A different scene!

[rosie55.livejournal.com]

There were some good sunrises in December - here are perhaps the best two. (Yes, I have more, don't encourage me!!)
So this first one is the scene setter, to show you what this view looks like in daylight and normal-ish light conditions. This was taken on 25 December mid-afternoon. (15:21)

These views are from the front of my house, but looking a little further South-East, from the view I've shown previously - over a neighbour's roof. The angle and zoom may vary slightly but only by a little way, they are all taken from the same spot.
The following sequence of six were taken from my bedroom window on Wednesday 12th December over a period of four minutes, starting at :

07:57:39


07:58:13


08:00:48


08:01:08


08:01:21


08:01:38


Pretty isn't it? And it sort of simmered down then and I thought that was probably the best for that morning, so I toddled off to make a cup of tea. And when I came back I looked out and to my surprise it looked like this - yes, the kitchen is at the other side of the house, so I couldn't see this from there!

08:25:01


08:31:51


08:34:41


08:37:03


08:39:03


And, just to round it off, here it is at

09:18:36


It was a pretty dull ordinary day after that  colourful start!



This sequence was taken on 23 December , looking promising - lots of vapour trails,

at 07:36


07:47 - looking pretty...



07:49 and more fiery


07:53 - beautiful!


07:57 Fading as the light grows. Going....



07:59 Going...


Gone! And by 09:10, still with lots of vapour trails, a grey winter morning, still not really light!


And in case you should wonder about the number of vapour trails here, we are directly below the main flight path from Heathrow to North America! (We kind of miss Concorde's twice daily overflights, still!) By the time planes fly over us, 100 miles from London, they are pretty high, but low enough for the vapour trails on still mornings to be quite spectacular!

Some different versions of this view another time! Hope you like them.

Comments

[shaw012145.livejournal.com]

vapour trails

They are incredible ... glad you explained it because I thought it was just an unusual cloud formation at first.

Everytime a plane flies overhead my husband tells me our Pilot (Martin) is coming to see me ... as if ! At least he remembers that Martin is a pilot.

[rosie55.livejournal.com]

Glad you liked them. It amazes me how quickly the sky can change!
How interesting that you don't see vapour trails - maybe something to do with air temperatures! It's only the big airliners that leave trails, not little ones.
And wouldn't it be nice for Martin to fly in to see any of us!

[shaw012145.livejournal.com]

Where I live we are so dry, so maybe that has something to do with it, though I cannot say I see it in the winter time.

My husband does remember Martin flies a bi-plane too.

[rosie55.livejournal.com]

I just looked up vapour trails and it says in Encyclopaedia Britannica "also called Condensation Trail, or Contrail, streamer of cloud sometimes observed behind an airplane flying in clear, cold, humid air. It forms upon condensation of the water vapour produced by the combustion of fuel in the airplane engines. When the ambient relative humidity is high, the resulting ice-crystal plume may last for several hours. The trail may be distorted by the winds, and sometimes it spreads outwards…" so there we have it - we obviously have clear cold humid air here!
You learn something every day, don't you? *bg*

[shaw012145.livejournal.com]

You learn something every day

We shaw do :)

[byslantedlight.livejournal.com]

Oh those are gorgeous - I love sunrise/set photos, especially in sequences like that! I shall hope it inspires lots more people! Thank you!

[rosie55.livejournal.com]

It would be nice if people feel inspired. Though I am delighted that people are using the community for all sorts of sequences, not just ones of the same view.
And I'm starting to build new series - of my amaryllis and hyacinth bulbs coming up and things like that, which I probably won't post for ages. It's quite fun thinking of things that change over a period like that and remembering to get some pics of the bare compost to start with!
And yesterday I found myself taking a picture of the dormant buds on my flowering cherry tree, as a sort of starter for a future sequence there. Problem is, I never seem to put the camera down lately!

[sunray45.livejournal.com]

What beautiful colours!! Hope you don't mind, but I have taken copies of 8:01:08 and the next one, as I am always looking for something to use as backgrounds in icons and stuff.

Vapour trails are never seen here. When my son went over your way years ago, it was one of the things he noticed. Love the colours in those too.

Thank you.

[rosie55.livejournal.com]

I'm delighted if you can use any of this for backgrounds, I haven't the skills with any of the picture packages (one day, maybe!) but this way I would be making a very minor contribution.
How interesting that your son commented on the vapour trails when he was here. We do have a lot more here than most people because we are under the flight path.
The colours are lovely, aren't they and the sky changes so quickly. I don't think I've ever appreciated how quickly until I started doing this. Now when I see the sky looks worth photographing I literally run for the camera!

[caffyolay.livejournal.com]

These are stunning! Absolutely gorgeous.

[rosie55.livejournal.com]

Glad you like them. I find myself automatically checking the sky when I wake up now, just to see whether we're going to get a good sunrise!

[caffyolay.livejournal.com]

Likewise! I actually have a few photos from Tuesday morning to post but things are hectic here with hosptial visits and all. *Hopefully* I've a free day tomorrow and can get around to it.

[rosie55.livejournal.com]

I can imagine it must be hectic. Hope your brother improves soon.
No pressure on scene_again, I know how busy you are. But it's great to know you're hoping to post, could end up being a real fun community!

[probodie.livejournal.com]

Wow, you wouldnt believe how gorgeous plane trails are, would you? Lovely.

[rosie55.livejournal.com]

They are amazing, aren't they? And the light comes and goes so quickly! Glad you liked them.

[nakeisha.livejournal.com]

Beautiful.

Really beautiful.

[rosie55.livejournal.com]

Ah, you found your way! Welcome!
So glad you liked these. I look at the sky more and more often these days, clouds and vapour trails can be so lovely.

[mav-fan.livejournal.com]

Well that certainly started my day off with a smile. Those are just stunning. I have taken a few sets of photos, which when I get around to it, I'll be posting. But now I have an inferiority complex about my sunset photos *smiles*. I have started carrying the camera with me constantly, and am on the lookout for great sequences!

[rosie55.livejournal.com]

Oh, no, you mustn't feel that! The sunset ones you posted previously were gorgeous! And I love the posts by Llewela and Peggy, too, both different, both interesting, both using their cameras in a new way for this which is lovely.
This selection felt a bit like cheating because I took them in December but it is nice to have a place to post them, isn't it?And I can rarely get sunsets because of the topography here (I'm down behind a hill!) so I shall enjoy seeing yours!
Do you have vapour trails in the US? As you may have seen, our two ladies in Australia say they never see them there!
And yes, the camera is constantly to hand, now - in case I need to seize the moment!

[mav-fan.livejournal.com]

Funny thing about the vapor trails; when we were in Texas, the hubby and I were going to the store or something, and I took the camera with me, to take 'recreational photos.' I only took three, but two of them are of the sun setting with vapor trails crossing in the sky. Abilene (Texas) has an Air Force base there, so vapor trails are almost constant in the skies above.

[rosie55.livejournal.com]

It shouldn't surprise us that we are taking photographs of similar things, should it, given all the other stuff we have in common? And I find I look at the sky and clouds much more now than I used to. I suspect being on a flight path or near an airforce base makes it much more likely you'll see a lot of trails. Thinking about it, we are not only under the main Heathrow flight path, we are also only a few miles (in flight terms) from a couple of big military airbases, used by both RAF and the USAF so we may see stuff from there, too.
I shall look forward to seeing your pictures - I did sunrise, you did sunset!

[mav-fan.livejournal.com]

Of course we take pictures of like subjects *grin* I was up early enough yesterday to get some sunrise pictures, but there weren't many clouds, so it isn't spectacular, but we had a great sunset yesterday. I am still organizing my series, and am trying to be critical about which to include and which to omit!

[rosie55.livejournal.com]

Deciding which to include is the hardest bit, I find. I always want to post far too many!

[mav-fan.livejournal.com]

True, I was looking through my sequences last evening, while we were watching TV and the hubby was napping, and was amazed at the number of pictures I have taken!

[andreathelion.livejournal.com]

They are all fantastic!!

Do you know, of what the first ones does remember me ?
They look like lava or fields of lava .... emm, I think my imagination runs riot, I should better go to bed now ^^

[rosie55.livejournal.com]

You know, I hadn't thought of this but you are absolutely right - it does look like lava!
So glad you enjoyed these.
I enjoyed taking them but sharing really does add to the pleasure immensely!