When I got up this morning, I noticed the sun rising over the neighbour’s house and the sky was a lovely orangey/peach colour.
I just enjoyed it for a moment then got on with my first chore of the day; cleaning dog poop off the floor.
When I let the dogs out into the back garden, the sky was suddenly ablaze with the most glorious deep reds and pinks and oranges.
I dashed back inside and grabbed both my cameras. After all, I won’t improve with my Nikon if I don’t use it.
I quickly took several shots with my Canon, so at least I knew I would have some photos of this beautiful, coloured sky. Then I tried with my Nikon. I just set it to Auto, because I have found in the past that it is a bit iffy with skies, or (and this is most likely), I have no clue what I’m doing!
I took one, Great. I took another and the flash popped up. Are you kidding me?
Well I faffed around and got some reasonable photos, when I heard geese flying overhead. They were approaching me from behind and flying into the sunrise. Perfect!
I could see them clearly with my eyes, silhouetted against these gorgeous colours, but to try to capture them with my camera?
Unfortunately, I had switched my Canon off and even the few seconds it would take to switch on again would be too long and I’d miss this marvellous spectacle.
There was nothing for it. I aimed with my Nikon and tried to keep a steady hand, as I watched the geese rapidly disappearing into the dawn. I got one click. This is it. But it seems to be in focus and you can tell the specks are birds.
Moments later and the whole sky was heading back to its usual morning blues. It is Monday after all!
Sunrise and Sunset are so fast here, you have to be quick, but it was worth it to stand out there in the freezing air, in my pjs, with no scarf protecting my neck, (I’d taken it off to de-poop the kitchen floor). I got this.
post script: A flock of geese in flight are called a skein; when they fly in a V formation they’re referred to as a wedge; and when they’re not flying, a gaggle.
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Fabulous shots! I have no end of photos of empty skies where once there were swans or ducks 🙂
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hahaha That is what I usually get! 🙂
And Thank you 🙂
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This looks really beautiful, especially the first picture. 🙂
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Thank you very much 🙂
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Ha ha do you remember the old saying ‘red sky in the morning, shepherds warning’ now it that had been here this morning, it would have been true, rained all day. Lovely captures and to be truthful it you have your nikon on auto and press between breaths you can not go wrong…..I do it all the time, I have to when I take so many shots from the car window 🙂
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We have rain today, so maybe the saying is just a little slow over here! 🙂
As to me and my Nikon, I obviously still don’t know what I’m doing, because my photos are often blurred, whereas my old point and click Canon is always in focus! 🙂
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We still have last nights rain 🙂 I used to have Canon, but once you master the Nikon, you will love it, practise makes perfect haha (that haha for me) 🙂
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You’re right tho, because most of my shots were out of focus when I started, so I’m slowly improving on that! 🙂
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You can only get better, just enjoy practising 🙂
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🙂
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Beautiful!
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Thank you 🙂
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Fabulous pastel colors! 🙂
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Thank you very much 🙂
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Such beauty in the dawn. I’vee never seen a sky as pink as this. Can you remember what time it was?
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Just after dawn (will vary.) The sun was just rising, and a minute after my geese shot, the colours were gone and the sky was blue. We do get some vivid skies here, but all too brief.
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I remember getting purple/pink sky one morning, and like you say, it’s over so quickly!
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I think you need dust particles or such for the best colours. After our veld fires we had lovely skies.
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Give yourself credit for capturing these stunning images! So beautiful. 😍
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haha Thank you. 🙂 It was jolly cold, so yeah, I’m happy something came of it. 🙂
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You know, cold temps often make the atmosphere more exciting. 🌞
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haha 🙂
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Golden shots! 🙂
That one goose flying apart from the others is the black sheep who always gets out of line!
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haha I hoped someone would notice him! I was going to do another photo (but time constraints!) and point to him as the Squadron Leader! 😀
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It takes one to know one! 🙂
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Apparently. 😀
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It appears you may underestimate your ability with the Nikon – that last shot is awesome! (The others are too, but the geese in it are just great!)
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You’re too kind, but really, you know you haven’t a clue when the Flash pops up! 😀
And I was so happy to see them afterwards in the shot. 🙂
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Really magnificent sunrise….the colors are so powerfully rich! You are getting really proficient in using the Nikon!! Loved the educational post script facts too👍👍😊
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Thank you so much GH 🙂 Nature provided the rich colours, I just tried to capture it. 🙂
And as I was typing the caption for the first photo, and calling it a “skein” I suddenly wondered if I was right, so googled for further info. I didn’t know about a “wedge”! 🙂
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Lovely photos, a beautiful sunrise is an excellent way to start a day.
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Thank you 🙂 It certainly made my day 🙂
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Those colors are amazing. I love the way the geese fly in the sky.
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Thank you 🙂 It was an unusual sunrise 🙂 The geese were a lucky bonus. 🙂
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Beautiful….
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Thank you so much 🙂
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There is so much beauty in the world and we needed to see that right now. Kudos!
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Aw, Thank you very much 🙂
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What a beautiful morning! The colors are so vibrant and the geese flying through are a great accent. Happy Monday! 😙
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Thank you. It does start the week on a positive (if cold) note. 🙂
Happy Monday to you too 🙂
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that is seriously magnificent.
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haha Thank you so much! 🙂
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