Chilled Fire

With air temperatures hovering around the freezing mark on Sunday, November 19, 2017, post-sunset skies as seen from Marion, Iowa were nevertheless fiery. The image above looks west from Hampshire Drive, about one-tenth mile south of East Robins Road at 4:56 pm. Image is a 1/25-second exposure at f/5.6, 320 ISO and 122mm focal length.

Also looking west at 5:03 pm. 1/40-second exposure at f/8, 640 ISO and 190mm focal length.

5:23 pm. Looking southwest. Sky in this image includes a waxing crescent moon. 1/6-second exposure at f/5.6, 320 ISO, 95mm focal length. Nikon D7200 DSLR camera.

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Too Late For Halloween

Looking perfect for a Halloween setting--but three days too late--is this full moon veiled by a thin layer of clouds and behind the branches of a bare tree. Image looks east from Brentwood Drive NE in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. It was shot at 1/60 second at f/5.6, 800 ISO and 300mm focal length. 8:17 pm CDT, Friday, November 3, 2017. Nikon D7200 DSLR camera.

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