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10-FEB-2011

Parhélie (Sundog)

Pointe-Claire

"Un parhélie également appelé « faux soleil », « soleil double », est un phénomène optique,
consistant en l'apparition de deux répliques de l'image du soleil,placées horizontalement
de part et d'autre de celui-ci." http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parhélie

"A sundog is an atmospheric phenomenon that creates bright spots of light in the sky.
They may appear as a colored patch of light to the left or right of the sun,
22° distant and at the same distance above the horizon as the sun, and in ice halos.
Sundogs are best seen and are most conspicuous when the sun is low."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sun_dog

Nikon D80
1/250s f/22.0 at 112.0mm iso200 full exif

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Mieke WA Minkjan12-Feb-2011 08:29
excellent shot and thank you for the information
larose forest photos12-Feb-2011 02:33
This is sooooo cool! You certainly have taken a gorgeous image. V
Élise 12-Feb-2011 02:29
Wow!
LynnH12-Feb-2011 02:27
Oh, this is a good one!
Jola Dziubinska12-Feb-2011 01:08
Interesting observation, nice rainbow colors.
Stephanie11-Feb-2011 23:18
Cool!!
laine11-Feb-2011 21:05
A gorgeous sun dog!! Well timed to get this shot!
Guest 11-Feb-2011 19:02
Good capture of this phenomene
J. Scott Coile11-Feb-2011 17:55
Very cool colored liguid find.
Cindi Smith11-Feb-2011 15:40
I have always wondered why they call them sundogs....Nice!
Ghislaine et Réal Boulet11-Feb-2011 15:13
Bravo, l'effet de ce phénomène est bien représenter dans votre photo.
Marielou Dhumez11-Feb-2011 14:51
Extraordinaire !!!
J'ai observé aussi ce phénomène, en Namibie :
http://www.pbase.com/marielou/image/127269732
C'est saisissant et ton image rend si bien cet effet !
joseantonio11-Feb-2011 11:03
Very nice work and nice presentation
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