2001_0351 Sundogs - a photo on Flickriver

2001_0351 Sundogs

            A few minutes after photographing the horses (yesterday's upload), I came upon this scene. I often stop here along the drive between Swift Current and Val Marie, and on this January day the late afternoon sundogs ("parhelia" to meteorologists) were irresistible. 

Sundogs are formed when ice crystals in the atmosphere refract the sun's light, creating ghost images on one or both sides of the sun along the circumference of a 22° halo that may or may not be visible. My challenge here was where to place the sundogs in relation to other elements. I tried various perspectives. By walking toward the shed, I made it larger in the frame, and within a few steps the fence line disappeared. I really like the fence line. In the end, my first shot - this one, with the fence line intact and the shed small - seemed to work best.

Noteworthy: I used the Rokinon 8mm fisheye lens for this shot. Notice the lack of distortion. In the original framing - cropped slightly from the upper left in processing - the horizon line cut the image almost exactly in half. Only by tilting the camera up or down will the horizon begin to curve. 

Photographed near Cadillac, Saskatchewan (Canada). Don't use this image on websites, blogs, or other media without explicit permission © 2020 James R. Page - all rights reserved.

Taken in: Canada / Saskatchewan / Wise Creek No. 77 (show map)

Taken on: January 17, 2020

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Camera: Nikon D7100, f/8.0, 1/1000 sec, 8mm (=12mm), ISO 250 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Nikon D7100
Lens:	8.0 mm f/3.5
Aperture:	f/8.0
Exposure Time:	0.001 sec (1/1000)
Focal Length:	8mm (35mm equivalent: 12mm)
ISO:	250
Exposure Bias:	-2/3 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Manual
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Sharpness:	Hard
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop CS6 (Macintosh)
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