Hugging the Sun

Another Beaver Island sunset. Good that it was photographable as my only other shot for today was of our dinner salad ( http://365project.org/taffy/the-also-ran-ph/2014-07-24)! As Melanie suggests, best viewed on black if you have time.

[MaryBeth Dailey]

Has a "wild" feel to it! This is gorgeous!

[Sue Wilde]

The tones are fabulous

[Nia]

Wonderful orange tones. I like the wispy effect the clouds add.

[~~JT]

Your caption made me laugh! :) It really is a good thing it was photographable! Woe to think that basil would be the only available shot! ;)

[Taffy]

@voiceprintz :-) Especially my pathetic basil plants! Thanks for the visit and kind comments!

[Harbie]

Fantastic colors and lighting!

[Marnie]

I can't see this photo to best advantage on my (relatively old) laptop screen, but this looks like a wonderful shot Taffy. The colours are stunning, as is the contrast between the black foreground and the sky. I particularly like the way you've caught the lighting on the clouds.

[Kim]

Beautiful rich colors and glow along the horizon.

[Richard Hickey]

Stunning sunset.

[Teresa (pocketmouse)]

Gorgeous light!

[Pam Knowler]

Beautiful moody Image! Fav!

[Lisa]

Wait a minute... You said in the salad photo 'nothing special' today... This Sunset and that Tree... Look pretty dang special to me! Lovely light!

[Elizabeth]

The clouds add loads of texture in the sky! So pretty!

[Gena Pegg]

Especially lovely on black! Magnificent image....and a HUGE FAV

[Graeme Stevens]

Stunning shot

[Kerri]

Beautiful

[Richard Hickey]

Congratulations on making the Trending Page. Well deserved.

[Call me Joe]

A masterpiece - as always my friend!!;)

[Julia]

Amazing and gorgeous!

[Rachel]

A wonderful shot. Fav!

[Joe III]

Taffy, I won't waste time explaining why I like, no love this shot. I will just say, Fav!

[Eric di Bosco]

Beautiful colour and cloud patterns.

[Shepherdman]

Wonderful sky and silhouette. Fav

[Dione Giorgio]

Awesome sunset. Beautiful capture and composition with the tree silhouettes.

[Margaret Obey]

Great shot Taffy. The lines/tracks in the clouds look like they were painted. I love the little glitter of a reflection below the horizon. Big fav

[Andrew]

beautiful shot! stunning.

[Jan Rose]

This is very beautiful. fav.

[Silver Fox]

If it wasn't for your architecture shots Taffy, I would have to say trademark you Taffy. Will cheat and say this and the glass shot are both terrific.

[Eve Pulsater]

Gorgeous and intense colours.

[Elisabeth Sæter]

Beautiful shot!

[Joan Robillard]

It's like the end of things. Scary Beautiful.

[virtualbrownie]

Agree with Joan there is an apocalyptic feel to this - fantastic capture.

[Sheralee S]

Wow, the sky is amazing... huge fav Taffy! It looks like the clouds are sweeping through the sun and taking some colour with it.

[Lee Potter]

magical shot

[Nancy]

Stunning Yaffy!

[Julie Duncan]

Ahhhhhhh! :)

[Simply Amanda]

A stunner. Love it with the tree. fav!

[Junan Heath]

Beautiful sunset glow! Lovely capture!

[Lisa Villella]

Instant Fav! Great colors, compoistion, clouds, silhouetting!

[Sally Ings]

Lovely sunset, amazing colour

[Leon Buijs]

Great capture, like the composition

[Penny Price]

Love how you've caught the sun in the curve of the tree. And the whisky clouds are perfect.

[Islandgirl]

Wow love this sunset and all that and it implies.
Between your sunset and my sunrise today we pretty much have the day covered! :)
Fav

[carol white]

Gorgeous deep sunset:-) FAV!! Congrats on the double TT,very well deserved!!

[Rachel]

This is stunning!

[Tony]

Love the sombre dark look.

[BeckyS]

Gorgeous!

[Milanie]

You need to start your comment with "Please look at on black" - absolutely fabulous! So really dramatic. What fabulous skies at sunset. Fav

[☠northy]

gorgeous!

[Kristen]

this makes me think of home (New Orleans area) and the sparse Cypress trees along parts of Lake Pontchartrain. Beautiful shot.

[Ann H. LeFevre]

And another gorgeous one at that! How can you not fav something like this?

[Brianna]

Wow, this is a stunner, I love it! x

[Taffy]

@milaniet @olivetreeann Thanks Ann and Milanie, for the wonderful comments and favs. I really appreciate it!

[Darlene]

Such a beautiful sunset shot, Taffy. A definite FAV

[Myrna O'Hara]

Lovely, a tree AND a bird flying thru! wow

[Michael Elliott]

Gorgeous!

[Osia Strasner]

Beautiful sunset....in all its glory!

[Kathie]

Lovely framed by the tree

[Steve Angell]

Awesome colour!

[Vijay]

another fav ...what a gorgeous scene

[Chris Johnson]

There's something so fascinating about the silhouette of the tree and bird! Plus awesome sunset too!

[Lisa Stein]

Wow! the color in the sky is just spectacular! FAV

[Junko Y]

Love all the shapes in this -- the hugging tree, but also the rounded clouds echoing the shape of that tree on the other side of the sun; then the herringbone of the straight lines of clouds overhead. And the color . . . amazing.