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Friday, November 12, 2010

My Town Friday Shoot-out / overhead

SAM_3043I am still in Houston.  That is Houston!, Texas! and to write about overhead, over my head, above my head or looking up, I have to mention the Texas sky.  Today driving home, mid-afternoon, it was cloudy and trying to rain.  But as I sat at a stop light looking around, above my head, and I thought, in Texas from the ground it seems you are in a flat bottomed pie pan covered with a huge dome.  On a clear day you can stand in the center of the pan, make a 360* turn and see only deep blue SKY.DSC_7340

In Rio, the sky is limited by the width of the street and the tall trees that line them.  Even in Friburgo, as beautiful as the view can be, the sky is limited. In Arizona, the sky is the same deep blue but with its tall mountains it is a tall sided bowl covered with with what appears to be a flat blue lid.

SAM_3057Here in Houston, especially out here in west Houston, the high dome of the sky sits low on a fuzzy haired, fringe of tree tops.  So high is the dome that even large birds are dwarfed.  Man and his impact in this world seems dwarfed.  No matter the time of day, or the weather the view from your point on earth is dominated by the sky. 

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SAM_3070  As I took Marissa to volley ball practice this week, every evening had a glorious sunset just to emphasized my thoughts that the sky dominates our days here in Texas. 

14 comments:

  1. I miss that big western sky sometimes, living here where the abundant trees chop it up into bits. Beautiful photos.

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  2. Love the colors on that last sky shot. How beautiful!

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  3. The last shot is amazing. Any nice comment from you means a lot to me as I have learned everything I know about better photography from you folks at FSO. I just go out an get under, over around or anywhere else and just shoot. My agility is better too. LOL
    QMM

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  4. I think we have a similar love of tree branches: your header this week is amazing.

    The Texas sky must seem very different from Brazil, so huge and open. Beautiful.

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  5. That sky sure is an amazing color of blue. Beautiful pictures, Ginger.

    Thank you for your comments on my blog. My camera club has been very much like taking classes. Everyone is so helpful and I have really learned a lot.

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  6. Love your photos of your big blue lid, what a great analogy. I love big sky country, it feels spiritually liberating.
    That last shot is spectacular!

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  7. I used to live in Tucson and really loved the skies there. I especially liked the vegetation and miss the saguaro's (spelling?). I like your observational skills and your descriptions of the sky in texas like a dome over a pie plate. That last picture as the evening sets in is just lovely!

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  8. Those electricity cables you will find them in my country, they have gone underground. Love that last shot!

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  9. My favorite one is you last photo, what a beautiful sky!

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  10. What amazing skies you have over your head! I also love your shot of the crane, I get to look up at several of those when I head into town too.

    Cheers
    Sarah-Paige
    Nitty Gritty Looks Up

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  11. some people say that the over head power lines can cost cancer. Those houses underneath, has no value.

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  12. certainly a different view from where you live. the flags are my fav. great shot! gorgeous color of the sky in the last shot.

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  13. Your photos of autumn foliage are spectacular. We just did a trip to California, Oregon and Idaho. We caught some of the early snow scenes in the mountains and the autumn colors. Been awhile since I was there. Hugs.

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  14. Your photos of autumn foliage are spectacular. We just did a trip to California, Oregon and Idaho. We caught some of the early snow scenes in the mountains and the autumn colors. Been awhile since I was there. Hugs.

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