Dust storm renders Sydney’s sky red

Sydney’s sky turned red this morning as overnight storms carried masses of dust from inland towards the coast. Waking at six in the morning, I found myself running out the apartment to take a couple of snapshots of the atmosphere. Apparently, even the Bureau of Meteorology does not know when the dust will settle. More pictures after the jump.

23.9.2009 / Rozelle, NSW

Iron Cove bridge is rendered in a reddish haze, similar to fog – except it’s red. Dogs seemed a bit shaken by this experience as well – they seemed quieter, and stayed close to their owners.

Taking the petrol station’s fluorescent light as a reference, one can just imagine how eerie the mood was. Morning traffic was apparently disrupted, although it seemed to flow well on Victoria Rd.

(All images shot in RAW on the 5D, with white balance manually set to 4700K, minor post-processing to bring up dark areas)