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BlackBird  ·  4062 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Photo Challenge Day 3: Up

Walking in Sydney after work the other day, bush fires raging across the state blanketed the sky and turned the sun blood red; was kicking myself for not having a proper camera!

Still, slightly apocalyptic, non?





humanodon  ·  4062 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Wow, that is a small sun. How far away were the nearest fires?

BlackBird  ·  4062 days ago  ·  link  ·  

They weren't close to Sydney Metro or CBD, nearest were Blue Mountains/Springwood, so about 45kms away, but enough to blanket Sydney with brown/orange smoke:

http://www.theguardian.com/world/gallery/2013/oct/17/austral...

humanodon  ·  4062 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Wow, those are some dramatic images. Were you there when Mt. Pinatubo erupted?

BlackBird  ·  4062 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I was herein Aus yes, but don't recall Pinatubo's eruption.

Reykjavik though I do, as I was waiting on a package from England that got delayed haha.

thenewgreen  ·  4062 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Is that orb in the sky the sun?

    Still, slightly apocalyptic, non?
-Yes.
BlackBird  ·  4062 days ago  ·  link  ·  

It is indeed the sun, my iPhone didn't capture it well, but here's an accurate pic I found online.. No joke: