Great ball of flame
April 20th, 2008 by Donncha
Sunrise over Blarney a few days ago. There was a thin layer of cloud on the horizon that nicely blocked out much of the light of the sun allowing me to capture this early morning sun.
It’s amazing to think that the light we see takes 8 minutes to travel the immense distance between the Sun and Earth. What’s even more remarkable is the thousands of years a photon can spend zinging back and forth inside the Sun before emerging as heat and light.
Tags: Blarney, Canon 20D, Canon 75-300, cloud, Cork, Cork Photos, Ireland, Irish photos, irishblogs, morning, red, silhouette, Sky, Sun, sunrise, TreesFurther Reading:
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April 21st, 2008 at 2:36 pm
amazing view of the sun. the sunlight expresses how complicated it is through this photo.
April 21st, 2008 at 8:48 pm
Really unusual sunrise, great photo.
April 23rd, 2008 at 9:55 am
Wonderful shot. One would imagine that this sunrise is an African sunrise somewhere in Tanzania or somewhere….
April 23rd, 2008 at 11:00 am
great shot
April 24th, 2008 at 2:25 am
awesome shot
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