SA Africa that is.

[HansE]

South African farmland in the foreground.

[HansE]

This scene grabbed my attention when driving along. It was mainly the sky. Looking at it I notice a semi circular pattern in the middle that I don't recall at the time. Now wondering if it was the sun through the clouds or a lens aberration? It does have a bit of rainbow about it.

[dingo]

Polarized light most likely, not seen through your lens but rendered on the sensor. Some diffraction at the edge of the circle. This is a characteristic of ice crystals in the atmosphere. They are cirrus clouds I see. The light from the road is also partly polarized.

[HansE]

Thanks for that observation Dingo. Seems a likely scenario.

[avkomp]

interesting layers in both of these shots. good work

[Isac]

Very good images HansE. The layers are fabulous and I love the scale you've captured as well as all the interesting elements.

[HansE]

Thank you. It was the layers that was the obvious attraction to the scene in the first shot. The second was taken in the same location. The reason I pulled up was the sky and the road. Pissed off some South African because the car was about 150mm on the road. He was the only one that passed while I was there so I think he was pretty safe.

[Isac]

This is what pisses me off!

[HansE]

Why would you do this? That's how you get coined.