Photographer’s Note
I witnessed this phenomenon in the day preceeding a warmfront (followed by a more complex atmospheric front system which brought snow in the coming days). I took the picture from the road that passes through the village of "Pestera". It's located in S-E Transylvania. Here is a short description of this phenomenon:
Solar parhelia
Sun dogs usually appear in pairs, and are loyal to the sun (as moon dogs are loyal to the moon), sitting on each side of the solar orb along a horizontal line through the solar disk. Sun dogs appear in January, April, August, and October, the month does not really matter, but they are most regularly seen close to their solar master during winter months when the sun is low in the sky and ice crystals in the atmosphere are more common, but we can see them in any of the other seasons whenever cirrus clouds fuzz the sky above.
Sun dogs, or mock suns, are technically called solar parhelia (parhelia meaning "with the sun") and appear as bright bursts of light formed when sunlight passes through ice crystals at the proper angle. Usually, cirrus clouds in front of the sun produce sun dogs, but other ice clouds, such as ice fog and diamond dust, may also generate them. Sun dogs are sometimes so brilliant that dazzled observers mistake them for the sun. They are often bright white but may show a partial spectrum of color with the red wavelengths on the edge nearest the sun. Sun dogs often have comet-like appearance with a bluish-white tail facing away from the sun.
Sun dogs, or mock suns, are technically called solar parhelia (parhelia meaning "with the sun") and appear as bright bursts of light formed when sunlight passes through ice crystals at the proper angle. Usually, cirrus clouds in front of the sun produce sun dogs, but other ice clouds, such as ice fog and diamond dust, may also generate them. Sun dogs are sometimes so brilliant that dazzled observers mistake them for the sun. They are often bright white but may show a partial spectrum of color with the red wavelengths on the edge nearest the sun. Sun dogs often have comet-like appearance with a bluish-white tail facing away from the sun.
Source: http://www.islandnet.com/~see/weather/elements/sundog.htm
Here is the EXIF:
File: - E:\My Camera\Pestera\Sun dog.jpg
ExposureProgram - Manual control
ISOSpeedRatings - 100
ShutterSpeedValue - 1/640 seconds
ApertureValue - F 11.00
ExposureBiasValue - 0.00
MeteringMode - Multi-segment
Flash - Not fired, compulsory flash mode
FocalLength - 70 mm
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Iuli
(838) 2006-11-11 15:31 [Comment]
cclaudiu
(0) 2006-11-11 18:46
An interesting photo, not so balanced but it works. I’d preferred the wind mill a bit bigger and rotated one - two degrees clockwise. The photo matches better TL.
eeedi
(732) 2006-11-12 15:01
hallo Reinhold,
ein interressantes Bild.
Der Himmel und die Wolken haben gerufen,
Mach uns ein geiles Bild.
Und du hast geschossen (ein Bild)
Warum der Hund etwas mit der Sonne hat habe ich nicht verstanden. Warum Sonnenhund und nicht Sonnenwurm?
Der Himmel ist blau und das ist gut.
Herzlichen Glueckwunsch,
Eduard
captainsgirl
(3446) 2006-11-13 8:02
I like it, the rainbow in the stormy cloud and it almost looks like the windmill is making a valient attempt and trying to blow it back where it came from..:o) Neat photo.. TFS
Donna :o)
elihesamian
(26091) 2007-01-03 3:27
Hello Eduard,
Happy New Year!
a special shot you created,amazing rainbow colors you resulted in the sky,a nice artistic composition with a few elements,very well worked,nicely done,
Best
M
munte
(373) 2007-02-16 14:19
Interesting phenomenon and good photo of it.
Just that in the middle there is a dust speck on the sensor...I hate these as I suffer from them myself... ;-)
Photo Information
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Copyright: Eduard Baak (snowfalken)
(1108) - Genre: Places
- Medium: Color
- Date Taken: 2006-11-01
- Categories: Nature
- Camera: Canon EOS30D, Canon EF 70-200mm f/4 L USM
- Exposure: f/11, 1/640 seconds
- Photo Version: Original Version, Workshop
- Date Submitted: 2006-11-11 14:26
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