The high streaky clouds - cirrus radiatus - tonight caught the light of the sunset (the sun was setting to the right and behind the viewer) and made a lovely pink sunburst pattern over the Orongorongos.
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Looking across Island Bay - you can see the beach and the fishing boats and the closest arm of the island, Taputeranga - towards Baring Head. Everything is in the pink!
Looking right, closer to the brilliance of the setting sun, the colour in the clouds is more intense.
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Cirrostratus clouds - a bright abstract of pinks, golds, oranges and soft blue. A summer sunset and promise of another lovely day.