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03-APR-2008

Heavy cloud, Kerala backwaters, India, 2008

This image was made forty five minutes after the preceding photograph. The oncoming storm cloud is now directly overhead but the rain never comes. Instead, the day’s last light glows above the distant palm trees. The heavy black cloud gives this image its character, and sets it apart from an ordinary post-sunset image. I composed this photograph differently than the preceding shot, including less sky and more water, adding space for a reflection that echoes the pink sky and black clouds overhead.

Leica D-Lux 3
1/3s f/2.8 at 6.3mm iso100 full exif

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Phil Douglis03-Jun-2008 21:18
Thanks, Alina, for reading the symbolism in this image.
Alina03-Jun-2008 20:51
Very dramatic sky Phil. The black cloud is following light as the night is following the day.
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