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Catch the Halo

© Usman M. Bajwa

Catch the Halo

Uploaded: April 11, 2015 | Entered: April 13, 2015 00:56:23

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A fellow hiker friend catching the 22 deg Halo today from atop the Miranjani Mountain in Northern Pakistan. From Islamabad, we traveled 2 1/2 hours by car to reach Nathiagali (a beautiful pine forest covered hill resort) and from there another 2 1/2 hours gruesome hike to the top.

A 22° halo is an optical phenomenon, forming a circle with a radius of approximately 22° around the Sun. It forms as sunlight is refracted in millions of randomly oriented hexagonal ice crystals suspended in the atmosphere. Seeing a Halo is almost a certain precursor of inclement weather, which we also experienced about two hours from this shot. Rain, hail and sun light and then rainbow all upon us at the same time ;)

Tokina 11-16mm.


Exif: F Number: 18, Exposure Bias Value: -0.33, ExposureTime: 1/400 seconds, Flash: did not fire, compulsory flash mode, ISO: 200, White balance: Auto white balance, FocalLength: 11.00 mm, Model: NIKON D7100

Comments

Mary Lemley April 19, 2015

Very nice capture, after such a long trip!!!!! #1615114

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