Last week I mentioned dragging Gary out at 10pm at night in my scruffs looking more Wuthering Heights than Babooshka, over the nature reserve behind the house to catch this sky before all the light faded. This was what all the fuss was about. No tripod, no time to get the best position, just brutal gut instinct, and snap away until the battery or the light went completely. We don't get these kind of Scandinavian skies often so I wasn't missing this beauty. Poor old Gary though, bless, his hay fever really kicked in as the pollen was intense. One thing suffering for your art, but getting other people to is well taking liberties. He has got his own back though with making me look at his hideous G8 BBC cartoon all week. All I will say is bring me the heads of the endangered species.
My deranged laptop is back to normal. Firewall situation. I have to say I haven't used the best images I took. They are already spoken for. I may be able to show you them later, one day, but at the moment they're in a state of flux and being used for a little project I'm working on. Can't say too much at the moment. As for the weekend It's Ramsey Rocks and Party in the Park, and hopefully dry weather for those party, party, shots. I still can't believe we are supposed to be having bellydancers. Not with this weather!
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Nature can certainly roll out some stunning colours in skyland. Love these shots!
ReplyDeleteWhat a fantastic set of photos and I missed it all being at work. Ahh well you can't win them all can you. Roll on Saturday and the good weather when we can Rock in Ramsey. Can't wait
ReplyDeleteWOW! That is an absolutely stunning sky. Could never get used to how late the sun set in the northern hemisphere and twilight is very strange.
ReplyDeleteWow, all these without a tripod, you are amazing. Beautiful!
ReplyDeleteWhat a fantastic sky Babooshka! Well captured.
ReplyDeleteMine's up too.
A really wonderful sunset.
ReplyDeleteThose photos are well worth risking your marriage for! HA
ReplyDeleteReally beautiful shots, Babooshka!! Thanks for letting me know I was early, I wouldn't want to have missed these!
ReplyDeleteYou're married? LOL
ReplyDeleteBeautiful sky shots, what amazing color. You always have such awesome photos!!
Dramatic skies! Wow!
ReplyDeleteWell it was worth it! These are fantastic photos. You are right about not seeing these sunsets very often, glad you made the most of it :)
ReplyDeleteI am not married Gary is my long suffering other half or I his depending on whch one of us is the biggest pain in the butt that day.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous colours in these sky photos. Yes, the Scandinavian skies are incredible, aren't they. But these definitely compete!
ReplyDeleteBabooshka, I could go to your Isle and get a permanent crick in my neck looking at those skies all the time. Gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteVery dramatic colors. Great shot.
ReplyDeleteFabulous, Baboosh, fabulous! Seems the best rewards come from a tough struggle and from the sounds of it you both did that. Hope you get the break in weather for the rest of the festivities. As always, thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteWow, well worth the trouble. Great colors.
ReplyDeleteOh wow you have some drama going on in the sky. Wonderful photos. Happy SWF.
ReplyDeleteThe sky is on fire..
ReplyDeleteGreat pictures,
- Cheers from Canada.
Beautiful captures, well worth the suffering.
ReplyDeleteWhat stunning images! They are gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteThanks for visiting mine earlier.
No clouds today? Tremendous colours.
ReplyDeletethese are amazing! look at those colours! to witness this amazing show must have been great!
ReplyDeleteOh how I love these colorful sunset shots - ***Magnificent***
ReplyDeleteSacré bleu! Dining on "Louis's" relatives! Raw no less! "Louis" is shocked, SHOCKED! Not to mention outraged! “Louis” isn’t sure which is worse:
ReplyDeletea) Eating his relatives raw!
b) Eathing his relatives cooked!
c) Eating his relatives at all!
or
d) All of the above
Quelle horreur!
“Louis’s” only comfort is that it wasn’t HIM on the plate!
long suffering other half...I hope I remember to use that one! so funny!
ReplyDeleteYour skies are awesome, thank you Babooshka.
amazing colors in these photoes... great shots and a wondefrul 'gut instinct!'
ReplyDeletestunning colors...very dramatic shots!
ReplyDeleteWhat was so Scandinavian about it? Anyway, it looks simply excellent. If I had to choose one, I would take the first.
ReplyDeletethe sky in ramsey is far more dramatic than our own here in crete - what amazing colours you have managed to capture, i envy you fo rhte views you get (and even the rain...)
ReplyDeleteBeautiful, dramatic sky. Glad the laptop is fixed. Look forward to finding more about the project.
ReplyDeleteI thought I'd left you a comment but cannot find it! Well your photos are really amazing. The sky surprises us always.
ReplyDeleteWow - stunning sunset. Much more dramatic than my efforts on the same evening posted on 7th July. Maybe I should have waited a few more minutes or just kept snapping away.
ReplyDeleteWell done!
Well worth it, every minute.
ReplyDeletewell if these are the also-rans the others must be tremendous.
ReplyDeleteThey're powerful photo's even if they are not THE photo's.
ReplyDeleteThe colours are stunning.
I don't often say it, but WOW !
ReplyDeleteThank you for your kind comments on my blog earlier. And I will second everyone's wow those photos are beautiful.
ReplyDeleteDon't you just love it when nature puts on a show like that and even better when you have a chance to photograph and share. Thank you for adding to sky watch friday.
Wonderful! Although I sympathise with poor Gary, those shots had to be taken.
ReplyDeleteYour brutal gut instinct is dangerous and spot on! These Scandinavian skies are TREMENDOUS! I want to see a belly dancing next ;)
ReplyDeleteGreat shot. Lovely colors
ReplyDeleteMine came out blurred. Amazing!
ReplyDeleteSo this is where The Beatles got the name for their song!
ReplyDeleteThese are amazing, the clouds and the colors are so dramatic. And you say they aren't even the best ones? WOW!
ReplyDeleteIf these aren't the best shots, nature must have really put on a show for you.
ReplyDeleteWow, these are beautiful. Love the colors.
ReplyDeleteFantástico atardecer
ReplyDeletegreat colours! excellent!
ReplyDeletegreat colours! excellent!
ReplyDeleteAmazing photos,well done!
ReplyDeleteWow - I think those are the prettiest I've seen this week!
ReplyDeleteYes, it looks just beautiful
ReplyDeleteYes, it looks just beautiful
ReplyDeleteThe next time I consider posting a sunset, I will first check to make sure you haven't! LOL. Oh well, mine are out there already! THESE ARE FANTASTIC. I remember the first time your Ramsey Daily post caught my eye it was a sunset on the island and I knew I wanted to see more! THANKS!! Joking aside, keep raising the bar for me!
ReplyDeleteThese are just gorgeous and if you don't think they are the best of what you took, the others must be awesome!
ReplyDeleteMy SkyWatch Here
We call that a rainbow sherbet swirl sunset in my part of the world. Thanks for sharing it!
ReplyDeleteThese are magnificent shots of the sky on fire over in your neck of the woods. I am so glad Gary suffered so we could reap the reward... sorry about the comics though... sounds like a fair trade though. Beautiful. Glad you went with your gut.
ReplyDeleteWell, it wouldn't be Sky Watch Friday without a great photo or two from you... Very nice...
ReplyDeleteHope you are enjoying a great day.
Best regards, Don
Stunning! theres a very strong mood here--- really spectacular.
ReplyDeleteBeuatiful sunset. Lovely color in the clouds. A perfect compliment to my sunrise, which might have been taken around teh same time given the distance involved across the Atlantic since mine was right at dawn... There a fun thought. :)
ReplyDeleteGreat shots. Beautiful colors.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations.
as a great sunset and the right to a good weekend!
ReplyDeleteBabooshka: Love the fire in the Sky show you put on for SWF. It was so wonderful for SWF.
ReplyDeleteThose colors are just breathtaking
ReplyDelete:-Daryl
wow these are beautiful
ReplyDeleteWow--well worth the effort!! And bless that Gary.
ReplyDeleteThese are incredible shots. Really made my day. Thanks!
Great shots of the sunset! My impression of your spot in the world had lots of weather changes and would give many opportunities for colorful skies. I'm glad you shared these photos. Thanks for you comment on my moon montage.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! I love skies like this. The last place we lived even though it was in a town centre we got beautiful sunrises, sadly not so where I now live. I'll be sure to check out your blog again (which I came upon from Scarlets Culture Garden) it's just my cup of tea.
ReplyDeleteSarah.
Hey ! Thanks for your comment, LOL! I am a little weird though!!
ReplyDeleteThese skies are just amazing! I could stay out all night and day sky watching.
filters?
ReplyDeleteWow, fantastic shot. It was worth the trek into the wilds!
ReplyDeleteEverybody already said what I thought! Very nice! Hope you have a great weekend!
ReplyDeleteThese are not the best? They're breathtaking! I love those deep colors.
ReplyDeleteI'm the 74th commentor, wow, that's proof of a good shot. What a sky!
ReplyDeleteWhat a gorgeous sky!! Love this series!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful--worth having someone else suffer for!
ReplyDeleteTremendous!
ReplyDeleteWOW! These are amazing, gorgeous photos! Frame them and hang them on the wall.
ReplyDeletethey look great to me, best or not, quite a beauty you've capture here
ReplyDeleteI agree I love these shots too. Have a great weekend.
ReplyDeleteStunning sky captures, Babooshka!
ReplyDeleteHa! now I thought you had capture these photos at the norwegian wood music festival in Oslo.. LOL
I saw this sky, but I didn't think to photograph it. Wish I had it's smashing.
ReplyDeleteLove the colors. Great blog. Thanks for sharing. Mustang Mike
ReplyDeleteThese are simply enchanting- beautiful colors- oh my...
ReplyDeletewhew, there is such depth to those clouds I am akmost craning my neck! wonderful, and I bet Gary got lots of tlc for suffering so nobly for the artistic cause!
ReplyDeletein the concrete jungle that is athens, it is rare to see the sunset at all. but back home in Australia, i used to take sunsets like this for granted. these photos are so beautiful and reminded me of home. thank you :)
ReplyDeleteGod made a wonderful display there! I enjoyed it much, hope you did too!
ReplyDeleteJust beautiful! Wonderful series of photos.
ReplyDeleteExcellent excellet and excellent again... Ha! .. just nipped on the old PC for a while. I'll catch up again in the week..
ReplyDeleteTom
Hallo from north Norway. Last week I saw all Sky Watch Friday photos and they were all great, and I hope to see them all this week too. I love to travel around the world this way.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing your beautiful sky watch and have a great weekend!
Makes me feel warm from the inside out.
ReplyDeleteI can personally confirm that this is exactly what the sky looked like because I'm Gary - it was marvellous and these are great pics, but I can also confirm these aren't the best of the batch.
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful sunset!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful and dramatic!
ReplyDeleteReal drama.
ReplyDeletewell I didn't get to visit anyone's sky watch yesterday, as my truck decided to get a crack in the radiator, and I was at it's bedside at the truck hospital til it got better. :-)
ReplyDeleteBut better late than never. Awesome sky watch, and a noble sacrifice from your partner as well.
this is yet another amazing sky watch! I really appriciate each of the comments you leave me on my skywatch! thanks!
ReplyDeleteWell - after reading your Panda post I decided to 1st check here. Why would anyone think they were not real? Gorgeous is what they are.
ReplyDeleteAnd btw. don't worry about Trolls.
Ignoring them is what makes them go away. ;)
Cheers, Klaus
I'm doing as kjpweb--checking in after reading the Panda post. Mmhmm. Ignore 'em. These photos are gorgeous--gorgeous!--and the nearly 100 photographers commenting here happen to know they're real.
ReplyDeleteWow! stunning sky.
ReplyDeleteGreat work!
ReplyDeleteJust ignore them.
You know what's what.
Those fiery orange streaked sky is stunning!!
ReplyDeleteOh wow! How magnificent these shots are! Thanks for visiting my blog and I'm looking forward to my new venture in the city daily photo blog posts.
ReplyDeleteI'm with the others who came here after Camera-Critters ;-) I am a huge fan of yours, my friend, and it really upsets me that someone would be so rude and ignorant and they would actually cause you to consider giving up this blog! I would certainly miss your gorgeous photos and your inspiring talent! I know it is easier said than done, but please realize that they are simply jealous that they could not capture such beauty as you did.
ReplyDeleteThese shots are absolutely gorgeous beyond words. I had a sunset experience this past Winter which left me standing in the middle of the road so awestruck, with my breath taken away at the beauty I was witnessing, that I actually had to consciously remind myself to take pictures of it, because I just couldn't turn my eyes away.
P.S. Sorry for the long comment - I tend to ramble sometimes - especially if I'm very opinionated about something, like I am about your talent.
Stunning photos! Simply awsome. And as a fellow to Gary suffering hay fever, I probably would have braved the pollen swollen climate to grab these pics. A pint of Guinness just maybe a just reward. or, other beverage of choice.
ReplyDeleteLove the color of the sky .. nice capture !
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