Overcast Magnets

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Alaska. Kenai Fjords National Park. Fox Island.

Trees in the mountains near Mount Aggie in thick fog and mist in winter, Australia

This photo captures a dramatic and moody landscape of a field with trees on the horizon under a stormy sky. The clouds are dark and ominous, creating a sense of unease and tension. The photo conveys the feeling of an approaching storm and the power of nature.

This image depicts a solitary tree by the side of the road somewhere near the western end of the Blue Ridge Parkway. While driving the parkway, I was really taken with the view to the south at this point. The tree overlooked a magnificent vista of blue fringed mountains, but in that moment, it was the tree, in its lonely isolation, that piqued my interest. The layering of green foreground, blue mountains, and a turbulent sky, with the tree and rock placed on this simple landscape that made it for me. I hope you enjoy it too!

This is an image of the open, outer gallery on the south side of the Angkor Wat temple. The temple is enormous. Although we were there with many hundreds of others, it wasn't difficult to find incredible views, such as this, without another person in sight. Although the temple was built about 900 years ago, it is a remarkable testament to its builders in that it remains an incredible architectural masterpiece today. It is an awe inspiring experience to walk through the complex, one that I won't forget. What I love about this image is the incredible depth; the vanishing point at the far end. Think of the engineering required to build something so straight all those years ago.

The stormy seas of the Pacific crashing onto the Giants Causeway-like rocks at Fingal Head, NSW.

Capitola is just a few miles from Santa Cruz, on the California coast, at the northern end of Monterey Bay. This was taken on a mid-July morning, before the clouds cleared. I was fortunate that a break in the clouds came at just the right time to illuminate the colorful pastel apartments on the beach. Just as quickly as it came, it left, leaving overcast skies for the rest of the day.

The building merged with the sky

Impossible landscape: winter tree against a grey sky

Impossible landscape: winter tree against a grey sky

Experiencing solitude on the trail! NancyKHajjar.redbubble.com

Dunguaire Castle near Kinvarra, Ireland. Selectively processed with blood red colors for a more surreal & dramatic atmosphere.

Chicago Bean Cloud Gate

A view over Happisburgh beach on the Norfolk coast captured from high up on the cliffs on a stormy day.

A rocky winter landscape

Pretty rose gold glitter in a cloud.

Teal blue abstract fluffy clouds, soft blue design. A little melancholic contemporary design, the light turquoise clouds are flying in the sky like flossy puffs. The print is perfect for home decor product, because colors are tender and non-committal.

Cloudy sky over calm lake

Lake Tahoe on an overcast early summer morning, Lake Tahoe State Park, Nevada, USA.

We were worried the sunrise at the Queensland Instameet at Redcliffe wouldn't be interesting because of the overcast skies. We were wrong!

Alaska. Kenai Fjords. Mountains.

All I can hear when I look at this photo is the raucous din of Reine's ever-present seagulls, seen just to the right of the dock as they swoop and play just above the near-freezing waters of the fjord. This was such a change from the day before, when clear blue skies and golden light filled the fjord, but it was still a stunning scene. Even as the snow moved back in and completely blocked my view of the mountains, I wondered why I had to leave.

Fallen tree casting reflections on the lake at sunset on Myall Lake

Trees on Mount Aggie in thick fog and mist and snow in winter, Australia

This is an image of a walking bridge, not a bridge that walks but a bridge over which you can walk ;-), near Exeter, Onatrio.It's really cool structure, spanning as it does, the river that flows down through the town. What I love about this image is the way the bridge appears to dive into the trees beyond.

If visiting the Nymphemburg Palace, just on the outskirts of Munich, you'll notice a series of lodges, arranged in a semicircle, that face the front of the palace. In this image, the buildings seem almost like scale models, so I gave the sky prominence. The colours are overwhelmingly primary.

Impossible landscape: winter tree against a grey sky

Misty archipelago. High resolution computer generated image (digital art).

Here is a beautiful glory cloud descending from the windows of heaven, featuring a huge angel of the Lord.

Waves crashing on rock big splash

Tumalog Falls in Cebu in the Philippines

Fractal rendition of a photo from Cape of Good Hope, South Africa.

Stop sign in approach road to Monument Valley with rock outcrop across plains.

Karlskirche, a baroque church in Vienna, Austria

On a trip to Copenhagen, it is difficult not to notice the extraordinary number of bicycles that the Danes use to get to wherever they need to go. The city is remarkably bicycle-friendly with bike lanes on all the commuter routes. But what to do with them when you get there. Well, the owners of these bikes must love the flower adorned wall above the bicycle stand, and the cobble stoned street. A moment of respite at both the beginning and ending of their journeys.