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woodyoak

Odd view of garden!

4 years ago

DH took this view of the front garden this evening. It has been a hot, humid day but we got a brief T-storm after supper and a short while afterwards very odd light conditions, which prompted him to take this interesting shot! Did anybody else get this odd light tonight?




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  • 4 years ago

    ken - yes, those Dutch paintings with odd golden light do have the same feel as DH's picture. He took the picture with his phone and sent me the small file. I got him to send a larger version and to take a picture from roughly the same spot early this morning when the light was overcast but normal:






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