Colorchallenge for Indigo Saturday:
“An Indigo Alaskan Sunset”,
If you have had the good fortune of travelling to the Pacific Northwest, the bright sustaining colourful sunsets are imprinted deeply inside your soul. As most people journey up to these parts of the world during fairer weather times, late spring as early as March to early autumn, the opportunities to catch a glimpse of long lasting sunrises and sunsets is offered to you as the angle of our Mother Earth allows for the light to span its rays for a much longer time than it would at the Equator, for instance.
("An Indigo Alaskan Sunset", photography by @eric-boucher, using a Canon PowerShot SX60 HS, ISO 640, f 5.6, 1/100, June 19th, 2015.)
The magic of the spectacle defies your eyes as well as your intellect trying to grasp onto the slow movement of the colours as they shift from one to another. If you happen to move your eyes ever slightly, the colour focussed on quickly takes a wider stance among the others and plays tricks with your mind making one wonder… Is it an illusion? Are the colours really changing?? Am I simply loosing it??? Many shake their heads when faced with this conundrum.
Far from the typical sunset, this one offers perspective hard to come across. as I stand on a wide open beach at the northeastern end of Haida Gwaii’s Naikoon Provincial Park, Alaskan islands lay sparse across the northern horizon just far enough to allow for the sun rays to divide over them and cast their bright and colourful characteristics up in the low travelling clouds layered and spinning above the Pacific Ocean and remote islands of the Alaskan Pan-Handle.
In the forefront, the kelp marks the tideline. The sands, still moist with the retreating tide over the very low angled shore, are mirroring the sky’s fireworks and movements in its undulating ripples…
Beautiful. The colors look stunning.
Thanks a lot, I'm glad you enjoyed it this much, namaste :)
You are welcome
That is truly magnificent @eric-boucher!
I love sunsets; they have fascinated me since I was a kid in Denmark, and we used to summer in a little cabin on an escarpment facing northwest... even as a 9-year old I would be mesmerized by the colors on a light cloud evening... ever changing and brilliant. Like northern BC and Alaska, the sun in Denmark only sinks a little bit below the horizon in June... you can still see color outside at midnight and the northern sky remains pink and yellow.
It's not as extreme here in Washington State, but I still spend hours trying to catch all those amazing colors.
Do I ever relate to what you are sharing with us here. Thanks a lot for this short story and the details of your experience corroborating mine presented in this photo.
Namaste :)
Beautifull and really nice text with it. Really want to travel to the pacific anytime soon. Maybe with steem money. Namaste!
I sure wish it for you and wouldn't be surprised to see you making the Steem necessary to make it happen! Let me know if you do, I can help you a LOT on your planning and travels out here. Namaste :)
Will let you know if it happends. Maybe you can guide us around for some steem?
YOU BET! Looking forward to it already, namaste :)
Good to hear! would really love a follow from you mate!
I love your photographcy!
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@soria.lee, THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH for these kind words and, especially the fellowship! I'm going to go check out your introduceyourself post.
Namaste :)
Thank you !
It's amazing. If I get opportunity to go abroad, my first choice will Alaska. How beautiful the photograph is!! I couldn't turn my eyes from the photograph. I saved your shot as I set it an wallpaper of my laptop. Is it permitted? :)
Be well off. Namaste..
This is by far my favourite comment on this photograph so far. Thank you so very much! I felt the same way about the place when I was witnessing the grandeur of this sublime sunset and am glad that it touches you too. You sure are welcomed to use it as a wall paper on your laptop, I'll take it as a compliment.
Namaste :)
Thank you so much @eric-boucher
@eric-boucher Wow.. I've seen many..and this is one amazing sunset :D Best wishes always. - @splendorhub
I am so happy to know you thoroughly enjoyed this powerful sharing. It sunk deep into my soul and am glad to know it hit you in a similar fashion. ;) Thanks a lot for your kind words.
Namaste :)
Nice colors in your photo! Good work and enjoy your weekend, go on! You've got my resteem!
Thanks for the kind words, upvote and resteem! Much appreciated and have a wonderful weekend too.
Namaste :)
Stunning picture, man. The way you describe it makes it even more fascinating. Alaska...one day 🙏🏻😎
I am glad to know the words I used rung true with you as well. they seem to have hit a string that vibrates with your soul too. I am very happy about this. Thanks a lot for the kind words.
Namaste :)
Alaska is the next destination of my life.
Seeing so beautiful sunset really touched my mind. Gotta commend your photography skill. . What a lovely click. . Great shot dear
@eric-boucher
Thanks a lot, my prayers are with you on this one and sure wish you to be able to go experience this beach and the sublime it has to offer to the world. Your kind words are appreciated too.
Namaste :)
Thank you so much for giving me a boost,If your blessing is with me one day I will definitely be able to get this beach experience. .
Namaste :) @eric-boucher
Amazing photo. Especially if you look at the maximum expansion. The photos, together with the description, represent an excellent picture.
I am so happy to know you are using the expanded version of it to see the full results of this amazing moment. Thanks a lot for your words again, much appreciated.
Namaste :)
You are welcome.
Nice post
Alaska is the next destination of my life.
Seeing so beautiful sunset really touched my mind. Gotta commend your photography skill. . What a lovely click. . Great shot dear
@eric-boucher
Thanks a bunch for such warm and kind words, much appreciated an dI love the inspiration it gives you too.
Namaste :)
Wow! This is awesome! The colors are perfect.
Thanks a lot @gerel, the sunset itself was simply sublime, I hardly had to press the button! Glad you enjoyed this much though.
Namaste :)
Yeah! It was interesting. I can't believe Nature can produce such majecstic view! Just Wow!.. I'm really fall in love with its color.
Thanks for sharing it with us!
Your words are as beautiful as the photograph, Thank You for Being there, here, @eric-boucher
Your words arrowed my heart and ring harmoniously within my being, much gratitude for them all. It is VERY good to meet you officially and welcome to Steemit!
Namaste :)
Thank You Eric !
@eric-boucher Nice post thanks for updates
I hope you are enjoying best of your health as you have flu last days good to see you back.
Thanks a lot @shahzaibmunawar! You are so kind to ask about my health. I am much better after a solid two weeks of very harsh flu. I'm definitely back and will be posting more and more from here on. stay tuned dear friend, keep on taking good care, smiling and Steeming on!
Namaste :)
I visit to your blog dear good work and I also saw that you resteemed the post of some people Which is very good Keep it up dear Hope you will be on top in steem community soon.
I am already feeling like I'm on top of the world already! If I go any higher, it is bliss of the natural heights that will carry me on this wave, as it did over the past long while already. ;) Thanks for the encouragements and accurate observations. I sure wish you the very best in the same manner as well.
Namaste :)
Thank you so much
Wow. Incredible sky. I have always wanted to travel to Alaska. Namaste.
Thanks a lot! I sure wish you can one day go out to this sublime location and enjoy the magic of it all. Namaste :)
Wow... amazing photo of the sunset!
Thanks a lot @rea!!! I'm glad you have enjoyed it too, it was so breathtaking...
Namaste :)
well this is amazing
In deed my friend! right out of nature's sublime grace.
Namaste :)
that's soo wonderfull Indigo Alaskan Sunset. AwesOme colOur cOmbination
I'm so glad you appreciated the colours of this sublime sunset, the colours defied the mind! Thanks for the kind and warm words.
Namaste :)
This beautiful sunset scene of nature is wonderful. It takes a good time for all of this sunset. It looks beautiful, your photography.
Thank you very much for the kind words, namaste :)
When the sky and the ocean mix together, then you can enjoy an uncurable beauty of nature. And when the sky becomes identical in different colors, the eye is drawn. i like your color challenge.
It is a real mix of alchemy of colours for this incurable beauty of nature. Thanks for the beautiful words, namaste :)
welcome
How beautiful the Indigo Alaskan Sunset , It is shrimp colour.
Thanks a lot, I'm glad you enjoyed.
Namaste :)
Awesome photo dear.... sunsets are always a great scene to look at... but this one is really outstanding...
Thanks a lot! I have to admit, it is one that is going to be glued to my mind for a very long time... Glad you enjoyed. Namaste :)
Wow! very beautiful photo, good work I will follow and look forward to some more great posts.
Thanks a lot for the kind words and, most of all, the fellowship!
Namaste :)
Now that would be amazing to see in person! Outstanding photo!
This place is the most powerful I have ever set foot on and such magnificence happens very regularly, especially during May, June, August and September. Let me know if you are going, I can help you.
Namaste :)
Wow....excellent photography, beautiful nature, nice travel, lovely post, thanks
I'm so happy you enjoyed this one too as it is such a pleasure to share it here on Steemit.
Namaste :)
Awesome photography dear i like it keep it up thanks for sharing i follow you hope you will share more photography I will check your blog also.
Thanks again @crititaylor! Glad to come across your kind words again, namaste :)
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that's a wonderful Color Challenge.
i like this work.
carry on
Thanks a lot, I'm glad you enjoyed it. There's in deed much more to come... Stay tuned!
Namaste :)
Namaste!
This is beautiful same as the hummingbird. You are some special talent! Amazing reflection of light!
Thank you so very much!
You just arrowed my heart with goodness. Namaste :)
Beautiful photography i like it. Keep it up. Have a nice day.
Thanks a lot, there's a lot more coming. Stay tuned, have a wonderful day too and namaste :)
Outstanding pic...i love sunset nd this pic so attractive...namaste
Thanks a lot, I'm glad you like this style of photography, much appreciated.
Namaste :)
Great colors and love the horizontal lines! :)
Thanks, I agree the lines are really giving it the depth. I hope you checked it out in full expanded size too?!? It is stunning.
Namaste :)
Wow.. amazing photography i appropriate your photo.. thanks for sharing..
Thanks a lot, I'm glad you enjoy! It is such a pleasure for me to do so too. Namaste :)
Most welcome my dear..
THANK YOU!!! Namaste :)
Excellent photography @eric-boucher
Thanks a lot @emma28! Much appreciated. Namaste :)
Muy bonitas imágenes, la que utilizaste:)
¡Muchas gracias!
Namaste :)
Para eso estamos amigo :D
Excellent post! Namaste ♥
Thanks a lot! Namaste :)
Great colours!
Thanks, there's one seriously good sunset to thank for it! ;)
Namaste :)
Wow magical shot
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Thanks, I'm glad you can feel the magic behind the colours... Namaste :)
Your color challenge is very good. Where the sun's rays spread
Thanks a lot for the kind words again @ahlawat!
Namaste :)
Gorgeous photography!
Thanks a lot dear @cookerburra! I really like your nickname too by the way.
Namaste :)
thank you :) It shows who I am. I'm a free spirit but I love the kitchen ( and a good night out so i get a double meaning lol) Have a great day and Namaste :)
...Maybe even a triple meaning with the bird too then!?! ;)
Namaste :)
aha yes exactly! I try to fit as much meaning in as possible. I look forward to seeing some more awesome pictures from you :)
interesting contests to follow,what about the theme, whether one day one theme such as
colorchallenge, thanks.
wanna visit there , so beautiful.
I wish it for you... Namaste :)
amazing colors
Thanks a lot @siriusgaia! I LOVE your Steemian's name!!! Namaste :)
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