Sunset clouds

01/28/12, 5:15 pm, looking west

These tie-dyed cumulus silhouettes, in size order, glowed in the west on Saturday afternoon. The colors around the edges of the clouds were so vivid and a strong contrast to the deep violet shadow. 


I am noticing how the sky color seems bleached at this early point in the sunset. The sky is pale blue and the glow is just butter colored. The sun is just below the horizon. As the earth rotates and the sun moves further below the horizon, the color darkens and intensifies. Yet these clouds soak up the brilliant color from below the horizon!