Orange Sky!

Last night, just after the sun had set, the sky over Thanda Safari turned spectacular orange. As we stopped for drinks my guests were treated to a most stunning visual effect.

There can be multiple reasons why the sky turns bright orange: #1 The sunlight has to travel further than normal through the atmosphere as the sun sets, #2 particles from large fires are in the air, #3 there are more clouds than usual, scattered just so, #4 air pollution fills the atmosphere with dust and pollutants. It is often a combination of all above reasons that make for the most beautiful sky.

I think that yesterday’s 15 minute light extravaganza was mainly due to reason #3. This is one of my favorite times of the day!

Technical data: Canon R6 with RF lens f4-6.3/24-240mm | 1/500sec | WB 6500K | AV Mode | Top: ISO 1600 | ev-1.5 | 100 mm | f5.6 | Middle: ISO 1250 | ev-2 | 24 mm | f4 | Bottom: ISO 1250 | ev-1.5 | 24 mm | f4 | All hand held

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