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Phil Douglis | all galleries >> Galleries >> Gallery Fifty Nine: Using dramatic light at the fringes of the day > Cloud of gold, Navajo reservation, near Kayenta, Arizona, 2009
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14-NOV-2009

Cloud of gold, Navajo reservation, near Kayenta, Arizona, 2009

The evening sky was overcast, but on this night, the setting sun found a thin spot, creating a cloud of gold bearing a red halo on its shoulder. To add context, I include a rising road, and waited for two cars to pass below the cloud, their red taillights echoing the red halo in the sky. This is one of those images that can only be made very early or very late in the day, when the sun’s path lies close to the earth.

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Phil Douglis23-Nov-2009 21:14
Thanks, Carol, for noting the role of the tail lights here. They become an integral part of the image.
Carol E Sandgren23-Nov-2009 18:01
Yes, thos tail lights really punctuate the evening light in your image, as well as draw the eye right into the scene! Beautiful image, as always.
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