A shimmering kaleidoscope of swirling colours in a magnificent sky, with hints of gold and deepening shadows delight the eye and inspire the soul.
A late afternoon zen stroll gave way to early evening as the sky promised wonderful things, if I’d just wait a bit.
What a sensational show! The deep purple blacks edging into soft pretty pinks with a gorgeous burst of mango orange off to the right.
Yes, Its an “abstract” photograph – but we know it is a sky!
The colours and tones, the softly blurring of edges pull our gaze inwards. The tonal variations are clear. In a clockwork pattern starting at about 7 o’clock spiralling to 11, to 1 to 3 and 5 – the tones work their magic, increasing in depth of tone from palest to deepest dark.
The abstract image works so well, because the tonal value variations are clear and evident. There is obvious Light, Mid and Dark tones throughout this image.
And of course, the brilliance of the colours, goes a long ways to making this a stunner. If I wanted to try to paint a sky that was similar… I’d choose oil paints. They would give me the colour, transparency, softness of edges, blend ability to at least come close to the magic of this type of sky. Any media that dries fast with hard edges – I’d personally avoid on this subject.
What a sky!
I’m glad I listened and waited.
debi riley 
wonderful colors, Debi
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thank you, Mitza – I’m betting you are going to get some really stunning sky photos in Greece! enjoy 🙂
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I’m glad you did too, what a gorgeous sky this is. I can become totally entranced by sunrises and sunsets. Thanks for sharing, Debi. 💛
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thanks Laura – skies sometimes just soothe the soul, uplift & bring peace I find when life gets too busy, discordant. 🙂
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Very true. Looking up at a sky at dusk almost feels like a sacred experience.
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I feel closest to the divine when looking Up and into the heavens with a gorgeous masterpiece delighting the eyes 🙂
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What a sky indeed; takes your breath away.
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I just can’t take all the credit on this one ! LOL thanks Andrew 🙂
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Sublime sky, dear Debi!… All my bets wishes. Aquileana 😉
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lucky me to have been there 🙂
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Skies are one of my favorite subjects! This is fabulous!!! ~Rita
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How sky can be so beautiful… well done
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thank you for your very kind comment! 🙂 I was lucky enough to be there – Someone else created that fabulous Masterpiece!
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