Sunsets from Sydney.

[Lumen Miner (Mitchell)]

Just some shots from my house.
Taken with a cheap digi cam, no tripod.

Comments welcome.

[Lumen Miner (Mitchell)]

First sunset taken with my Canon 350D.
Taken this afternoon.

I am still frantically flicking through settings trying to grab a good shot...

I see this is an art, one must be patient to learn.
I'll get there though.

[Liz]

Lovely shots Mitchell .. sunsets can be a magical thing.

[Lumen Miner (Mitchell)]

Originally Posted by Liz

Lovely shots Mitchell .. sunsets can be a magical thing.

Indeed!! Gives you something to look at until the STARS come out!!!!

[picklesrules (Nicholas)]

Originally Posted by Lumen Miner

Indeed!! Gives you something to look at until the STARS come out!!!!

HAHA i love it

[Lumen Miner (Mitchell)]

More wet weather here, clouded out. I'm getting desperate, photographing sunsets again..

This was taken with my DSLR, free hand, standing on the roof.
Still getting use to the settings etc.

[Nightskystargaz (Thomas)]

Mitchell,

We have the same sunsets over here too.

Thanks,

Tom

[Lumen Miner (Mitchell)]

Originally Posted by Nightskystargaz

Mitchell,

We have the same sunsets over here too.

Thanks,

Tom

Yes, but yours do not have Gum trees in the foreground.

[mithrandir (Andrew)]

Originally Posted by Lumen Miner

Yes, but yours do not have Gum trees in the foreground.

If I'd had one of my cameras with me I could have got almost the same shot from the M2 on the way home.

It could have had either the North Epping skyline from east of the tunnel, or the Pennant Hills Rd overpass, or the Baulkham Hills exit. They all face almost exactly west.

The late afternoon sun is blinding from all three of those locations.

[Lumen Miner (Mitchell)]

Originally Posted by mithrandir

If I'd had one of my cameras with me I could have got almost the same shot from the M2 on the way home.

It could have had either the North Epping skyline from east of the tunnel, or the Pennant Hills Rd overpass, or the Baulkham Hills exit. They all face almost exactly west.

The late afternoon sun is blinding from all three of those locations.

Did you see the bellowing cloud system, in the middle of the horizon?

That is what I wanted to cature well, but it took too long to jump on the roof, then the cloud mass was behind that pine tree... Blast!!

T'was a bit unusual. I believe a person more akin to cloud formations, maybe able to clarify as to what it was... certainly interesting though.


I forget sometimes, there are people which as close enough by, to have the same perspective...

[Mike21 (Michael)]

Careful about telling the Seps that they don't have Gum trees. They might have more than us now. They didn't know what bush fires were until they introduced Gum trees; particularly in California.

[Lumen Miner (Mitchell)]

Originally Posted by Mike21

Careful about telling the Seps that they don't have Gum trees. They might have more than us now. They didn't know what bush fires were until they introduced Gum trees; particularly in California.

Hmmm, interesting. After a quick "Google", I have been enlightened.

Thanks.

[Mike21 (Michael)]

I've seen a few "how we saved the Yanks" stories on this site. This time it was the volunteer Bush Firemen who taught the Americans how to tame Gum-oil fires. Well, as best they know how. Gum-oil fires have a tendency to let us know who's boss.

[Lumen Miner (Mitchell)]

Originally Posted by Mike21

I've seen a few "how we saved the Yanks" stories on this site. This time it was the volunteer Bush Firemen who taught the Americans how to tame Gum-oil fires. Well, as best they know how. Gum-oil fires have a tendency to let us know who's boss.

Yes indeed, one of natures lil' tricks up is sleeve. Combustable material with pre-packed accelerant, nasty combo!!