Shadow In The Sky

[Julian de'Courcy]

On a Cornish north coast beach. I looked out to sea and saw what appeared to be black smoke descending from the sky. It was actually a shadow caused by the contrail.Or I believe to be volumetric shadows. It was much stronger than this but by the time I switched on the camera and shot , this was what was left, and a few seconds later it was gone. Spoke to the lifeguard after who said he had seen this a couple of times.

by Julian de Courcy, on Flickr

by Julian de Courcy, on Flickr

 

[Pete Askew]

How interesting Julian. I have never come across this before but I can see how it might happen. Not only did you manage to record it but, in the first image, you created a very nice composition to boot!

 

[Julian de'Courcy]

How interesting Julian. I have never come across this before but I can see how it might happen. Not only did you manage to record it but, in the first image, you created a very nice composition to boot!

Thanks Pete. Yes I could not find many images on the web but there are a few of this occurrence. http://contrailscience.com/contrails-dark-lines-chemtrails/.

 

[Pete Askew]

Thanks Julian. Interesting.

 

[Rob MacKillop]

Both images are excellent photographs. I can't recall seeing such a thing. Very interesting.

 

[Dave Farnes]

Not ssen or heard of that before either, interesting.

 

[Julian de'Courcy]

Both images are excellent photographs. I can't recall seeing such a thing. Very interesting.

Thanks Rob maybe thats it, not think and just swing round and shoot

 

[Julian de'Courcy]

Not ssen or heard of that before either, interesting.

Nor had I Dave, a bit of luck. I did not know about it untill the life guard said. I thought and it looked like something had fallen from the sky laving an exhaust trail.

 

[Brian Moore]

That first one is a cracking shot, Julian. A very fine composition!

 

[Julian de'Courcy]

That first one is a cracking shot, Julian. A very fine composition!

Thank you Brian. All accidental as I simply wanted the shot of the shadow, but I'll take what I am given

 

[Ivar Dahl-Larsen]

The first one is just unbeleivably good as well as strange. I don't know how long it was hanging there but you must have been quick.

 

[Julian de'Courcy]

The first one is just unbeleivably good as well as strange. I don't know how long it was hanging there but you must have been quick.

Thanks Ivar, yes I needed to be quick, I think it hung around for about fifteen, maybe twenty seconds maybe , but time is always hard to judge when things are happening such as this.

 

[Ivar Dahl-Larsen]

You're faster than the gunslingers out west then. Temperature here, 26 Degrees C in the shade. I won't go west, Svalbard's calling. No complaint though. Cheers.

 

[Julian de'Courcy]

You're faster than the gunslingers out west then. Temperature here, 26 Degrees C in the shade. I won't go west, Svalbard's calling. No complaint though. Cheers.

I dont know about gun slinging, I know it is 81 c today. oops that' s a typo, 18