Almost sunshine

Or almost an alien abduction.

That would have been an interesting morning.

September skies

Turbulent skies

The skies were turbulent today. At the end of the afternoon, thick cotton clouds in various shades of grey rolled over Leuven. At times they concealed the sun, ringing in an early dusk, then again the sun broke through with force casting a glow on the rooftops. A chronicle of today's nightfall...

The roof of Huis de Munter lights up as the sun breaks through.

Thick grey clouds hover over the towers of the Klein Begijnhof and Sint Maartensdal.

A lead-coloured blanket attempts to cover the sunset.

Cotton candy turns blue as dusk sets in.


Told you this sight would come back.

House of Go(l)d

Not a fantastic or surprising picture to kick off my photography blog with, but I did pat myself on the shoulder for coming up with the title. I took this picture because the setting sun was casting gold reflections off the St.Pieter Church's stain glass window. Plus, this picture lets me show off the 10x optical zoom on my Sony DSC-H10 bridge camera, a feature I'm very content with. (More info on my camera here.)

A few hours before this golden sunset, the sky looked more turbulent and threatening. This pic, in turn, allows me to show off what my wide angle conversion lens can do. It was taken from my living room window, and the wide angle lens allows me to cover nearly the entire Leuven skyline.



Expect to see this skyline coming back in future posts - I'm a pretty lazy amateur photographer.