Melting Rays

In the South when you get out of an air conditioned car and point your camera at the setting sun this is what you get. I upped the contrast by 10% and that is the only processing done to this shot. Everything else is because of condensation on the lens

[Judith]

Nice

[katy]

@daisyjuds Thanks you so much for taking the time to comment, Judith! I appreciate it!

[Vee]

Ahh...condensation...that explains it! Nice effect!

[katy]

@vskolnik Thanks a bunch. I was really pleased with how it looked . it was a real surprise .

[DaVette]

Looks like a pic of the fires in CA

[Rick Schies]

A bit heated

[Deb]

Great surprise! Love the rays :D

[katy]

@prn I thought so too!

[katy]

@digitalrn It really had very little color to the actually sunset.

[katy]

@deburahiru It was . I was so happy to see how it turned out on my screen. Thanks so much.

[Leslie]

We both were looking at the sun last night....small world or world of the good looking photographers

[katy]

@lesip LOL! I like the last one better!.

[Darlene]

Such a cool shot. Love how it looks right away.

[katy]

@darsphotos Thanks so much, Darlene. i was happy to see how it turned out too!

[Cheryl Sim]

Oooo, I love this one too. Wow! It's orangey goodness and belongs in Florida. I want this framed on my wall. Stunning!

[katy]

@silverlight This is what I stared out with . Just a fine mist on the lens and then when it stared to bead up I got the other shot. I am glad I kept shooting even after i got this shot which I though was perfect because I also love the effects in the other one. Thank you so much.

[Diane]

Very neat effect! Does the condensation hurt the camera? I spend lots of time worrying about the heat and my camera--but maybe I don't need to.

[katy]

@eudora Thanks, Diane. I can't imagine that it helps it much . I think it probably isn't very good for it in the long run but I don't see any immediate problems with it.