Sunday Spire by maggiemae

Sunday Spire

An odd break in the clouds over Oamaru allowed an unusual light to appear. It was cloudy and cold. My sweet hubby drove around till I got the right height and angle to get the church spire against this sky! You can also see our town clock giving the right time.


Three good things:
1. The Farmer’s Market had wonderful smoked salmon and a caerphilly cheese that was smooth and soft.
2. Our Sunday cocktail (not every week) was a whisky sour - has egg white and lemon juice in it!
3. Just about finished our jar of marmite - its only me that uses it but its easy to buy now! Its lasted about 5 years!
Awesome, love this shot!
August 2nd, 2015  
Clever shot and so pleasing to look at, especially love those peachy tones of the sky!
August 2nd, 2015  
Oh dear maggiemae...you could have some Narmite from here if I had known....Lydia could have brought it with her! I had a jar when Ant & Jo came over but couldn't find it bought another the kids wanted Vegimite so bought some of that & now I have all three almost full in my cupboard...it will be here for years!
Bless John he has enabled you to get this excellent shot. It shows your lovely Oamaru stone,
August 2nd, 2015  
I love your composition, the detail in the spire and clock tower and the smoothness that I can see in the sky! No noise. Fav!
August 2nd, 2015  
What a lovely scene. I love the composition and colours.
August 2nd, 2015  
I can buy Marmite here easily, Pat but at one stage recently they stopped making it and the shelves were empty. Its all go now though. Not so fond of vegemite.
August 2nd, 2015  
Bep
Beautiful composition.
August 2nd, 2015  
Stunning sky and vantage point. I have found it extremely difficult to get men to stop for photo opportunities usually the best I can manage is a 'slow down'. Your guy is gold-plated.
August 2nd, 2015  
BTW congrats on the TT for the Morris 8 shot.
August 2nd, 2015  
@snaphappi Thanks for that, Maggie - I think he's gold plated too!
August 2nd, 2015  
The spire looks great against the beautiful coloured sky and the stone does show well. Lovely composition.
August 2nd, 2015  
Wonderful composition - how lucky you are to have someone to take you to the perfect spot!! I have Marmite every day on my toast - I love it - a jar doesn't last very long in this house!!
August 2nd, 2015  
@pamknowler I treat myself in the weekends only with marmite on toast, Pam. I would love to have it every day!
August 2nd, 2015  
Wonderful shot.
August 2nd, 2015  
gosh what beautiful light!
August 2nd, 2015  
A wonderful husband to drive you around to get its wonderful shot
August 2nd, 2015  
The golden lighting is fantastic. Great perspective!
August 2nd, 2015  
lovely light and a warm feeling to this maggie
August 2nd, 2015  
This is magical Maggiemae --love the richly coloured sky & the edit . FAV
August 2nd, 2015  
Beautiful scene and colours
August 2nd, 2015  
What a stunning view!! I love buildings with clocks on them (we have very few if any around here) and the church spire is a beautiful silhouette against that gorgeous golden sky!! FAV!
August 3rd, 2015  
PS. Never had a whiskey sour with egg white and lemon juice in it, but sounds great!!!
August 3rd, 2015  
@cashew Thank you Kathy for your nice comments and fav! The clock sounds out every 1/4 hour and the church steeple rings on Sunday!
August 3rd, 2015  
very cool..
August 3rd, 2015  
Beautiful sky
August 3rd, 2015  
Thanks to your hubby for his patience and understanding of our needs to find just the right photo. Well done here!
August 3rd, 2015  
@maggiemae That must sound wonderful? I love when you here the church bells ringing!!
August 3rd, 2015  
Wonderful capture ...fav
August 3rd, 2015  
The color is amazing and the steeple/skyline looks great against the color of the sky.
August 3rd, 2015  
Gorgeous shot and wonderful composition!
August 3rd, 2015  
Gorgeous color in the sky, with the clear silhouette above. This shot has lots of great layers, too. On the personal side, my dad has a great recipe for whiskey sours, with egg white to give it some froth. :)
August 3rd, 2015  
@rosiekerr You have to have sugar syrup too but its really too nice and you tend to drink it too fast!
August 3rd, 2015  
Well chosen POV, the spire makes an incredible statement.
August 3rd, 2015  
beautiful and interesting shot
August 3rd, 2015  
Lovely view and light
August 3rd, 2015  
Beautiful capture Maggie and what an obliging husband!
August 3rd, 2015  
@skipt07 In my manual settings I have to specify ISO and have kept it to 80 whereas the other settings can be auto ISO so I'm still learning, Skip!
August 3rd, 2015  
Well worth the drive around to get this picture. The composition with the two towers is beautiful against those wonderful colours.
August 3rd, 2015  
Beautiful. Love the colours xx
August 3rd, 2015  
Great shot Maggie. We've been getting wonderful skies with this northerly flow.
August 3rd, 2015  
And absolutely gorgeous image and God bless John for being so accommodating! You found the perfect place for the shot!

#3it would last me a whole lot longer than five years!
August 3rd, 2015  
What a stunning shot
August 3rd, 2015  
A very inspiring capture.
August 3rd, 2015  
Beautiful capture, you've such a good hubby :)
August 3rd, 2015  
Well done to make the PP! But a very deserving iimage !
August 3rd, 2015  
Gorgeous colour and composition, and how nice of hubby to that for you. Fav.
August 3rd, 2015  
A beautiful view to be sure!
August 4th, 2015  
A beautiful pov and lighting.
August 4th, 2015  
Fantastic capture...
August 4th, 2015  
Poor long suffering (?) hubby. Worth it! Hope he likes the pic.
August 4th, 2015  
Beautiful picture....so well worth the drive around to find the perfect vantage point! Isn't it nice to have hubbies to chauffeur us around....mine claims he is my Spotter! OK, this is driving me nuts....what exactly is Marmite?! I guess I could google it, but I figured I would ask!
August 6th, 2015  
@panthora Thanks for your question, Osia - its a bit difficult to describe....marmite.co.nz
August 6th, 2015  
This is lovely, Maggiemae. Congrats on making it to the PP an TP. Well deserved.
August 8th, 2015  
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