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Contrails #3

Contrails at dusk, Llandudno, North Wales

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Taken during an evening stroll along the West Shore, Llandudno, North Wales, this was one of those magical dusk light shows that we get from time to time in our part of the world.

The strange thing was that it was contrails of passing aircraft that picked up the last of the sun's rays, rather than clouds, of which there wern't any.

I find it ironic that something that is usually associated with pollution and global warming can be so beautiful in the right light.

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Filename - contrails 03.jpg

Camera - Canon 5D

Lens - 24-105mm zoom @ 65mm

Exposure - 4sec @ f22, ISO100

Location - Llandudno, North wales

This image - 640x800px JPEG

Conversion - ACR & PS-CS2

Comments - Tripod, mirror lockup and cable release used to prevent camera movement.