Thursday, October 1, 2009

Theme Day: Contrast...divine light in a dour city

a handful of locals sat on lawn chairs
silent, awed by the glimpse of something
bigger even than their big apple,
glimpsed between towering giants.

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23 comments:

B SQUARED said...

Beautiful! A nice choice.

Anya said...

Wow!!
The light is orange colored
LOL
Great shot!!

Lowell said...

Oh Brattcat, this is just stunning...you must have been in the right place at the right time! And with a camera!

Absolutely superb! And I love your commentary, too. You have that poetic sense!

Birdman said...

Ya! Just WOW! That's all!

lizziviggi said...

You make the colors even more beautiful with your vibrant words. Thank you!

Daily Chicago Photo said...

This is great. Beautiful colors and a creative interpretation of the theme.

VP said...

Like the image and the words. I'm becoming addicted to these lovely 'captions'... One of the best shot seen today!

Jilly said...

How fabulous! I love the way you set the scene for us. What fire in the sky!

Rob Siemann said...

Fabulous!

glenda said...

What a beautiful photo. Love it!

Elenka said...

What an amazing photograph. It's so surreal, almost scary and other worldly!

The Slates said...

I love how the buildings in the distance glow. Beautiful!

Benikos place said...

What a great shot!! beautifull colors !!It is really fantastic Photo :))

cieldequimper said...

Excellent choice and striking result.

Prospero said...

A most appealing shot. The orange glow envelops.

Carraol said...

Beautiful light and very well composed verticals, perfect for this theme day!

Kcalpesh said...

Love this shot! It's a stunning view! Perfect colors and perfect lights!

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Julie ScottsdaleDailyPhoto.com said...

excellent it looks like a movie poster.

Cezar and Léia said...

Outstanding picture, I loved these Autumn colours!
Also the poem is so beautiful!
Léia

Clueless in Boston said...

That looks surreal.

Sunny said...

The picture we can only hope to capture. Excellent and well said.
Sunny :)

Eli said...

Gorgeous shot!

Julie said...

Wonderful marriage of image and text, BC.