BoB_03_2009 HDR Sunset July 4 2009_DSC7215_16_17_18_19_20_21

BoB_03_2009 HDR Sunset July 4 2009_DSC7215_16_17_18_19_20_21, originally uploaded by VancouverDoug.

A fantastic pair of sun dogs complete with halo over English Bay Vancouver on July 4 2009. Thanks to the magic of High Dynamic Range photography the image that resulted was even better than my eyes could see.

The prelude to the Battle of Mortimer's Cross in Herefordshire, England in 1461 is supposed to have involved the appearance of a complete parhelion (like the one shown here) with three "suns". The Yorkist commander, later Edward IV, convinced his initially frightened troops that the apparition represented the Holy Trinity (Father, Son and Holy Ghost) and Edward's troops then went off to win a decisive victory.