Dark sky, bright light

Image 115 – What’s in an image? Sometimes quite a lot, more than meets the eye. I’m posting an image every day or so.

When there are heavy rain showers with dark clouds and gaps of blue sky, it sometimes happens that a sunlit object has a backdrop of dark cloud. This photo shows a particularly powerful example of this phenomenon.

You may be surprised to learn that the colours have not been enhanced in any way. I’ve cropped the image and modified the perspective to improve it, but I have not tweaked the colours or the contrast. This is just as the camera recorded it.

The cloud was really, really dark; no doubt it was raining hard not far away. And the honey-coloured Cotswold stone of the Parish Church glowed in the afternoon sunshine.

Contrasts

Of course, contrasts of other kinds can be very striking too; here are a few to contemplate:

The mean cold of winter – The warmth of a summer day
Living things – Inanimate objects
Church as we make it – Church as Jesus intends it
Springtime when animals reproduce – Autumn when animals hibernate
Russia deliberately targets civilians – Ukraine does not target civilians
Youth – Old age
Small village, people interact – Large city, people segregate

If you think of some more contrasts, drop them in a comment for all of us to consider. Thanks!

When: 23rd November 2023
Where: The Market Place, Cirencester

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Cirencester

For convenience, here’s a list of all the Cirencester area images:

A417 roadworks, Advent Market, Bishops Walk, Baunton, Canal 1, 2, Castle Street, Christmas lights 1, 2, Church 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, Churn flood, Countryside, Fallen tree, Fleece, Gasworks, Gloucester Street, Hare 1, 2, Hospital, Market Place 1, Phoenix Fest, Riverside Walk, Stone plaque, Stratton Meadow, Tank traps, View, Wonky 1, 2, Yellow Iris

Themed image collections

The links below will take you to the first post in each collection

Cirencester, Favourites, Irish holiday 2024, Roman villa

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