Friday 9 January 2009

SkyWatch Friday;


SkyWatch Friday;

The summer sky had threatening dark clouds and we were waiting for a downpour;
Then suddenly the sky lightened up and was displaying wonderful sunset colours. It took me a while to realise it as I live surrounded by trees and hills and always have to search for an opening to get a shot at the sky. I was racing outside but until I was positioned between the trees, branches full of spiderwebs, the sun had alreadysaid goodnight and all that was left was the afterglow.

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32 comments:

Maria said...

How beautiful! I love your beautiful skies and vegetation and and and... :)
Happy SWF and have a pleasant weekend!

Guy D said...

Beautiful colors, the last one is outstanding.

Cheers and Happy New Year!
Regina In Pictures

Janie said...

I love the sunset afterglow. That's often the best part. Beautiful photos.

Photo Cache said...

Glorious colors. How lovely.

Anonymous said...

So beautiful colours! I love your summer sky, it takes some time until we have summer again here. Everything is frozen.
Have a good weekend.

Pia K said...

Oh what a beautiful sunset, oh what a beautiful sky:) To have something nice to drink and watch that sunset from the veranda/garden, bliss.

Gemma Wiseman said...

But that afterglow is so very stunning! Gorgeous photos!

Suzanne said...

Lovely colours, and I like how you framed the photo, it must be lovely surrounded by such beautiful trees.
Happy SWF.

Michele said...

Whoa, I am soooooo impressed with the colors... that is just outstanding!!
Absolutely beautiful!!!
~Michele~
Mountain Retreat

Lilli & Nevada said...

these are very beautiful photos of the sky. They would make a great post card

vincibene said...

Einfach wahnsinnig! Diese Farbpracht! Und bei uns ist es kalt und grau.
Zauberhafte Fotos!

Ann said...

Those colours are incredible.

Unknown said...

So I'm thinking that is the most beautiful sky I have seen in a long time.

Corner Gardener Sue said...

They're still pretty skies, there, framed by the trees.

Arija said...

What wonderful shots you did get! Often the afterglow is even more spectacular, which seems to have been the case here.

Anonymous said...

Very beautiful photos, both of them. Lucky you to see such a scene and have your camera. Happy Skywatch Friday.

Sandra said...

Well, these are just fine sky catches! I really like the "fire" color on them.

Anonymous said...

I am impressed with the colors. Thanks for sharing it with us.

Strawberry Jam Anne said...

Such beautiful colours.

Digital Polaroids said...

Unbelievable colors!

Anonymous said...

I like the purple colors of the sky in the first one and the second one. Thanks for trying to get to a good spot to photograph these images.
Happy Friday!

Anonymous said...

Gorgeous!

Rowena said...

Ahhhh...now this is what I'd love to see for the weekend! The forecast is for a bit of sun but then I have never trusted in what the weatherman says!

Thank you for stopping by. I'm still trying to get into the swing of things...oh how I miss my garden (all covered in a deep layer of snow of course). Happy New Year!

angie {the arthur clan} said...

The colors you captured are fabulous. The afterglow is stunning.

Anonymous said...

Oooooh, einfach traumhaft. Und das bei minus 5°C und Hochnebel... ;-)
Liebe Grüsse
Kirsten

Barbara said...

Richtig dramatisch, dieser Sommerhimmel vor dem vermeintlichen Sturm! Ist doch wunderbar, dass wir bei solchen "Darstellungen" in der ersten Reihe sitzen dürfen, nicht wahr ;-) ?!
Liebe Grüsse und ein schönes Wochenende,
Barbara

Ingrid said...

Hallo Titania,
das Einfangen dieser Gewitterstimmung ist dir fantatisch gelungen, wenn es denn nur nicht zu heftig wird.
Liebe Grüße und ein gutes neues Jahr
Ingrid

Anonymous said...

Wonderful shots Titania, I also love how the trees are seen as dark silhouettes. I have a new camera and look forward to experimenting with different shades of light.

Sue Catmint said...

Hi Titania
That was me who wrote the last post, by mistake I did in on the wrong email address.
Cheers, Catmint

Sunita Mohan said...

Ohhh! Trudi, that's so amazingly beautiful! I cant even dream up such colours. Lucky you! Perfect scenery to dream by.

(BTW, I've been asking around but everyone says that one needs all kind of certificates, etc. to be able to get seeds or plants into the country. Now what do we do? This is so heartbreaking. And aggravating! )

Lavender and Vanilla Friends of the Gardens said...

Thank you for your visits and comments.

Anonymous said...

That is one beautiful looking sky. I wish I could see such colours every night.