"Last Hurrah"

Posted by
Denny Jump (Bellevue, WA, United States) on 3 March 2018 in Landscape & Rural.

Over time, I have realized that the visual combination of sky and horizon, at the "EDGES OF THE DAY" (thank you Don Smith and Gary Hart!), impact my emotions and senses the most! Nothing "gets me " like the view of the sky at the end of the day when all the elements are turning in for the night and putting on their greatest display! One Last hurrah!

So Here is the "Last Hurrah" for Thursday evening, MRCH 1, 2018. I hope you enjoy!

NIKON D800 1/20 second F/10.0 ISO 100 28 mm (35mm equiv.)

** Staples Singers - "Respect Yourself"

- " We do not move forward from a middle opinion, which is undemocratic but mediocratic.
We advance from a creative passion "- (Edgar Morin)

- "To photograph is to hold one's breath, when all faculties converge to capture fleeting reality. It's at
that precise moment that mastering an image becomes a great physical and intellectual joy."
- Henri Cartier-Bresson.

::Words from Denny:
- My beliefs, and values, have always been strongly tied-to music, especially Jazz, and Blues.
- The following artists and lyrics seem to "sum-up" where my spirit resides:
EARTH WIND AND FIRE;
"HOLD ON TO YOUR SPIRIT,
ALWAYS FEEL YOUR SOUL....
HONOR THE MAGIC IN YOUR HEART"; Earth Wind and Fire

Comments (10)

Hiro from Kyoto, Japan

Wonderful capture !!

3 Mar 2018 7:36am

@Hiro: Thank you very much, Hiro ;-0

Ronnie 2¢ from Atlantic Shores, United Kingdom

Ah, yes, that close of the day when we can look back at all those things we should have done but didn't . . and did but should have not.

3 Mar 2018 7:47am

@Ronnie 2¢: Indeed, sir! Thank you so very much ;-)

Doug from Burnham-on-Sea, United Kingdom

Beautiful image Denny, they are correct when you have a dramatic sky why waste the frame with anything but the horizon. This is a lovely example and as usual your title fits the image wonderfully.

3 Mar 2018 8:05am

@Doug: I have always been a sucker sunsets, clouds and skies! Thank you, Doug - Hugs to you all <3

Jaya from Trieste, Italy

..... and, how many "Edges of a Day" in a Day... when I look at them with the same modesty I look at the end of a Day :-)
thanks Denny (as usual :-)

3 Mar 2018 9:59am

@Jaya: Thank you Jaya! ;-)

Martine Libouton from Bousval, Belgium

C'est très beau

3 Mar 2018 10:30am

@Martine Libouton: Merci, Martin ;-)

Rick from Toronto, Canada

A wonderfully vast image and a great write-up to go along with it. Yes sir, the end of a day is a time to appreciate being alive, having someone to love, anything positive that is part of one's life. It is the turning of our amazing planet that harbours such an array of lifeforms. An introspective time. I love this type of waning light.

3 Mar 2018 3:06pm

@Rick: I absolutely LOVE your text here, Rick!! Thank you SO much for your kindness....<3

franz from Baden, Austria

The low horizon works miraculously well here, Denny, as it does so often! This is striking proof of how beautiful sunsets and sunrises and clouds can be, and not only they, but many other things in nature around us ... if only we see and appreciate them! Have a great weekend with more natural wonders coming your way, if possible ! ;-)

3 Mar 2018 3:25pm

@franz: Thank you, Franz! I try - as I am sure you do also - to use the skies and colors and scenes to make me feel better and alive. <3