Thursday 28 August 2008

The sun also rises over Australia

  Sunrise seen from the plane on our way to Australia.
 
 
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Sunrise on the beach of the mouth of the McIvor River.

31 comments:

Anonymous said...

Such beautiful photography, Wil. I see the photos of the sunrise up in the sky and it gets light enough to see the ocean below. That always bothered me when I flew over the Pacific Ocean. It seemed to me that it would be an extremely small person sitting in the middle of nowhere if we crashed. Either that or I would try to touch bottom and bob back up for air but that first step is a big one out there.

I flew across from San Francisco to Hawaii to either Wake or Midway Islands and then on to Japan. It was 26 hours of actual flying time in the air and we were on military planes without many luxuries.

I am glad you made it down there and back safely. Say hi to your family from Patty and I.

This Is My Blog - fishing guy said...

Wil: What beautiful Sky shots. There was a progression of beauty as you went on.

Reader Wil said...

Thank you so much Abe. I also thought the same, that when the plane should crash it would be a great splash in the ocean and it will be a quick death for all of us. But I can imagine that it must have been a very long and tiring flight for you in a military plane. I am waiting for the time that I can say:"Beam me up Scotty"like in Star track. I wonder if I shall experience jet lag then.

Reader Wil said...

Fishing guy, hi! Thanks for your comment. I seem to collect sunrises and sunsets. I simply love them!

Anonymous said...

I am back. Forgot you were entering sky watch. So just read what I wrote the fist time. LOL

See my SkyWatch post here > Canon Pixels

Tom said...

Hi Wil... you will find the link for the new sky watch here.http://skyley.blogspot.com/

These are a fantastic set of pictures
Tom

bobbie said...

What a great way to watch a sunrise! It's a beautiful one, too.

Dewdrop said...

Oh, how I love shots from a plane! No cell phone tower interference! Gorgeous sunrise.

Petunia said...

Very beautiful Australian sunrise:)
Well captured!

Petunia

Tommy said...

I love pictures from airplanes. very nicely done

Maria said...

So very beautiful colours! Heavely! :) Thanks!
Happy SWF!

Photo Cache said...

Beautiful sky watch entry. Good to know you did not miss the sunrise.

Pretty Life Online said...

Nice one for Skywatch! Mine's up too...

Brad Myers said...

Nice capture and great colors.

Patty said...

Beautiful photos and scenes
But I'm still glad you've made it safely home.

mrsnesbitt said...

I adore these photographs, I am sure they will bring back amazing memories of your time with family on holiday.

Great stuff.
Dxx

Pernille said...

Wonderful shots. I love them all. The shots from the jet are just heavenly! WOW!

Carletta said...

Such gorgeous skies! The first two are my favorites - stunning images.

Janice Thomson said...

Stunning sunrise Wil - these are just gorgeous photos. I too am glad you made it back safely from such a long flight.

Louise said...

Wonderful sunrise photos. The colors, the clouds and the water make them spectacular.

Dina said...

Ahh the ecstasy of sunrise seen from up in the sky!
I can hardly wait to see it too.
Do you ever get those cranky seat neighbors or even flight attendants that want you to put down your shade to keep it dark a bit longer?

Indrani said...

Amazing collection of shots, I am mesmerized.

Tootie said...

Very beautiful!

Arija said...

It surely does, and especially in the tropics it can be spectacular as you have captured.

Anonymous said...

Great shots, I love the way the sky changes colour almost in an instant and sun up and sun down. Great SWF! Thanks for stopping by Photonic Harmony, all the best, Andy.

Gemma Wiseman said...

Love the glowing light effects in these pics! Just beautiful!

EG CameraGirl said...

These photos are spectacular! I'm glad your camera was handy to shoot them.

JustinB said...

Very COOOOL!!!!

Kelly said...

Wonderful shots of the sunrise in Australia! These are great photos and so peaceful looking!

Mary said...

Oh what lovely shots! Happy SWF!

DeniseinVA said...

Gorgeous SkyWatch photos. Lovely to be above the clouds and a change from being under them :) Always so breathtaking.