Thursday, June 24, 2010

"Red Sky at Night, Sailor's Delight" - 6/23/10

Every once in a while, a natural phenomenon comes along that is just too breathtaking for words.  Last night (6/23/10) we looked to the skies (rather than the gardens) in northern Illinois.  I hope you enjoy the view... 

(These photos were not retouched or enhanced with software - just point & click.)

Two hours before, there were torrential rains and a tornado warning

How could you even explain this to someone, without a picture?

God's paintbrush....

Day is done

11 comments:

  1. Those are so beautiful!! I've only seen that once in person, and I was lucky enough to photograph it, I posted the pics in a blog awhile back. Amazing phenomenon, isnt it? :D

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  2. What a firey sky that is Shyrlene and such amazing photos! The moodiness of the second shot really got me. It reminds me of the sky during a bushfire.

    While your sunset is far more beautiful, our little family was distracted by quite a lovely sunset the other night as we were walking to my daughter's parent-teacher interview. We were a little late and had to sit there while her teacher told us she would do better if she weren't so easily distracted. I wonder where she gets that from!

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  3. Beautiful! Your first shot looks almost exactly like one I took on Wednesday evening. I've never seen a sky quite like it, but the overall effect was kind of yellow. It reminds me of a Turner painting.

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  4. AWESOME pictures!!!! So glad you were able to get them!!! Red

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  5. Extraordinary! Storm clouds sometimes produce the most spectacular sunsets. I could get lost in that second photo, especially. Thanks so much for sharing!

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  6. Those are just beautiful shots! It's just amazing the colors the sky changes to.

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  7. wow thos skys are amazing, great job on capturing what was probbaly quite a scary time!

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  8. Nothing short of spectacular, Shyrlene!!

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  9. Thanks for such kind words on the 'sky pictures'! It was an amazing evening after torrential rains. My trusty camera took very good care of me, with a very BIG memory card! :)

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