Very little in the way of wildlife today (I may include one shot), but the sky was putting on its own display. The first shot is the moon, taken at around 8.15 this morning.
Turn 180° and the view couldn't be more different.
At lunchtime we still had blue skies. This is Falmer Church (Church of St Laurence, to give its correct name). It was built in 1817, but a church has stood on this site since the 11th century.
The rains then swept in… but by mid afternoon had passed by. This is taken outside my office. The curved building to the top left in The Amex Community Stadium, home of Brighton & Hove Albion (our local football team).
Across the valley, Stanmer Park lit up by the late afternoon sun.
I promised one wildlife shot. It's a white goose from this morning, caught in the brilliance of the sun as it rose.
To cap off the day, a brief but fierce hail storm has just blown through!
Camera note: all shots taken with the Canon 7D. The church, rainbow and park were taken with the EF 24-105 F4L IS USM lens. The rest were shot with the EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L USM IS lens.
derWandersmann
14 Dec 2011Great post!
serola
14 Dec 2011:yes: I like the second and last picture very much.
claudeb
14 Dec 2011Always nice to see how man-made things fit in the natural landscape for a change. Also: yay rainbows. And of course your photographic "paintings" are stunning as ever.
SittingFox
14 Dec 2011That is a great and diverse collection! I can just see a double rainbow 🙂
gdare
14 Dec 2011At first I thought I need a new glasses (or new monitor; or both 😛 ) then noticed a second rainbow too :doh:
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16 Dec 2011Sami, thanks! I added a vignette to the final shot. It needed a little bit of structure. 😉
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16 Dec 2011dW, thanks!
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16 Dec 2011Adele, the double rainbow was much sharper in real life but it was difficult to get an angle (plus it was fading as I was looking at it.
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16 Dec 2011Felix, thanks! I do sometimes forget about showing the wider picture!
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16 Dec 2011Darko, yes the second rainbow is just about there!
Cynthia23
17 Dec 2011Amazing day in amazing photos! :up:
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19 Dec 2011Cynthia, thanks!
cakkleberrylane
19 Dec 2011Quite a variety there!!
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19 Dec 2011Lois, a typical English day for the weather.