On Cloud Nine

The Sky's The Limit On An Autumn Evening

Photograph copyright: DAVID McMAHON

At dusk yesterday, I suddenly looked outside and saw streaks of pink across the sky. I grabbed my camera and rushed out, thinking I would get in the car and drive to a nearby hilltop vantage point. Quick mathematical calculation. Three minutes' driving time. Hmmm. Sky palette changing rapidly. Hmmm. Not good. So I abandoned the plan to drive. Instead, I stood on the street and shot rapidly as the colours ebbed and flowed. I took these frames about fifteen metres from my front door, taking care to utilise a roofline and a couple of trees to get some stark silhouettes into the spectacular sky. Not bad for the first week of autumn. And of course, regular readers of this blog would know that I do not manipulate my images in any way, electronically or otherwise. What you see here is what I shoot. In this case, God provided the artwork. I just lined up the lens and captured the scene.