Strange sunset

[vilakins]

I took this before we went out to Apollo 13 - Mission Control yesterday, but as it doesn't really belong with that, I'm posting it separately. It had been a wet and dark day, but just over the city the sun was shining. It looks as if it's on fire.

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[astrogirl2.livejournal.com]

That's really pretty, in an apocalyptic-looking sort of way. :)

[vilakins.livejournal.com]

We thought it looked a bit like that too. :-P

[ultrapsychobrat.livejournal.com]

Gorgeous photo--wow!!

[vilakins.livejournal.com]

I sometimes grab one of the sunset, but that was such an unusual one.

[vjezkova.livejournal.com]

Wow, this is stunning, if I didn´t know, I would really think there was a fire! One of the rare moments and congratulations, you managed to take it!

[vilakins.livejournal.com]

I wouldn't have seen it if I hadn't gone upstairs right then. :-)

[kalypso-v.livejournal.com]

That's fantastic! What a light show!

[vilakins.livejournal.com]

We usually get brightly-coloured sunsets, but this one was so unusual with all the dark clouds and that one bright rift.

[kalypso-v.livejournal.com]

Isn't it a bit like those glimpses of other worlds they get in Northern Lights?

[vilakins.livejournal.com]

Northern Lights?

[kalypso-v.livejournal.com]

First volume of Pullman's His Dark Materials.

[vilakins.livejournal.com]

I wondered if it was. I've never read it. It's certainly a golden light.

[linda-joyce.livejournal.com]

It is an unusual sunset, it immediately reminded me of this http://img2.allposters.com/images/PF_NEW\08_22_2005_A/PF_1178562.jpg. Another serendipidous photo from WWII.

[vilakins.livejournal.com]

It does have a similar look!

[trixieleitz]

That's so striking! It's great to get a fresh perspective on a familiar view :)

[vilakins.livejournal.com]

It is! I've never seen it like that; we get lots of lovely sunsets I admire but don't photograph.

[trixieleitz]

Sometimes the best way to enjoy a sunset is to just experience it. They wouldn't be so special if they were not also ephemeral :)

The Sky Tower in your photo looks like the chimney on some elaborate and demonic factory.

[vilakins.livejournal.com]

It does! The top of it's in the clouds--or smoke.

[matildabj.livejournal.com]

That's beautiful, and yes, it does look somewhat apocalyptic!

[vilakins.livejournal.com]

Or blessed! I can a see faint glory to the left. We get a lot of those here, and as a kid I used to say they were God looking down. :-)

[glitterboy1.livejournal.com]

Wow, that's really striking - you did well to catch it!

[vilakins.livejournal.com]

We get some spectacular sunsets here, but that one was so different. I'm glad it came out; some don't look as good in the photo.