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Thursday, February 16, 2012

Skywatch # 91 The Isle of Man


No photo was hurt in the upload process

I would be lying if I said every day we have a sky so gloriously, spectacular and has the wow factor as this. When we do however, it is straight out with Nikonbaby and snap away until the last faltering light fades. No volcanic ash, no HDR, no "let's boost the colours up all the way to 11" in photoshop. It is what it is, a natural through the lens sky. Why would I want to spoil what nature intended into a fake? We don't always have lush sunsets, we get hundreds of grey rainy ones, I'll show you those too, but today a archive of the day we had one of best natural sunsets ever.

Other island views can be see here

For an array of skies worldwide see here
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47 comments:

  1. TashFebruary 16, 2012 at 8:16 PM

    That's so gorgeous, it hurts my eyes! Dear "B", so glad to see your fabulous work again.

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  2. SivindenFebruary 16, 2012 at 8:21 PM

    Fabulous shot!

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  3. ramsey momFebruary 16, 2012 at 8:25 PM

    Two or three years old, and I still adore the beauty. Thanks for this.

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  4. RajeshFebruary 16, 2012 at 8:27 PM

    Spectacular view, I like it.

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  5. CarolFebruary 16, 2012 at 8:46 PM

    Wow! What a stunning sunset!

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  6. Sylvia KFebruary 16, 2012 at 8:58 PM

    This one is a stunner, Babooshka! Such a breathtaking way to end a day -- any day! Awesome! Hope you have a great weekend!

    Sylvia

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  7. EG CameraGirlFebruary 16, 2012 at 9:07 PM

    It sure is a beauty! It looks natural to me because I have seen skies like that here... but they ARE rare. :)

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  8. AnonymousFebruary 16, 2012 at 9:13 PM

    Jane, that is stunning.

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  9. janeFebruary 16, 2012 at 9:15 PM

    What a fantastic shot - the colours are spectacular - Jane UK

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  10. Jane Hards PhotographyFebruary 16, 2012 at 9:21 PM

    I agree very rare, and only once in 8 years has the sky ever had such a natural array of intense colours.

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  11. Gerald (SK14)February 16, 2012 at 9:34 PM

    o we've not had one like that for a long time.

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  12. FFebruary 16, 2012 at 9:35 PM

    Search for the right words? Respect to the photographer. Love.

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  13. CarverFebruary 16, 2012 at 9:41 PM

    Wow, that's a phenomenal sky shot. I'm glad you captured it in all of its glory.

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  14. My name is RietFebruary 16, 2012 at 9:43 PM

    Oh WOW this sky is beautiful

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  15. HansHBFebruary 16, 2012 at 9:59 PM

    Such a beautiful post! Lovely colours and a great sky!
    Happy Friday to you!

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  16. AnonymousFebruary 16, 2012 at 10:02 PM

    Fabulous!

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  17. Mary Howell CromerFebruary 16, 2012 at 10:31 PM

    Wow, so impressively beautiful...just awesome!

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  18. UnknownFebruary 16, 2012 at 10:33 PM

    Fab colour!! Boom & Gary of the Vermilon Eiver, Canada.

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  19. CaroleFebruary 16, 2012 at 10:49 PM

    Thanks for sharing. I spent summer holidays in Ramsey with family. Happy days.

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  20. Reader WilFebruary 16, 2012 at 11:15 PM

    Thanks for your great comment. Your sky has the wow factor without doubt!

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  21. GaelynFebruary 16, 2012 at 11:29 PM

    Never need to doctor a good sunset, and that one is Outstanding.

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  22. Susie of ArabiaFebruary 16, 2012 at 11:36 PM

    Spectacular - what brilliant colors!

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  23. AlFebruary 16, 2012 at 11:46 PM

    That is a spectacular one. I also leave my sunrise and sunset photos as they came out of the camera, changing the colors is cheating!

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  24. eileeninmdFebruary 17, 2012 at 12:08 AM

    You are so right, this sky does have the WOW factor. The colors the clouds are all just stunning. Thanks for sharing, Happy skywatching!

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  25. AnonymousFebruary 17, 2012 at 1:19 AM

    wow...a blaze of glory...no way to fix what's pefect!

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  26. Carolyn FordFebruary 17, 2012 at 2:04 AM

    wOw!

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  27. Kim, USAFebruary 17, 2012 at 2:12 AM

    I know how it feels when your sky looks spectacular like this. Thankfully, we have plenty of those and somehow after taking more than 10 photos I have to stop so I could enjoy the wonders of nature. Nature has the best portrait ever. ^_^ thanks for sharing.

    SWF

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  28. VirginiaFebruary 17, 2012 at 2:25 AM

    I am so over the PS hyping thing. Thanks for posting a photo you've taken with little or no editing.
    V

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  29. CloudiaFebruary 17, 2012 at 3:03 AM

    *Clap Clap*



    Aloha from Waikiki
    Comfort Spiral

    > < } } ( ° >

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  30. LewFebruary 17, 2012 at 5:31 AM

    Beautiful patch of color to end the day!

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  31. Rakesh VanamaliFebruary 17, 2012 at 6:24 AM

    Marvelous.

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  32. Tatjana ParkachevaFebruary 17, 2012 at 8:41 AM

    Magnificent sky.

    Regards and best wishes

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  33. Stewart MFebruary 17, 2012 at 9:33 AM

    Hi there - splendid picture. There are many things that even Photoshop cant match!

    Cheers

    Stewart M - Australia

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  34. Pearl MapleFebruary 17, 2012 at 10:30 AM

    Just beautiful, nature does provide some truly wonderful vistas for us to enjoy.

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  35. stevieFebruary 17, 2012 at 10:57 AM

    Good to see you back. What a view.

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  36. thomasFebruary 17, 2012 at 12:40 PM

    Spectacular sky.

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  37. Jan K. alias AfanjaFebruary 17, 2012 at 3:53 PM

    It is absolutely stunning and breathtaking.
    Thanks for sharing and enjoy your weekend.

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  38. UnknownFebruary 17, 2012 at 7:08 PM

    Gorgeous! Still smiling at your commentary in purple! :-)

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  39. BarbFebruary 17, 2012 at 11:10 PM

    That was a fabulous show in your sky, Babooshka!

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  40. B i r g i t t aFebruary 18, 2012 at 10:43 AM

    An art wonder of nature :)

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  41. Photos by StanFebruary 20, 2012 at 8:17 PM

    Well said and shot even better!

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  42. MoFebruary 23, 2012 at 10:24 PM

    We don't get too many of these on the mainland either but they're worth all th egrey skies when we do get em.

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  43. AnonymousFebruary 25, 2012 at 11:20 AM

    This is beautiful, as is, I would hasten to add, however, that fake is great when it comes to the breasts of women. So fake is good some places but in photography, not so good?

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  44. Verdi LaurentMarch 12, 2012 at 5:19 AM

    Great capture. What a sunset view! Nice pics.

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  45. MoMarch 17, 2012 at 8:37 PM

    Thats an impressive sky

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  46. BarbaraApril 10, 2012 at 11:18 PM

    Stunning colours, keep that camera always ready for days like this!

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  47. XoXoMay 27, 2012 at 5:52 PM

    I agree, nature photos should just go unhurt and natural... wonderful sky and cherish the moments.

    Thanks for the visit.

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