Friday 12 September 2014

The Clearing Storm

In the middle of the week we had some  heavy thunder storms in Melbourne.  Like most thunder storms these were short lived and local. Some locations had a bit of flash flooding - but luckily not us.

As the storm clouds passed through and the sky cleared behind them, the setting Sun appeared was able to shine under the clouds that were still overhead.  This wonderful low angle light shone directly onto a new multi-story building that is being built near to where I live.  It would be reasonable to say that it looked pretty good, even if the exposure was a bit of a nightmare.

After a while I turned around and notice the the sun was catching on the still wet tram tracks that were heading almost directly into the sunset - so I photographed that as well.

And a funny part of this whole tale is that I only saw this light because I was taking the bins out!  A quick dash for the camera followed - and these are the results.







That last image was really hard - the Sun was basically taking up a position at the end of the street, and the rest was in shadow because the street runs down hill into the picture.  I tried a lot of exposures! 

You can find more skies at Sky Watch Friday


22 comments:

  1. Maddening how we're forced to chase the light, isn't it? :-)

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  2. Terrific captures, Stewart! I do love the night shots!! And, yes, it can be frustrating having to chase the light!! Have a wonderful weekend!!

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  3. Lovely captures! Were you dodging traffic too?

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  4. The same thing happened to me one night...I went out to the trash cans and the sky was AMAZING! I ran back in to get my camera, and I'll post those photos soon. Yours are beautiful! The evening light can be so incredible. Great shots! And to think, you and I both would have missed them if it hadn't been time to take out the trash!

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  5. The sky after a storm is usually always beautiful in some way! These are nice shots!

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  6. Awesome SWF post, love the colors!

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  7. That is something I fear, great photos.

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  8. Great shots Stewart - your alert photographer's eye provided its reward.

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  9. Neat, Stewart - but that last image is my favorite - nicely done! I've learned to take my camera outside with at all times, even if I'm only ducking out for a second. It never fails, if I leave it inside, there's a show-stopper in the front yard, lol!

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  10. Really nice photos Stewart! Next time you take the bins out, you take that camera with you!

    Love the light and perspective in these pics.

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  11. I love that low angle light! Nothing quite like it, and you're right, a real exposure challenge.

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  12. Wonderful light in that last shot.

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  13. Hi Stewart,
    Beautiful photos with beautiful light.
    The first and last photos are my favorite.
    Best regards, Irma

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  14. I hope you thanked the rest of the household for letting it be your turn to take out the trash! (Lucky for you and lucky for us!)

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  15. Always have that camera handy and of course thanks for the garbage needing to be taken out. Gorgeous shots. MB

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  16. What a beautiful sunset. A conveniently placed structure to reflect the light is a good addition to the neighborhood.

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  17. Nicely done Stewart! I may have been in that traffic (can't spot my number plate anywhere but)!

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  18. You did a great job!
    Thanks for stopping at my blog. I've really enjoyed looking over your pictures. You're very talented!

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