Arnold Sunset by phil_howcroft

Arnold Sunset

My daughter Claire sent me a whatsapp picture and message saying have you seen the sunset Dad?

I peeked my head out of the curtains and saw a sky on fire.

I quickly grabbed my coat and DSLR and ran down Coppice Road to catch the last few minutes of the sky.

If I turned my camera 90 degrees to the left the sky was a purple blue colour ....It was an impressive few minutes.

If I'd had a few more minutes I could have gone down to either St. Paul's or St. Mary's churches to get the sunset against the spires / towers....but as it is you are stuck with houses, chimney pots and street lamps !

I don't know if I should have gone a more letter box'ish on the crop to take a bit of the sky off.

Wowza Phil - do NOT crop - it's amazing - fav!
December 8th, 2013  
@judithg thanks judith ...i just wish I had been prepared and got a better location to showcase the sky :)
December 8th, 2013  
I did yes... but was stuck driving on the M20 thinking should I pull off the motorway or not lol... This is a great capture mate...
December 8th, 2013  
I think we've all been treated to an awesome sky tonight. This is stunning. I was stuck with rooftops too! Fav!
December 8th, 2013  
Beautiful sunset, Phil. Love the color spectrum.
December 8th, 2013  
Beautiful
December 9th, 2013  
Stunning sky ..we have had a few good ones this month & some cool sunrises too ..well captured Phil
December 9th, 2013  
Woowee! Fantastic capture Phil - you have really succeeded in catching the wonderful colours and light here. The red part of the sky looks almost as if its boiling! superb shot.
December 9th, 2013  
You couldn't have cropped any of this...the sky is the main part but the silhouettes add the contrast! Lovely !
December 9th, 2013  
YOU LEAVE THAT SKY RIGHT WHERE IT IS. It's awesome
December 9th, 2013  
Meg
beautiful and fav instantly....glad your daughter gave you a heads up!
December 9th, 2013  
@megmills thanks Meg, yes the 'heads up' was a good call :)

@swilde Sue thanks.....I will listen to your advice :)

@happypat thanks Pat, my over indulgence in 'letterboxes' could have ruined my pic :)

@tishpics thanks patricia, i see your 'boiling point' comparison :)

@steveh thanks steve, the moors of belmont and rivington are fantastic backdrops for sunsets :)

@kerristephens cheers kerri, your support is always welcome :)

@cdonohoue thanks Cathy, yes their is a vast range of colours :)

@busylady thanks Judith, the sunsets made our local news :)

@andycoleborn not a good idea to stop on the M20 Andy :) hey you've got a new manager at Pompey now :)
December 9th, 2013  
Perfect shot, good contrasting colours fire in the sky with black buildings. Impact!!
December 9th, 2013  
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