Canberra's bushfire sunset last night

poetix said :

So our cunning plan not to elect him so that he could spend more time on the photographs worked…

(Inset evil laughter.)

🙂 Hmm yes – between astronomy studies, doing public viewings, teaching myself photography and astrophotography, and trying to learn Photoshop (the guitar lessons are on hold), it might have been a bit of a squeeze…
(Catching up wth everything that was on hold for the last 6 years…)

So our cunning plan not to elect him so that he could spend more time on the photographs worked…

(Inset evil laughter.)

Nice work Al,
Well done

Dingoman25 said :

Gungahlin Al said :

Thanks folks.

Just got notice through from Flickr/Yahoo US HQ that they are featuring the top photo in one of their Editors Picks galleries:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/yahooeditorspicks/galleries/72157632479339359

Woo hoo! Hanging around MartyO is starting to pay off…
Training wheels are off.

Top stuff!

I, too, like the “coloured” monochrome effect (if there is such a thing).

sure is – monochrome just means variations on one colour – fro its saturation to back, to its total dimishment to white. this shot of al’s is a wonderful sepia/orangy-brown instantiation. noice… and well done having it showcased – quite deserving (from one with a diploma in photography)

Gungahlin Al said :

Thanks folks.

Just got notice through from Flickr/Yahoo US HQ that they are featuring the top photo in one of their Editors Picks galleries:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/yahooeditorspicks/galleries/72157632479339359

Woo hoo! Hanging around MartyO is starting to pay off…
Training wheels are off.

Top stuff!

I, too, like the “coloured” monochrome effect (if there is such a thing).

Thanks folks.

Just got notice through from Flickr/Yahoo US HQ that they are featuring the top photo in one of their Editors Picks galleries:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/yahooeditorspicks/galleries/72157632479339359

Woo hoo! Hanging around MartyO is starting to pay off…
Training wheels are off.

Nice shots, Al.

dungfungus said :

Gungahlin Al said :

dungfungus said :

DrKoresh said :

Holden Caulfield said :

Think I heard some weather bloke on the radio claiming it was mostly dust in the afternoon sky yesterday. Nice pics all the same.

Even if true, I imagine it would be related to the bush fire conditions.

It was dust, related to the high winds. Nothing to do with the bushfires.

It was red, related to the sunset.

But seriously, of course it was both. The dust storms up around Gungahlin were getting heavy early in the morning. But you could smell the smoke too.

While it is not my intenetion to “rain on your bushfire” (as the images are delightful), with the greatest respect, there was no smoke.

I was in Gungahlin, and I certainly smelt smoke.

Great shots, Al.

Gungahlin Al said :

dungfungus said :

DrKoresh said :

Holden Caulfield said :

Think I heard some weather bloke on the radio claiming it was mostly dust in the afternoon sky yesterday. Nice pics all the same.

Even if true, I imagine it would be related to the bush fire conditions.

It was dust, related to the high winds. Nothing to do with the bushfires.

It was red, related to the sunset.

But seriously, of course it was both. The dust storms up around Gungahlin were getting heavy early in the morning. But you could smell the smoke too.

While it is not my intenetion to “rain on your bushfire” (as the images are delightful), with the greatest respect, there was no smoke.

Stop with the ‘beginner’ modesty, Al, before it becomes dated. You take great photographs.