Parhelia Dusk

My original intent was to photograph the planets Venus, Mars and a crescent moon all stacked in a vertical line low in the southwest sky just after sundown. Cirrostratus clouds on the horizon precluded that desire, but a consolation prize was this sunset sky with double mock suns (parhelia) and interspersed aircraft contrails. This image was shot with an 18mm focal length in automatic mode with no flash. The capture was taken from Christ Community Methodist Church in Marion, Iowa around 6:25 PM on Saturday, October 9, 2010, and looks over the Newcastle Road neighborhood area.