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'El Greco' Skies -- Out Takes #2
Posted by dj.tigersprout (New York City, United States) on 25 August 2008 in Abstract & Conceptual and Portfolio.
this week i have chosen to break from Wadi Rum desert shots as i prepare for my long weekend (Labor Day for us here in the USA), 5 day trip back to Alaska on Thursday evening. so for the next few nights i am posting 'out takes'... shots that don't neatly fit into any sort of 'series'... but that i like just the same! they come from all manner of places, local and abroad and represent interior 'moments' where something was happening on a much deeper and subtle level within me... times when my soul on 'auto pilot' was taking the pictures... i certainly did not notice it at these various times, but in looking back over my photo collections, they are always there, easy for me to spot as they have a specific nonconforming style all their own... hope you enjoy them! cheers!
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Mackenzie from Salem, Oregon, United States
Beautiful sky image, nicely done! I can't wait to see more Alaska images. :-)
25 Aug 2008 5:31am
Catalin from Bucharest, Romania
Nice picture of the sky, good composition. well done
25 Aug 2008 6:45am
Stephen Phillips from San Francisco, United States
Now I get it! You've got your head in the clouds! Nice upward view, DJ.
25 Aug 2008 7:01am
Erik from Amersfoort, Netherlands
Looks kinda cool... well enjoy your trip back to Alaska and make some more wonderful shots !!
25 Aug 2008 7:11am
Mirko Herzner from Mühlheim am Main, Germany
What a nice cloud formation here, DJ! Your autopilot seems to work great! ;-)
25 Aug 2008 7:27am
saeed from ahwaz, Iran
great sky! that fluffy clouds are so lovely! nice and interesting! well done
25 Aug 2008 7:46am
Linerberry from Sumner, Christchurch, New Zealand
Ahh wonderful...I feel like I'm about to take flight and this is my destination! Oh to be able to fly:-))
25 Aug 2008 8:27am
Eric Fry from Houston, TX, United States
I love looking at the sky and clouds, DJ. Enjoy your trip to Alaska, I know you'll have some great photos and stories to share with us!
25 Aug 2008 8:59am
Rui from Leiria, Portugal
Interesting shot. You're in the clouds? Great blue sky. Well done DJ
25 Aug 2008 9:44am
Veronelle from Lens, France
joli ciel, dire qu'il y en a qui se cassent la tete a faire des effets speciaux, et qu'il suffit de regarder le ciel pour rever !
25 Aug 2008 9:54am
Kylie Greenan from Richmond, Australia
ahhh, that's where I left my wings! Great shot of some beautiful clouds DJ!
25 Aug 2008 10:20am
zOOm from Paris, France
You're right, this sky is beautiful as a painting. Well done.
25 Aug 2008 10:20am
Namaki from Bordeaux, France
nice cottonlike clouds ... what shapes did you see that day in them ?
25 Aug 2008 10:24am
António Pires from Lisbon, Portugal
Oh what a beautiful morning
Oh what a beautiful day
...
I have a feeling that this is from a song of a film called Oklahoma (probably, I'm totally wrong, but it matches the photo, anyway).
25 Aug 2008 10:31am
Richard_Irwin from Belper, United Kingdom
I follow exactly what you say about 'autopilot', sometimes it is only much later that we realize that an image we once took had a greater meaning than we first thought. It is worth keeping all images.
25 Aug 2008 10:40am
Alun Lambert from cheshire, United Kingdom
cracking shot dj . love the bright blue sky and shinning cloud
25 Aug 2008 11:57am
willow from Chelsea, United States
I love it - you can almost see the silver linings. I'd save this one for a rainy day and project it over the windows whenever the skies are gloomy.
25 Aug 2008 1:15pm
Lorraine from Canada
Beautiful cloud formation, what's that saying about the sky being your roof...:) well in your case it sure is :)
25 Aug 2008 2:43pm
grouser from Ludlow, United Kingdom
Lovely sky dj. Just back after a few days away and I see I missed a couple of stunners from the desert.
25 Aug 2008 2:49pm
jean-sebastien from St-joseph du lac, Canada
Hey my friend, This real philosophical shot of yours is great and you know what, I enjoy it for one thing especially. I think that most people don't or won't post this kind of picture because its part of the "i've seen a lots of clouds pictures before". You know what i mean ? But no, YOU post them and I love it ! It reminds you great memories, so you go ahead and shoot ! What a great way of life. This behaviour just show us how good is your person ! Sincerely Js
25 Aug 2008 3:02pm
Mary from Aberdeenshire, United Kingdom
Love the blue sky DJ and the superb cloud formation
25 Aug 2008 3:21pm
Graham Russon from Cape Town, South Africa
Fantastic sky, great shot. Jean-sebastien says it perfectly.
25 Aug 2008 3:36pm
Observing from West Cheshire, United Kingdom
Simply wonderful, theses are the type of clouds when you was a kid, and look up and think... how high are they, at least that's what I feel. Good work Jay
25 Aug 2008 4:18pm
Calusarus from St Sorlin en Valloire, France
What interesting tones in these clouds
25 Aug 2008 4:29pm
Paco Díaz from Palma de Mallorca, Spain
Great sky, really reminds those of the baroque Spanish painters. Very good.
25 Aug 2008 6:36pm
@Paco Díaz: thanks Paco -- great to hear you say that as you are certainly familiar with this famous painting period of Spain... i just remember seeing this particular painting of El Greco's over and over again... somewhere in our house... and i was just amazed at the sky in all of them... but particularly one -- unfortunately i do not remember which one... i was very young... and then a few months ago in Jerusalem i looked up and voila! it all came rushing back to me! :D
dobbino from Cape Town, South Africa
I never realised you and Ina went out on photographic shoots together....Hope you have a great trip - you've earned it!
25 Aug 2008 7:04pm
Mala from Newcastle- upon- Tyne, United Kingdom
Beautiful sky. I love the sun shining onto the clouds from behind.
25 Aug 2008 9:49pm
Fliss from Melbourne Beach, United States
Love cloud photos.. never get sick of them...
25 Aug 2008 10:51pm
marianne from Toulouse, from France, France
clouds'dance !
el greco would be happy to see his paint on your blog !!!
what a nice sky, just a dream !
25 Aug 2008 11:39pm
@marianne: cheers Marianne! i hope this could be considered a 'modern' el greco homage... even though this isn't a painting! ;)
akarui from Kagoshima, Japan
Nice change with those clouds. Harmony of colors with that subtil orange on the clouds against the blue sky.
26 Aug 2008 2:07am
Terre Mavix Chartrand from Kitchener, Canada
To tell you the truth, your break from a series may inspire me to start one!. I really love this shot. I spend hours of my life staring up at the sky. Clouds have been a favourite thing of mine since childhood and to see them so beautifully captured is wonderful.
26 Aug 2008 4:24am
@Terre Mavix Chartrand: Thanks heaps Terre -- strangely, as much i love looking at clouds, i don't often take pictures of them... and even when i do, i don't often use or keep those photos... not sure why. These clouds though are so 'meaty' like i could just reach out and squeeze them! And that terrific blue just fills me with magical energy! It was so heavenly! :)
Luis A. De Jesus R. from Mexico City, Mexico
Nothing cliché about this sky shot. Have a pleasant Labor Day weekend.
31 Aug 2008 1:04am
Twelvebit from Victoria, United States
Makes me think of Blue Skies for Everyone by Bob Schneider.
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1 Sep 2008 3:58am
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