August theme: "Sky"

The theme for August was "sky conditions." The summer sky is full of fun expressions, with cumulonimbus clouds and burning sun in the evenings. There was a lot of rain in the latter half of August, and we were often at the mercy of the weather. The club members showed us many photos of the "sky conditions" they had seen, including dramatic and dynamic summer skies, summer skies filled with summer memories, and skies that are close to our lives. From those photos, this was the one I chose.
Summer-like clouds, the gradation from the deep blue summer sky to the powerful sunset. I thought it was a very luxurious sky. It's a "once in a lifetime" experience. This sky, which we will probably never encounter again, has been photographed so carefully. The silhouettes of the trees look like papercuts, like a page from a picture book. Even though they are small silhouettes, you can see that the parent and child are moved by the sunset. The silhouettes moved by the sky are a supporting role, making the sky even more central. The composition, which seems to be watching over the scene from afar, made me feel a little sad at the end of summer.

Comment: Etsuko Aibu (Advisor of the Manazashi Photo Club)