High Voltage Sunset by Chipka
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It is a dark and cold place here on the bottom of the Chicago municipal map. There is little to love, and that which can be loved has little to do with the area itself. The sky is one such thing. There are times when the sun flares to the west, setting. Clouds will often roll in from the east, from the lake, like strange and sooty turbulence. When the sun is just low enough and the clouds are just high enough…when there is enough pollution held in suspension, the sunlight and cloud combination strikes the eye in the most amazing ways.
As I walked home, I caught a glimpse of the sky between viaducts. Traffic thundered overhead, and high-voltage lines snapped and crackled like emitters of some strange and invisible radiation. I love that sound, and I remember hearing it as a child, when leaves fell onto charged wires, when charged wires seemed to snap and crackle of their own accord. Birds know to avoid these high-tension/high-voltage lines…and the sky above will occasionally blossom into the strangest of artistic canvases.
I have little love for the far south of this city, but on occasion, I glimpse something that makes life here a bit more tolerable. This image is a record of one such moment.
As always, thank you for viewing, reading, and commenting, and hopefully everyone is having a great week.
Comments (27)
MrsRatbag
Yes, that gorgeous sky could make one forget almost anything...a fantastically beautiful capture!
tamburro
Incredible colors, fantastic capture!!!!!! Bravo!!!!
DEWoodward
Awesome capture, stunning colors!
beachzz
This just crackles with energy and color--it's always fun to find such beauty in an otherwise not so beautiful place. Gorgeous!!
morningglory
Very moody, but so beautiful.
wrpspeed
fabulous sky
anaber
I can understand!:)))But your hand and your eye could change it all.Superb capture and thank you for your thoughts!
THROBBE
Fantastic image! You have a way with words...
NightGallery
As cluttered as this is, I like it. Very cool colors and definition. Well done
elfin14doaks
Very cool love the reds. Awesome capture.
blondeblurr
What an amazing composition and capture of real life and time, this takes my breath away, despite some of the sad words you used, this comes to life ! I love it...instant Fav. Cheers BB
Sea_Dog
Wonderful work. Colors are great as are the sillouettes.
bimm3d
i see that image so many times in my live!!!! gorgeous capture!!!!!!!!!!
kwami
wow, amazing colours
durleybeachbum
The photograph is striking alone, but your words breathe 200% more into the experience of looking at it!
Meisiekind
WOW - very powerful image Chip!!! (no pun intended) I am such a sucker for any silhouettes!!! The angry looking sky adds so much character!!! Well seen and captured my friend!
ladyraven23452
you have a great eye for things.
auntietk
The color gradation from brilliant orange to pastel blue is stunning. A high-energy image, indeed!
Xantipa
Excellent shot..+++5
zoren
a dreary walk enlightened by the beauty of nature peering through this civilization of snap, crackle and pop.... great shot!
bmac62
Oh, I missed this one Chip. What a striking sky. We stayed in a motel on Hwy 55 west-southwest of the Loop about 15-20 minutes. South side is a tough place I hear.
nikolais
excellent capture. blows the mind!
KatesFriend
The sunsets get like this here in early January and deepest winter. The ice crystals suspended in the air scatter the light in much the same way. I get chills just looking at this scene. Deep luminous red in the darkness always means cold to me more than any shade of blue.
CoreyBlack
WOW!! This totally ROCKS! I LOVE this image! There's so much depth and gradiations of color that you could almost live in it. And the sheer moodiness of the photo gives me chills. Your words nicely capture the drab-dingy lifelessness of the South Side ( that in the last two months I've become strongly aware of )and the desire to leave. This is a fantastic shot and one of my new favorites!
jendellas
That sky is awesome!!!!
kgb224
Wonderful capture.
gmvgmvgmv
Stunning capture!