Sunsets in Worcestershire

[nanila]

The view from Humuhumu's room is quite simply spectacular. It's west-facing and it overlooks the lock and canal towpath. During the day, especially when it's nice outside, the lock is in almost constant use. Barges go up, barges go down. Small children demand to be allowed to open the lock gates. Dogs sniff around dangerously close to the canal edges. Cyclists and runners whiz past in luminescent lycra.

In the evenings, even when the weather's been terrible all day, it always seems to clear up about half an hour before sunset. I've watched and/or photographed nearly every one since we moved here a month ago. (It's been a month already. How did that happen.) Yesterday's sky was particularly stunning about ten minutes after the sun dipped below the treeline. The colours in these photos have not been manipulated.




Ten minutes earlier.


3 September 2012


2 September 2012


1 September 2012


26 August 2012


25 August 2012


It's been beautiful today, so I anticipate a fine display this evening, but I'm going to have to take my camera with me to London or it might stage a rebellion from a lack of urban grit.

Comments

[surexit]

Gorgeous gorgeous, wow.

[nanila]

I still can't believe I live here.

[lurkingcat]

Wow, those are beautiful.

[nanila]

Thank you! Although I'm not sure I should take too much credit, given that it's the Sun wot does the hard work.

[meloukhia]

Gorgeous!

[nanila]

When I open the window to take the photos, I can hear the water rippling along the canal and a duck family settling down in the grass for the night. It's lovely.

[mixofsun]

Wow. So beautiful. *__*

[nanila]

It's such a stunning place to live.

[sunflowerinrain]

I particularly love the way the sky and sun find a different presentation for each day :)

[nanila]

Me too. Last night I waited a little too long - there was a fat band of grey cloud directly on the horizon that prevented the actual sunset from having much colour. The half an hour preceding, though!

[sfred]

Wow! Beautiful.

[nanila]

Yes! I feel conflicted about trying to capture them - nature has already made them picture-perfect, so is it redundant to render them in photo or paint?

[sfred]

I think capturing them so others can enjoy a version of them is perfectly legitimate!

[lark_ascends]

Gorgeous!

[nanila]

I want to get a panoramic film camera so I can get the whole horizon in one shot. My birthday is coming up...hm! ;D