Tulbagh South Africa. This is one of the handful of truly fiery sunsets we get every year. It is caused by a high cumulo stratus layer overlaid by a much lower layer of nimbus clouds. These clouds only appear over land, and we are at a sufficient distance from the coast to leave a clear gap of about the sun`s disc, between the bottom of the clouds and the sea. When the sun sinks sufficiently to reach the gap, it illuminates the bottom of the clouds with this glorious molten orange colour. This only happens for about 30 seconds, before the clouds return to their normal grey. This is because when the sun reaches the clear gap, the lower limb is already touching the sea, and it takes about 30 seconds to sink below the horizon. Luckily I was in just the right position to snap it, (The upstairs verandah window) but the camera had on the 105 Sigma macro lens, and I did not have time to change it. In retrospect, it did the shot no harm. PS There were no filters used

Thank you Steve, for awarding my "House gecko" with your prestigious award, it is much appreciated ! Thank you also to all who looked at, voted and commented on the photo. This does much to encourage this old man to go out and try to do better next time !

Regards
Martin

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