The Sky Was Pink

Tonight’s sunset was dominated by pink. Even clouds in the east benefited from the glow.

I sit right alongside one of the four windows in my office. I look to the right to get tipped off on the sunset. Some are spectacular.

Tonight’s was dominated by pink. Even clouds in the east benefited from the glow.

Here’s a sample of what I saw.

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On Most Days It’s Red Sky At Night

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This time of year the setting Sun is easily seen from my second floor office window. I look out and make a judgement–what kind of sunset it will be? It’s photography think. Do I want to take my camera out for the daily sky show?

This afternoon the sky was already turning red a half hour before the Sun disappeared. Good sign.

We’re supposed to get showers later tonight and Thursday. I’m used to the sky being a lot more full of clouds this close to precipitation.

As soon as the Sun was out-of-sight, I did a 180 to take the shot below.

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It’s Pretty Here

A short video of our midday Connecticut sky. I would have let this 45x time lapse run longer but I was afraid of hurting my already very hot tablet.

A short video of our midday Connecticut sky. I would have let this 45x time lapse run longer but I was afraid of hurting my already very hot tablet.

I Love This Weather

There are days like this scattered through April and May. There are more in September, but those don’t count because they’re just a reminder summer’s gone, winter’s next.

After a high around 70&#176 we’ve settled back to near 50&#176. The air is calm. The sky is clear. The dew point is in the low 40&#176s. The weather is perfect.

Connecticut doesn’t get this type of loveliness often enough. There are days like this scattered through April and May. There are more in September, but those don’t count because they’re just a reminder summer’s gone, winter’s next.

How do you celebrate a day like today? What do you do? The answer for me was to take a photo to celebrate the night.

This shot is taken with my Sigma 30mm f/1.4 lens. It’s a 10 second exposure at ISO 200.

I don’t use this lens enough! For work like this it’s extremely difficult to focus. There’s no “auto” when it’s pitch black. Unfortunately, infinity in reality doesn’t line up with the ∞ mark on the lens.

The lens is super fast. You see a lot more in this photo than I saw while standing there (in the dark hoping there were no animals stalking me).

To me it says everything about what this evening is.