28 | June
"Smoke Anvil"
General: 5:26 PM on 6/26/08 | Canon 20D
Technical: 1/320sec | f/10.0 | 93mm (149mm) | ISO-100
Lens: EF 70-200mm f/4L IS USM
Exposure Mode: Av (Aperture Priority)
Exposure Bias: +0
Flash: No

This is smoke from a fire burning miles away. The next image will be of a sunset taken through the smoke.

This image is also available as a wallpaper.

categories: abstract cloudscape nature

Thoughts of: Chris Osborne
June 29th, 2008 at 8:29 AM

When I saw it I thought clouds. Oh well, guess I was wrong.

I love the coloring on the bottom though.

Thoughts of: Marcie
June 29th, 2008 at 2:05 PM

Beautiful sky and smoke formation. I also thought these were clouds upon first glance. Gorgeous soft colors...

Thoughts of: sherri
June 29th, 2008 at 11:10 PM

It truly does look like an anvil. Nice capture.

Thoughts of: Albedo
June 30th, 2008 at 2:22 PM

Wow ! It looks almost like a deep sky photograph, you know like clouds of cosmic dust.

I love the mix of very soft clouds and at the same time quite sharply shaped others. That and the great sky gradient.

What was burning actually ? A whole forrest (judging by the amount of smoke...)?

Thoughts of: Cerstin
July 1st, 2008 at 3:53 AM

So light, so tenderly like a "down-filled headrest cushion" - great color toning.

Thoughts of: noushin
July 11th, 2008 at 1:48 PM

I love the colors, composition and the unusual shape of the cloud, nicely captured.

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