Big Sky

A biting cold westerly wind greeted me yesterday on by short walk round the village. Westerlies are not generally cold, so there must be something odd going on up there.

Here's a big sky picture aided by my new ultrawide* lens. If you place the horizon at the bottom of the frame, then the view at the top of the frame is almost directly overhead.
I rather like the range of colours in this one. Even at this time of year the Sun can still show the promise of warmth for the months to come.


*If this lens were any wider, there would be a danger of getting your ears in every shot :-)

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