Day 15 – Sun Pillar

Check it out! It’s barely after 7pm and I’m posting my PAD. First time that has happened!

There was a beautiful sunset tonight and with it came a sun pillar. I’m told sun pillars are formed due to ice crystals in the air.

This is as close to the real thing as I could come. It seems there was a bit more yellow emanating from the pillar but if I adjust the colors any more it loses detail and looks really fake. Oh well. Close enough for me.

I think I need to learn more about color space. I’ve really been noticing, since my PAD, that the colors are very different in IE. I’m not sure how to properly use color space to get the right look. I’m sure there’s something on DPC about it if I just look.

10 Responses to “Day 15 – Sun Pillar”

  1. Great sunset. Love the colors in the clouds. Nice capture.

    Vicki McLead said this on January 15th, 2006 at 8:39 pm

  2. Nice shot. I think the unlevel composition here was a good choice but it may not have been by choice. Either way a good photo.

    James said this on January 15th, 2006 at 9:01 pm

  3. Thanks, Vicki and James.

    James, actually it’s not uneven. This is looking across the way from my house and it’s a hill. So it does naturally go down…it wasn’t me this time. ;-)

    Jen said this on January 15th, 2006 at 9:10 pm

  4. Beautiful shot! Love the sun pillar and the warm orange tones. I know it didn’t feel anywhere near that warm outside! Nicely done!

    kaye said this on January 15th, 2006 at 11:26 pm

  5. Great view. Great picture. It is amazing how many beautiful things are right near home. Don’t need to go on expensive trips to find these pictures.

    TonyV said this on January 16th, 2006 at 3:30 am

  6. I was going to say it looked uneven, and then saw your comment. The colors look great. This is a nice sunset shot.

    Marc said this on January 16th, 2006 at 4:46 am

  7. Lovely sunset. Looks a bit like Mk’s sunset over the lake.

    Soni said this on January 16th, 2006 at 12:35 pm

  8. That’s a gorgeous sunset. Love the pillar.

    Nordia said this on January 16th, 2006 at 3:50 pm

  9. Wonderful capture!

    Do you use save for web in photoshop? If not, give it a try. Might help with the colours

    pidge said this on January 16th, 2006 at 10:16 pm

  10. Beautiful sunset!

    doctornick said this on January 16th, 2006 at 11:35 pm

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