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18 years 10 months ago #13597 by Bill_H
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Is this a sun Pillar?
This is my first clear evening since the 12th June and I'm hoping it continues into the night. I saw this sunset as I was out watering the horse and rest of my menagerie and wondered if at long last I had found my first sun Pillar.
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Taken with Finepix S7000, 350th sec. ISO 200, didn't note aperture :oops: 1meg pix. Time; 21:47 local time. compressed in U-lead Photo Impact.
Unfortunately that band of cloud never moved and I still haven't seen venus or mercury :cry:
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18 years 10 months ago #13598 by DaveGrennan
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Yes it is Bill!! Well done. I saw it earlier too but my camera is loaned out so I had nothing to snap it with.

Lovely Photo!!

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18 years 10 months ago #13602 by Bill_H
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Thanks for the confirmation Dave G.
Now, if only I could find a sundog :?
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18 years 10 months ago #13610 by dave_lillis
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nice one Bill !

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18 years 10 months ago #13622 by dmcdona
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Lovely shot Bill - very 'atmospheric'. It would be a great shot for a tourist magazine as long as you left the overhead cables in the pic :wink:

Can't wait to see the sundogs, and the noctilucent clouds... :D

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18 years 10 months ago #13629 by Seanie_Morris
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Thats a great first image of your first sun pillar Bill! By the way, I think that if it wasn't as cloudy, and had the sun been below the horizon (but only just), you'd have a much more prominent pillar too. I've captured a few of them before, and with thin cloud, it makes a great photo! So, having cloud is not all bad!

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