Apr 5th, 2016: Light Pillars

xoxoxoBruce · 04-04-2016, 10:46 PM

Alaskan light pillars are reflected light, in this case from the ground, when there's a icy fog or light snow with flakes that are just right.

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Snakeadelic · 04-05-2016, 07:33 AM

I love light pillar shots!

The pillars happen around here fairly often at both sunrise and sunset. The attached photo is my favorite I've ever gotten of the phenomenon--a single vivid light pillar (I also have a shot where it's centered on the church spire, and bigger copies) with a pair of "sun dogs" caused by refraction of light through ice crystals--it was well below freezing that morning when I noticed the light had gotten downright weird.

A'ight, since it doesn't seem to want to add the photo I'll pop over to the member images area...

04-04-2016, 10:46 PM	#1
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Apr 5th, 2016: Light Pillars Alaskan light pillars are reflected light, in this case from the ground, when there's a icy fog or light snow with flakes that are just right. link __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

04-05-2016, 07:33 AM	#2
Snakeadelic Banned Join Date: May 2015 Posts: 660	Just one pillar :) I love light pillar shots! The pillars happen around here fairly often at both sunrise and sunset. The attached photo is my favorite I've ever gotten of the phenomenon--a single vivid light pillar (I also have a shot where it's centered on the church spire, and bigger copies) with a pair of "sun dogs" caused by refraction of light through ice crystals--it was well below freezing that morning when I noticed the light had gotten downright weird. A'ight, since it doesn't seem to want to add the photo I'll pop over to the member images area... Last edited by Snakeadelic; 04-05-2016 at 07:34 AM. Reason: attachment fail

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