden sky above Denver Airport

Sunset view from Denver International Airport. Photo Credit: Doc Searls

Fire in the sky: Choppers, Fire streak over Santa Monica and Westwood, California

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Fire in the sky: Pink Sky over Los Angeles

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Fire in the sky: Dark Blue with Yellow Streak from Griffith Observatory, Los Angeles

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Fire in the sky: Sunset over the Baltic Sea, Estonia

Photo Credit: Eero Siimson

Fire in the sky: Sun behind ship in the Baltic Sea

Photo Credit: Eero Siimson

Fire in the sky: Waves under Red Sky in Malibu, California

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Fire in the sky: Brown Sky

The Sun starts looking more like the Moon. Photo Credit: Doc Searls

Fire in the sky: Goodnight Sun, see you tomorrow

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