Sun Dogs (C&C)

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A sun dog or sundog (scientific name parhelion) is a relatively common atmospheric optical phenomenon associated with the reflection/refraction of sunlight by the numerous small ice crystals that make up cirrus or cirrostratus clouds. Sundogs typically appear as a bright and sometimes colorful spot in the sky at a position 22 degrees to the left and/or right of the sun.

Hard to capture, esp as I was driving... took these while stopped in traffic!!

No processing here... the top shot I adjusted the levels (auto) to bring out the jet trail.

Morlar

Great pictures - love the top one especially.

peepingtom

class! ..... where was it?

Dundhoone

Ooh artistic AND scientific.....snazzy. Its like a cloud holding back a rainbow.

Roen

Wow, it actually looks like you got one, fair play.

CONMIKE12

I think I like the top one best but either way they are both great photos.

440Hz

Cheers guys, they were both taken over Limerick city last night. I was driving to the castle to take some shots, was really lucky that I had my camera on the passenger seat. I got stuck behind a funeral and was looking around out of boredom when I saw it in the sky, so lens cap off and started snapping in traffic, was really surprised they came out so well.
I had read about these before but never really thought I would get to shoot one, I was smiling all night

Valentia

Great captures. That reminds me. I must clean my windscreen.

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Valentia wrote:

Great captures. That reminds me. I must clean my windscreen.

Hee hee!! Eek, you see dirt? The window was rolled down so any dirt could be dodgy dirt, nudge nudge wink wink know what I mean.
/whips out copperhill, AGAIN

Valentia

No I didn't mean there was dirt on yours . Off to Valentia island tomorrow for three weeks and need to give the windows in the car a good scrub

Dimy

Very nice capture! And some research on the subject as well...

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Valentia wrote:

No I didn't mean there was dirt on yours . Off to Valentia island tomorrow for three weeks and need to give the windows in the car a good scrub

Ahhhh very nice!! Enjoy. If you fancy a Kerry meet, Ill be there at the wkends.

CONMIKE12

Perhaps it's cos I'm from Dublin but i would be extremely wary of leaving my camera on the passenger seat as i drive.Way too easy for someone to smash the window and grab it as you are stopped in traffic.They do it for handbags without knowing whats in them so a camera would be a very attractive offer.Just mentioning this as I'd hate to see anyone on this forum lose their cam,seeing as how we all consider them our babies

Ruu_Old

Looking good to be, nice shots.

mervifwdc

Wow! Brilliant!
Never saw one of them before! Do they look like that normally, or just through the lens?

And on the side thread, Anyone heard of their camera being referred to as an "axe"? A guy said to me a few weeks ago that I liked swinging my "axe" referring to the camera. I'd not heard that before!

Merv.

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mervifwdc wrote:

Wow! Brilliant!
Never saw one of them before! Do they look like that normally, or just through the lens?

This was the first time I saw one of them as well, and yeah, looks just like this in realy life!!