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mudlake
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p.1 #1 · p.1 #1 · Anyone seen this effect before?

It's probably because I'm a neophyte, but I hadn't ever seen this lighting effect before at sunset. A cloud was poking up over the horizon and as the sun set, it created a "beam" of blue that shot across the sky. I was curious if anyone had seen this before.

image by Mud Lake, on Flickr

Jul 13, 2013 at 06:25 PM

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p.1 #2 · p.1 #2 · Anyone seen this effect before?

That's an interesting effect, I haven't seen that before!

I wonder if the cloud in front of the sun is casting a shadow on the rest of the sky?

Jul 13, 2013 at 06:35 PM

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p.1 #3 · p.1 #3 · Anyone seen this effect before?

I have seen this a number of times...yours is very obvious example! Its a shadow cast by that low cloud...cool shot!
cheers Andrew

Jul 13, 2013 at 06:58 PM

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p.1 #4 · p.1 #4 · Anyone seen this effect before?

What Andrew said .

Rick

Jul 13, 2013 at 07:27 PM

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p.1 #5 · p.1 #5 · Anyone seen this effect before?

Definitely seen similar effects, but with the Mountains here. Your capture is particularly interesting.

Thanks for sharing,

Eric

Edit:
Looks like a similar effect here:
https://www.fredmiranda.com/forum/topic/1226797

Edited on Jul 14, 2013 at 01:44 PM · View previous versions

Jul 14, 2013 at 11:47 AM

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p.1 #6 · p.1 #6 · Anyone seen this effect before?

Have seen it quite often. Just never have stopped to shoot it when it does happen. lol

Jul 14, 2013 at 12:54 PM

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p.1 #7 · p.1 #7 · Anyone seen this effect before?

astro-ep wrote:
Definitely seen similar effects, but with the Mountains here. Your capture is particularly interesting.

Thanks for sharing,

Eric

Edit:
Looks like a similar effect here:
https://www.fredmiranda.com/forum/topic/1226797

Thanks, Eric. Good eye on seeing the similar shadow in that post! Isn't nature great?

Jul 14, 2013 at 11:43 PM

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p.1 #8 · p.1 #8 · Anyone seen this effect before?

http://www.atoptics.co.uk/atoptics/clshad.htm
They're pretty common here in S. Az during the summer stormy season.

That's a nice, singular instance you've got there!

Jul 15, 2013 at 12:25 AM

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p.1 #9 · p.1 #9 · Anyone seen this effect before?

once or twice, not sure if quite that dramatically though, cool shot

Jul 15, 2013 at 12:54 AM

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p.1 #10 · p.1 #10 · Anyone seen this effect before?

I've seen it numerous times over the years but never captured it on camera.
Very nice

-Tim

Jul 15, 2013 at 02:24 AM


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