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The Whole Enchilada
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The Whole Enchilada

by Stan Rose

Gallery: Man & NaturePosted January 11, 2013457 views16 comments
ANother one from my trip to Silver Cliff Cemeteries on New Years Day. First, i spotted the sun pillar as the sun rose; then a halo/arc appeared at 22 degrees. Finally--the sun dog at the right side, very rare optical phenomena at 46 degrees! I had to fit them all in one shot, so i kept backing up until i had the whole southern sky covered--this is a 12,000 pixel wide stitch with 70-300 on my 5Dmkii.
View large, obviously! :wink:

Comments

16 comments
Comment posted by Nick Bristol on January 11, 2013 at 4:32 PM
Wow! This is fantastic Stan! Amazing conditions you captured. I even like that distant fence line and it all adds up to what would make a very cool print full of detail I'm sure. :toast:

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI
Registered on February 1, 2004, 752 Posts, 14140 Comments
Comment posted by Wayne Jones on January 11, 2013 at 5:34 PM
A scene that can be appreciated even by those who are not weather geeks. :wink:
This is such an appealing scene with the snow cover and sparsely spaced trees (compared to what I am used to, anyway) that any one of those Sun phenomena would have been sufficient. Two would be really cool, and all three makes this one of those images that you would expect to see on the cover of a meteorology textbook.
Registered on April 18, 2007, 953 Posts, 6435 Comments
Comment posted by Stan Rose on January 11, 2013 at 10:50 PM
maybe a real lonnnngggg book, Wayne :wink:
Registered on September 15, 2005, 836 Posts, 17099 Comments
Comment posted by Eva McDermott on January 11, 2013 at 11:22 PM
Fantastic image Stan. Must have been amazing to see this.
Registered on January 4, 2009, 1015 Posts, 13229 Comments
Comment posted by David E Lester on January 12, 2013 at 11:22 AM
Outstanding, just outstanding!! :toast:
Registered on March 24, 2010, 155 Posts, 793 Comments
Comment posted by Morris McClung on January 12, 2013 at 11:49 AM
And a spicy one it is, too! Fine work getting all of those in one image. Very, very cool shot, Stan. :toast:
Registered on May 7, 2007, 670 Posts, 19650 Comments
Comment posted by Lon Overacker on January 12, 2013 at 3:46 PM
Stan,

This is just frickin' awesome - sorry for the french slang - just a wonderful image. It was one thing to capture all the atmospheric phenomena, but the setting and landscape just tops this off. Outstanding image, great panoramic.

Lon
Registered on November 24, 2006, 521 Posts, 19147 Comments
Comment posted by R.Bill Moser on January 13, 2013 at 11:19 AM
This is a beautiful pano, Stan.Good job :toast:
Registered on January 29, 2010, 285 Posts, 4281 Comments
Comment posted by John&Patty Benway on January 13, 2013 at 3:12 PM
I"m loving it Stan, beautiful in every way :toast: .
John
Registered on May 12, 2006, 626 Posts, 8700 Comments
Comment posted by Tom Nevesely on January 15, 2013 at 12:31 PM
Very cool image Stan! I like the symbolic connection of the sun phenomena and the cemetery. I just wish the trees on the right were farther right in the frame - i.e. if this had been shot from a bit further left (if possible). It doesn't feel balanced to me with most of the visual weight being on the left.
Registered on June 14, 2005, 147 Posts, 1550 Comments
Comment posted by Morris McClung on January 16, 2013 at 10:52 AM
Congrats on the EP! Just a cool image. :toast:
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Comment posted by Doug Koepsel on January 16, 2013 at 10:59 AM
Wow Stan! This is clearly the best from what you showed from that morning. The light across the cross and statue are great with the sun pillar. Congrats on the WP too.
Registered on April 1, 2010, 196 Posts, 1592 Comments
Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on January 16, 2013 at 11:33 AM
Excellent capture of a combination of rare events - congrats on the WP!
Sandy
Registered on November 24, 2003, 3937 Posts, 12909 Comments
Comment posted by Lucy VanSwearingen on January 16, 2013 at 3:10 PM
Awesome...........congrats on a well deserved wp :toast:
Registered on May 23, 2009, 800 Posts, 2042 Comments
Comment posted by Bill Fach on January 18, 2013 at 7:44 PM
Stan: Right time, right place, right guy = a terrific shot. Great capture of a wonderful moment. >=))>
Registered on November 1, 2003, 1805 Posts, 26981 Comments
Comment posted by Stan Rose on January 24, 2013 at 7:09 PM
My, i didnt even realize i had a WP until now--sorry for not acknowleging it sooner! :rolleyes: Thanks!
Registered on September 15, 2005, 836 Posts, 17099 Comments