The Sky Above

Occluded Sun.

High Plains Drifter.

The revelation began with images from the California coast. One was Occluded Sun, so named by dear friend Jamie Hindman. There were at least four worthies just that morning between Petaluma and the coast and a couple more from the Point Reyes Peninsula’s North Beach. From the moment of Occluded Sun a theme has emerged. It’s of brooding images that I’ve rendered even darker than they were in real life. It’s clearly about a sky that dwarfs the earth or the sea below. The developing series honors the immensity of the sky and that reveals that our earth is a minor player in the grand scheme. Joining Occluded Sun is High Range Drifter which was taken on my beloved NM Highway 104 east of Las Vegas. The great expanse of rangeland and the monumental sky dwarf an abandoned homestead with a farmhouse, a windmill and a corral. A photographer friend called the image “the essence of New Mexico” when I posted it to Instagram a couple of weeks back. So, now I’m photographing to the theme of brooding skies while examining past efforts for images that show a slice of terra firma dwarfed by the sky above. I couldn’t live in a better place to build this portfolio. New Mexico skies thrill me every day.

Walking Rain.

Canyon Country.

High Plains Motif.

I have many too many photographs for a single post of dominant skies. Here are several.