Thursday, 21 May 2009

Sky Watch Friday # 59

Sunset by the Drammen River
This is not a lensflare, it is a halo/Sundog(optical phenomenon)
If you want to read about this, click here.

76 comments:

  1. bentonflocke21 May 2009 at 19:08

    beautiful picture!! Great!

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  2. Lucy Corrander21 May 2009 at 19:16

    I'm trying to work it out. Is it a reflection or something to do with the lens?

    Lucy

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  3. Ruben Hestholm21 May 2009 at 19:25

    Knall bra! Men lurer også på det samme som Lucy, er det lensflare?

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  4. Ruben Hestholm21 May 2009 at 19:49

    Måtte Google dette litt og det kom over en sak på met.no som tar for seg dette fenomenet.. Bisol heter det visst..

    http://retro.met.no/met/met_lex/g_k/halomedbisol.html

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  5. Børge's Blogg21 May 2009 at 19:56

    jøss, korr stilig bildet.
    Det er nok ikke ofte man får et sånt fint motiv.
    Fint fanget.

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  6. VoxBox21 May 2009 at 20:09

    Stunning shot John. Thanks for sharing it.

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  7. Guy D21 May 2009 at 20:46

    Wow, that is incredible.

    Have a great weekend.
    Guy
    Regina In Pictures

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  8. ithil21 May 2009 at 20:56

    Wow, skikkelig spennende fenomen, og så bra at du fikk fotografert det! De mørke skyene og sky-svingen over var veldig "kunstneriske", det legger til noe ekstra i bildet :)

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  9. Olga T21 May 2009 at 21:16

    Där har du ju fångat en fjäril!
    Det var ett mycket speciellt och vackert foto. Kul!

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  10. Jane21 May 2009 at 21:16

    Wow thats an awesome photo, I can see some spectrum in the halo too, I like the clouds coming towards the camera.

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  11. Arija21 May 2009 at 21:18

    There are insufficient superlatives to describe your photo. Never have I seen a butterfly in the sky before!

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  12. imac21 May 2009 at 21:25

    What a fantastic shot and reflection John, just looks like a butterfly.

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  13. Dagrun21 May 2009 at 21:33

    Så kult. Aldri sett før, skikkelig flott var det.

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  14. JaviZ21 May 2009 at 21:34

    Love this "Halo"... never had the good luck of taking a picture like this. Congrats!

    Warmly,
    Javier Echaiz

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  15. VALKYRIEN21 May 2009 at 21:36

    Fantastisk! Så det bisolfenomenet jeg også her om dagen, tok noen bilder som ikke ble noe fine i det hele tatt! Så da nyter jeg dette synet! Utrolig vakkert med den speilingen - og med de skyene ble det nesten uvirkelig! Som imac sier; ser faktisk ut som en sommerfugl! Himmelsk!

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  16. Jane Hards Photography21 May 2009 at 21:53

    Absolutely breathetaking.

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  17. Rune A Karlsen (Bildebloggen)21 May 2009 at 22:07

    Knalltøft bilde John :) Satt på Gulskogen og så på det der, utrolig stilig :) Happy SkyWatch der nede.

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  18. Photo Cache21 May 2009 at 22:17

    Fascinating. Wow.

    Happy weekend.

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  19. Pearl Maple21 May 2009 at 22:20

    Beautiful photo for Sky Watch Friday, thank you for sharing with us all.

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  20. Charlotte - FO²21 May 2009 at 22:42

    WOW!!! Fantastisk!!! :)

    Dette fenomenet har jeg en gang observert på vinterstid,med litt tåkedis, hvor det var som 3 soler ved siden av hverandre. De var nesten like store og klare som sola de 2 andre, det var heeelt fantastisk å se på. Og jeg hadde selfølgelig ikke kamera med meg akkurat da :(

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  21. Merisi21 May 2009 at 22:43

    This is of breathtking beauty - I never even knew something like that could appear. Awesome, as my teenagers would say! ;-)

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  22. Randi21 May 2009 at 22:52

    Ja hva skal man si som ikke er sagt!!
    Dette er hva jeg kaller spektakulært...og av naturen selv!!
    Det er om å være på rett plass til rett tid:-))

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  23. Dewdrop21 May 2009 at 23:03

    Amazing capture, John! Absolutely amazing. I love solar halos, but yours with the sun dogs and the reflection in the crystal clear water... wow! WOW!

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  24. Gennasus21 May 2009 at 23:34

    That's an absolutely amazing image. Hope I see something like that one day.

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  25. Anne-Berit22 May 2009 at 00:04

    Noe så tøft og nydelig på samme tid.Utrolig bra!

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  26. vincibene22 May 2009 at 00:04

    WOW! Gorgeous! Like a butterfly.

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  27. Sylvia K22 May 2009 at 00:10

    I'm with the others -- gorgeous and a butterfly in the sky! Incredible. Arija is right, there aren't enough superlatives to describe this one. Thanks, as always, John, for the beauty.

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  28. Mari22 May 2009 at 00:18

    Fabulous picture! I have seen halo's around here occasionally in the winter, but they are much smaller.

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  29. Thumbelina22 May 2009 at 00:24

    Wow - That is AMAZING! Fantastic shot. I love it.

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  30. prkl22 May 2009 at 00:24

    Best halo shot I've ever seen. Ab fab!! Looks like an angel is coming down on us. Stunning!!! Happy SWF!

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  31. Unknown22 May 2009 at 00:40

    Wonderful halo image. Class.

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  32. Jim22 May 2009 at 03:02

    Awesome effect.
    Sydney - City and Suburbs

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  33. PJ22 May 2009 at 03:50

    Is that s sundog? You always have the best photos. Just amazing. Happy SWF!

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  34. B SQUARED22 May 2009 at 04:36

    Wow. This is neat. Great capture.

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  35. Rajesh22 May 2009 at 04:59

    Beautiful picture of sunset. The reflection of light on water is good.

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  36. chrome3d22 May 2009 at 06:23

    Halo, sundogs AND lenticularis-clouds. You had all the ingredients there. I want a wide lens like that too.

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  37. Tammie Lee22 May 2009 at 06:29

    Wahoo, now that is gorgeous!

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  38. Unknown22 May 2009 at 07:26

    WOW ! Stunning !

    It looks like a painting . This is certainly worthy of framing and hanging on the wall.

    Fantastic shot...

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  39. Ivon22 May 2009 at 09:15

    John, you have another awesome shot. your reflect on the water does look like a butterfly passing by. Thanks for sharing.

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  40. bowledover22 May 2009 at 10:13

    I agree John a butterfly to grace your wonderful capture.

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  41. P.Baczkowska22 May 2009 at 12:04

    beautiful picture!! Great!
    Have a great weekend.
    Pati

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  42. jabblog22 May 2009 at 13:32

    Absolutely beautiful - so tranquil - and fortunate to catch the halo, too.

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  43. Regina 22 May 2009 at 13:33

    Perfect shot. Stunning.

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  44. SILVER22 May 2009 at 14:12

    wow. they're awesome shots. glad to catch some beautiful work here.

    ;) Silver
    from One Day at a Time with Silver/
    Reflections

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  45. Reader Wil22 May 2009 at 16:52

    This halo is a very interesting phenomenon. I must say I have never seen the likes of it! It's a very beautiful photo.
    Thanks for your visit! Have a great weekend. It's still chilly here although the sun is shining.

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  46. Jollence Lee22 May 2009 at 17:45

    The reflection is just WOW!

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  47. namaki22 May 2009 at 17:57

    this is a beautiful halo ... and we've got to of it !! :-)
    the water is impressively calm ...

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  48. Sandra Rocha22 May 2009 at 18:05

    Very nice John.
    Happy weekend.
    kisses.

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  49. This Is My Blog - fishing guy22 May 2009 at 18:30

    WOW John, what a wonderful captur and reflection.

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  50. Russ22 May 2009 at 18:57

    Cool shot! Great capture of sundog and its reflection. Wow!

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  51. Rune Eide22 May 2009 at 19:19

    Det var litt av en fangst! Og så lærte jeg noe nytt - takk for det!

    PS Bildene var tatt 16.mai...

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  52. Anonymous22 May 2009 at 23:27

    Vakkert!

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  53. Ash23 May 2009 at 00:46

    Gorgeous! Takes my breath away...

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  54. martie23 May 2009 at 02:33

    Gorgeous sky!! And those are wonderful reflections in the water.

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  55. Wenche23 May 2009 at 14:46

    Fantastisk!! Eg har aldri sett eit slikt fenomen, så då er dette bildet ein veldig god erstatning:)
    Ha ei fin helg!

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  56. Evita23 May 2009 at 15:49

    This is phenomenal John - definitely one of your best!

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  57. Ilan23 May 2009 at 18:26

    Wow.. I've never seen or knew that such phenomena exists.. How is this circle of light created!?
    The clear mirror/waters just enhance and complete that circle
    Magnificent...

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  58. Cheffie-Mom23 May 2009 at 21:14

    Wow, this photo is breathtaking!

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  59. Jean Jacques23 May 2009 at 21:15

    Beautiful reflections, which I love photo.
    jj@+

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  60. SandyCarlson24 May 2009 at 03:26

    A very stunning composition.

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  61. Laughing Orca Ranch24 May 2009 at 11:50

    I have seen a sundog once before in South Carolina, USA, near the beach. (Do they tend to show up closer to water? I've never seen one in New Mexico, USA)

    What is truly spectacular about your photo is the reflection of the sundog into the water. WOW!

    Fantastic capture!

    ~Lisa

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  62. Sean25 May 2009 at 10:43

    Brilliantly captured. Nice blog.

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  63. EG CameraGirl26 May 2009 at 02:05

    This is a fabulous find, John! I'm definitely going to follow the link to learn more about sundogs!

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  64. Kichu $ Chinnu | കിച്ചു $ ചിന്നു26 May 2009 at 10:07

    awesome!!!
    u make me burn of envy :)

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  65. amatamari©26 May 2009 at 14:05

    Once again ...
    incredibly beautiful image!

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  66. Mary26 May 2009 at 21:07

    WOW, that is amazing!!! What a WONDERFUL image!

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  67. magiceye27 May 2009 at 07:47

    magnificently spectacular!

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  68. Unknown27 May 2009 at 10:11

    John : This is truly spectacular. Thanks for pointing out that it isn't lens flare which is what most of us would have thought instantly.

    This is a breathtaking composition. Congratulations.

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  69. MedaM27 May 2009 at 20:20

    This is breathtaking photo, indeed! I am especially impressed with the reflection of the sun and clouds which together formed butterfly wings.
    It’s been a long time since the last time I visited your blog and I am really impressed with all other photos that I missed to see earlier. Every of your photo is spectacular. I literally enjoyed in all of them.

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  70. Ivar Østtun28 May 2009 at 19:09

    Skikkelig rått. Artig å oppleve slikt.
    Gode HDR bilder nedover her også

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  71. Mojo30 May 2009 at 05:58

    You must have timed it just right to catch the river so calm! Beautiful shot!

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  72. Elisabeth's bright side3 June 2009 at 15:32

    What a beautiful butterfly!

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  73. FO - 24 June 2009 at 23:51

    Utrolig VAKKERT!!!!!!!! :)))
    Har sagt det før og sier det igjen, du er en fremragende fotograf.
    En mester!

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  74. The Explorer5 July 2009 at 09:45

    This is like a miracle shot...you are awesome

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  75. gate valves2 September 2009 at 07:16

    this is so amazing! i never seen a read sundog ever. hope i can get shots like these someday...

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  76. LR Photography30 October 2009 at 05:01

    Great image John.

    John a question, is there any blog that you know of candid photography in Norway, like street scenes, people, etc...let me know!

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