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Maybe it is instructive to show the original from which I made the Runaways. This is the one. I remember that the slight overexposure I used wasn’t really meant for the iridescence, but for a larger layer of cirrus I also captured a few moments before this one. The blues and whites of cirrus will often be more expressive with a little overexposure. Also grey skies will get more vividness that way. You can see some green lensflare in the upper half of he picture, due to the nearness of the sun.
Something like a look in the kitchen
Thank you Ramona. The Runaways is a part of a larger picture which I took with 2/3 of a stop overexposure and automatic settings (i.e. P when you might use a Canon). So not manually. In this case it turned out well, but sometimes a neutral setting is better. I try to check the result directly after taking the picture (when I am alert enough to think of it at the moment) and adjust when necessary. My capturing of iridescence is certainly not always successful I must say, so no guarantees. Afterwards I added contrast using the color-curve function of Photoshop. A bit cheating maybe, but I try not to exaggerate. After all you can’t create a color that wasn’t really there. My experience is that mostly the result does not show the brilliance you experienced, because iridescence appears close to the sun and when there is to much light the brilliance will fade. So I often apply some enhancements depending on the picture itself and my taste.
Deleting a post is not possible but when necessary you can ask the moderator (Ian). Mostly it is not worth the trouble imho.
Nice that you sent the corona / iridescence picture to the gallery. All the best with your ill relative and I look forward for new posts from you.
Thank you kindly for the compliment Hygge. Since you sated this topic I am more alert for situations with silver linings. One has to watch for a situation where large cumuli are going to hide the sun, the kind of sky we are both rather familiar with I suppose. With a tele you will find out that lots of iridescent colors occur at the rim. The silver linings themselves are more for the wider shots in which the colors are to minor to distinguish. It is fun examining these situations for nice shots. So thanks for making me alert!
Here under another example.
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Thank you very much Keelin, I will think of it. It is a nice idea.
And wow…., these dreams must be wonderful when they are heralded by these spectacular parallel forms. A great composition!
Next one is also pushed in my first attempt to emphasize the faint sundog down right. Not succeeded imho, but to my surprise it gave a special dreamy atmosphere.
You are quite right George. Nice addition about the phenomenon and nice picture. Always hard to capture well.
Keelin, it is amazing what you can do with your smartphone. You must have an eye for the right shots on a basis of a healthy pareidolic approach. By the way, do you know there are lenses available for a i-phone (olloclip)? Tele, wide and even macro.
Here under something where I had to zoom in.
A peculiar formed distrail and some contrail.
