This is my contribution to the Cosmic Photo Challenge: Playing with Light.
The photo was taken in the winter, that’s frazil ice on Lake Huron in the foreground. Which means it also works with the Winter’s Breath challenge.
Mother nature is playing with light supported in a very minor way by me. This is Chantry Island and its lighthouse with a giant sun pillar behind the island. Chantry Island is just off the Lake Huron shoreline in Southampton, Ontario, Canada.
Sun pillars form when the sun is on or below the horizon at sunrise or sunset. The pillar is the reflection of the sun in ice crystals suspended in the air.
My contribution to the playing with light is timing the exposure to coincide with the flashing of the light in the lighthouse. I would count seconds after a flash and release the shutter at five seconds just before the light flashed again.
Beautifully done, that’s a fabulous shot.
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Thanks Dale. It was the first shot that came to mind when I stated considering the challenge.
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I hadn’t noticed sun pillars before. I like the idea of using the light from the lighthouse to reveal them.
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I hadn’t noticed them until seeing this giant one. I then found a couple of smaller ones on other photos.
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I agree with Dale. That is a fabulous shot. Well done D.
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Thanks. It was the first shot that came to mind. It was taken around the time the Lord of the Rings movies were being released so I originally called it The Two Towers.
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Great title!
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