WHEN THE DAY SLOWLY DISAPPEARS

WHEN THE DAY SLOWLY DISAPPEARS | Ecency

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Today I didn’t prepare any photos of city architecture, royal castles or mushroom textures. This time I would like to share something a bit different — a few frames that are more quiet and nostalgic. A series of sunset photographs and plants.

All these photos were taken at a truck parking area somewhere in Spain. The sunset that evening was not dramatic or explosive, but it had a very soft and warm orange color. The place where I was standing was not really spectacular. There were mostly bushes, dry plants and wild vegetation growing around the parking area. But sometimes photography is exactly about that — using whatever space you have in front of you and trying to turn it into something visually interesting.

So I decided to work with the silhouettes of the plants. The branches, wild stems and teasel flowers created natural shapes against the light of the setting sun. With a bit of patience and a few steps left or right, those ordinary bushes suddenly started to frame the sun in a surprisingly atmospheric way.

Sunsets always carry a certain feeling with them. It doesn’t really matter whether they are dramatic and colorful or calm and quiet like this one. They always remind us that another day is just away. And that tomorrow might bring another chance — maybe a better day, maybe just another ordinary one, but still a new beginning.

To be honest I really miss sunsets like these. Winter sunsets rarely create the same kind of colors. They often feel colder, shorter and less expressive. That is why I really hope that winter is already behind us and that soon the sky will start putting on those beautiful evening shows again.

Driving across Europe gives me a strange privilege when it comes to light. I often start my day before sunrise and very often finish it after sunset. Because of that I see these moments again and again from different places, different countries and different roads.