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February 4, 2011

[SkyWatch] Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me

Before you go any further, unless you're in a rush or dislike music, right click HERE to open a new tab, crank up your speakers and start listening to this great Joe Cocker rendition of Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me. I'm listening now as I write. When Joe starts singing, come on back to this tab and enjoy the skies I saw earlier tonight from a second-floor window.

These skies are not going to break your bank of superlatives, but the soft colors really appeal to me. Maybe one day I will decorate a room in this palette. Can you see it? Pretty, isn't it?





 
Manila, 2011

And something else I can tell you. I live in the tropics and our seasonal changes are a bit lame compared to what you may experience. But today I really noticed how bare many of our trees are. That's about the extent of our winter.

These photos are SOOC except for a bit of cropping, downsizing and adding my copyright.

Linking at SkyWatch Friday where you'll find spectacular skies from around the world.

25 comments:

  1. Kay L. DaviesFebruary 4, 2011 at 3:23 AM

    Beautiful palate, Francisca. I think these colours would make a soothing, restful room.
    -- K

    Kay, Alberta, Canada
    An Unfittie's Guide to Adventurous Travel

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  2. RandiFebruary 4, 2011 at 3:48 AM

    These skies formations are amazing. Love the silvery look.

    My entry is here

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  3. Sylvia KFebruary 4, 2011 at 4:07 AM

    I love the song and Joe Cocker, to begin with, and the song has long been a favorite!! Fun to listen to this version. Of course I love your photos with your moody, but beautiful skies! Terrific captures as always, Francisca! I do hope you have a great weekend!

    Sylvia

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  4. EbieFebruary 4, 2011 at 4:54 AM

    If I could crop more the bare trees, the twigs intertwined look like a wire fence.

    Nice soothing colors of the skies!

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  5. EG CameraGirlFebruary 4, 2011 at 5:41 AM

    I'm very fond of the light that creates these colours in the sky.

    Isn't Joe Crocker wonderful? :))

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  6. WandaFebruary 4, 2011 at 5:51 AM

    You've captures some of my favorite kinds of skies.

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  7. jooFebruary 4, 2011 at 6:53 AM

    Could be taken here:)
    Have a great weekend:)
    Joo

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  8. Gabriela AbaloFebruary 4, 2011 at 7:14 AM

    awesome shots!!!

    have a great weekend Francisca.

    loveNlight

    Gabi

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  9. LesleyFebruary 4, 2011 at 8:00 AM

    the layering is mesmerizing. i can almost feel the movement of the clouds.

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  10. LauraFebruary 4, 2011 at 8:13 AM

    beautiful, beautiful...what a view!

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  11. UnknownFebruary 4, 2011 at 8:28 AM

    oh, i suddenly miss the song. i have a cd of that but it's elton john singing the tune?

    the palette would surely calm a room.

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  12. IndraniFebruary 4, 2011 at 8:43 AM

    Great captures of the moment, I like the silver-gold tinge in the BG.

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  13. JTG (Misalyn)February 4, 2011 at 9:55 AM

    Simply beautiful! Can't imagine that all of it were taken in Manila....i thought of another place while looking at the photos until I saw the "Manila, 2011". Fantastic!

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  14. Kim, USAFebruary 4, 2011 at 10:06 AM

    The second to the last photo looks like gold are hidden up in the sky, ^_^ Happy Friday!
    Sky Watch

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  15. Anita JohnsonFebruary 4, 2011 at 1:40 PM

    I love these colors too...wouldn't these photos be beautiful enlarged on a gray wall!

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  16. Jidhu JoseFebruary 4, 2011 at 3:56 PM

    nice shots
    happy SWF

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  17. January ZeleneFebruary 4, 2011 at 4:06 PM

    Lovely Skies in Manila.

    Twigs & Gray Sky

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  18. ArijaFebruary 4, 2011 at 6:38 PM

    Delightfully gentle skies. Skies don't need to be spectacular to be satisfying.

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  19. MaritesFebruary 4, 2011 at 10:25 PM

    gray skies are better than those cold, cold weather. happy skywatching!

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  20. fredamansFebruary 5, 2011 at 12:31 AM

    Stunning. All of them just stunning!

    http://fredamans.blogspot.com/2011/02/sky-watch-friday.html

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  21. JamesFebruary 5, 2011 at 12:34 AM

    I love skies like these. These shos remind me of plesant sunset walks.

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  22. AnonymousFebruary 5, 2011 at 1:05 AM

    What wonderful soft colours.

    About being in Changsha ... I was there 1984-87 so definitely not a congenial place. In fact, for most of my students, I was the first foreigner they had ever seen. My students were lovely, but the authorities did NOT like us foreigners and life was difficult.

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  23. UnknownFebruary 5, 2011 at 3:19 AM

    Just beautiful!

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  24. HFebruary 5, 2011 at 7:22 PM

    I see what you mean about the palette for a room. You would need to rely more on the slightly paler colours with highlights of the darker, but I think it could look tasteful and relaxing.

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  25. JoanneFebruary 11, 2011 at 8:32 PM

    Gorgeous sky, love the contrasts!

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