Cloud Shadows

February 18, 2009

A beautiful sunset casts strange shadows in the sky. - Sungei Kinabatangan, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia - Daily Travel Photos
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Coming home from a river safari in Borneo. This is the first and only time I've seen a sunset so sharply broken up by low-lying clouds. It almost gives the impression that the sunset light is flat and planar.

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1 Comment - Cloud Shadows

1) Flower photos -

The lighting is just wonderful. Good luck in the future!

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