Photograph info: I took this photograph on Wednesday night coming home from a Cub Scout meeting. It's a weird shot and hard to describe!
The Durham church (built in 1813) is near the top of a big hill where rain clouds sometimes hang low. In this photo, the church is to the left (out of the picture), and the very bright lights that illuminate the front door & the steeple (also out of the picture) are creating a shadow of the steeple on the low clouds. To boot, there's a car passing by on the road in front of the church - the long red streaks are the car's tail lights.
The cloud shadow is a strange phenomenon - I've seen it before but this time I had the camera (and a patient Cub Scout), although no tripod, so I wedged the camera against the open car window to keep it still for this long exposure.
I hope that makes sense!
(Here's a shot I took a couple of years ago, a few yards further down the road - you can see the steeple clearly.)
Camera settings and post-processing: Shot with the Canon EOS 5D Mark II 
Thank you for visiting Durham Township!
--Kathleen
Fantastic night shot!
Posted by Tero on April 2, 2009 1:56 AMOh this is phenomenal! Words escape me!
Posted by Kokonad on April 2, 2009 2:03 AMDefinitely a great one! A shadow where you wouldn't expect it!
Posted by Torben on April 2, 2009 3:23 AMWonderful! Unusual and very pleasing. Love this one and the 07 photo is another favorite.
Posted by Nreen on April 2, 2009 6:20 AMWow, very cool and very clever. 30 second shutter? Pretty clever 'tripod' technique :-)
I'm relatively 'local' to you, I live in Chalfont and I often ride my motorcycle in Upper Bucks looking for photo opportunities.
I took a pretty neat photo on the way to work earlier this week, which is posted on my photoblog. Thanks for sharing.
Ir's foggy this morning again. Maybe there will be more good shots this morning!
Give the cub scout a big hug. Before you know it, he will be a teenager. DAMHIK.
Awesome. At first I thought it was a funnel cloud.
Posted by Jonathan on April 2, 2009 6:45 AMNow this is a picture truly unique
That features the steeple's shadow in oblique.
Car taillights producing a red neon-like streak;
Light partnering with darkness, is my critique.
Oh wow -- that is spectacular! Yay for having your camera handy and nice work capturing the image!
Posted by olivia on April 2, 2009 7:40 AMWow!
Posted by Joe on April 2, 2009 8:24 AMSimply stunning! Thank-you!
Posted by Laurie on April 2, 2009 9:17 AMKathleen - once again, I am in awe at your incredible talent. Thank you for sharing with us. And thanks for reminding me of another of my favorites (was it really back in 2007? - I must be getting old).
David
Posted by David D on April 2, 2009 11:11 AMAbsolutely splendid shot!
Posted by Christian on April 2, 2009 12:54 PMI love this! A surreal and dramatic image. Things really came together for you. There's so much to be said for having you camera with you always.
Posted by Marshall on April 2, 2009 12:58 PMI never thought it was physically possible!
Posted by Marta on April 2, 2009 1:34 PMThe is some title! Great capture. I've never seen this happen before. A perfect convergence of the elements.
Posted by Jeff (dogilicious) on April 2, 2009 2:24 PMYou are living in one special time zone, lady.
Posted by David Tinnon on April 2, 2009 3:02 PMWow Kathleen thats a brilliant shot! Shows it's good to always have your camera on hand yes?
I love the way the shadows play here..
Wow...this is such a fascinating phenomena. Wildy beautiful and kind of spooky. I'm so glad you managed this so well without a tri-pod.
Posted by Laurie on April 3, 2009 9:58 AMGreat Night shot! The light on the tree on the left looks really cool.
Posted by Slim Digital Camera on April 3, 2009 10:01 AMGreat colours and lighting.
Posted by Wolfgang on April 4, 2009 6:53 AMiComment 2.o
Not sure which has the greater impact; your noir grafique, or your implied linkage of youth and patience...though perhaps there is a common link?
Posted by david tinnon on April 4, 2009 12:31 PM
What a beautiful photo.. The colors are amazing, very well done. The long exposure is executed well.
Splendid image, fun to watch.
Nice one Kathleen!
First time I've seen an example of the 'Brocken Spectre' (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brocken_spectre) on a photoblog.
Your long shutterspeed made wonder, beautiful one.
Posted by Gabor Varga on April 5, 2009 5:50 AMLove the lighting and it makes perfect sense :)
Posted by Craig Wilson on April 6, 2009 2:34 AMBonjour,
Beautiful night shot..great composition, lighting..Bravo!
Very eerie. Very nice. Very well done!
Posted by edvatza on April 7, 2009 6:23 AMIncredible photo ! I just discover your blog, I will come back.
Posted by Annie on April 7, 2009 9:14 AMKathleen, this is stunning.... I love the saturation here.
Posted by Devyn on April 13, 2009 7:38 PMi like it!! wonderful lights..
well done..
What an incredible capture! If you didn`t say that it was real I would`ve never guessed. Unique image, indeed!
Posted by Nataly Rader on April 24, 2009 12:03 AMI like the photo. great!!!
Posted by Mcclaude on June 5, 2009 5:39 PMThis is fantastic! One of my favorite shots of yours...
Posted by Michael S. Red on June 11, 2009 11:20 AM