JPG Magazine: Photos: "Magical Sky (Climax)" by Richard Seah

Magical Sky (Climax)

By Richard Seah

On 30 March 2008

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Faith causes magic to happen.

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On 14 March just after 5 pm, the sun went behind a big cloud and formed a silver lining. It was nice but no big deal. But since I had my camera with me, I took some shots.

Then I noticed a glowing disc above the cloud. As I stood and watched – and clicked away – the sky turned magical,

I felt so blessed to have had this wonderful experience.

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Look out for the full story behind Magical Sky, coming out this weekend, August 23.

In the Serendipity: The makings of Magical Sky photo essay.

Also in the story Hot Magical Sky.

12 Responses

On 30 March 2008 Long Vy gave props:
Great shot Richard !
On 30 March 2008 Laurie Search gave props:
Wow it IS magical!
On 12 July 2008 Mal Stewart said:
Great shot Richard, I love it. Don't hold me to this but I think I remember hearing that the reason for all the colour in the clouds like this is actually ice . I have seen the same thing form in a big halo around the moon at night occasionally and I know that when that happens it is caused by ice crystals.
On 12 July 2008 Richard Seah said:
Thanks Mal for the ice explanation. Shall I quote you if some meteorologist challenges me ;-) But what you say is probably correct.
On 15 July 2008 Aubrey's Oma gave props:
What a beautiful photo!
On 21 July 2008 Matt Granz gave props:
I've seen a picture of this phenomena before, but you caught it better. Great shot!
On 30 July 2008 Michelle Lane gave props:
Wow...awesome! All the colors of the rainbow!
On 15 August 2008 J. Blacklist gave props:
Beautiful entry Richard! my yes!
On 18 August 2008 Tatiana Watson gave props:
i love the image and Interpretation. you have my vote
On 21 August 2008 Karen K Smith gave props:
Northern Lights???? Great shot, you got my vote.
On 21 August 2008 Richard Seah said:
Certainly NOT the Northern Lights. These images were captured in Singapore, which is almost right on the Equator (1 deg few minutes north of it).
The Northern lights did appear once in Singapore, however. This was back in the 1950s and it earned Singapore a place in the Guiness Book of Records for being the most Southerly location where the Northern lights ever appeared.
On 25 August 2008 Audrey Kanekoa-madrid gave props:
Wow! Gorgeous!