a corona kind of day

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You probably thought I was going to talk about beer. Nope. Sun flares.

I watched these two jets streaming towards each other. The sky was clear blue and I thought the contrast with the white would make for an interesting shot.

Once the files were uploaded to LightRoom, the unseen sun rays and flares became part of the art. A very unplanned but welcomed surprise.

The color was not how I remembered it - as clear sharp blue. Instead a sea blue-green hue appeared, most likely from the rays and flares acting like a prism. I'm not entirely sure but this sounds reasonable to me.

The one giant flare provided a hoop for the jets to move through.

Do these photos look like underwater shots to you?

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We shall find peace.
We shall hear angels,
we shall see the sky sparkling with diamonds.

_{Anton Chekhov}

To fly up to the sky and watch the earth is beautiful;
to fly down to the earth and watch the sky is even more beautiful!

_{Mehmet Murat ildan}

The sky is that beautiful old parchment
in which the sun and the moon keep their diary.

_{Alfred Kreymborg}

...gorgeous bright blue sky with some cloudacious beautiness on the fringe...

_{Terri Guillemets, Out the Upper Window 2009}

photos by

Nikon D3100
Nikkor Lens 55mm-200mm
Adobe Lightroom

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