The Sky Cries Aloud, Sensing the Coming Storm Amidst....

DARK CLOUDS

There's a dark cloud overhead

As if brought by a storm

But this cloud will not shift

And more clouds begin to form

The darkness lurks above

Bringing sorrow into the air

The fog begins to appear

As my heart starts to tear

The night falls apart 

In my shaking hands

Nothing can be repaired

In these despair-filled lands

I fall to my knees 

And beg for happiness

As the world crumbles down

I am lost in the darkness

-- Allyson Gordon

                        Recently I found myself loving poetry and linking them with photography. This picture was taken at Maracas Beach. In previous posts I mentioned here and the other shots that I got. Here I will share two pictures that I got here also. I might post 2 pictures in one post from here on, seeing as we are coming to the end of the semester, and I wouldn't want to waste my effort from the other pictures I took without displaying them. 

                        Below is the shot I took in between some coconut trees. The sky was overcast and rain was about to fall when I took this picture. I set the camera to the "Beach" setting which boosts the colour and sunlight in the photograph. The coconut trees look brighter, along with the sand, which highlights the darkness of the approaching rainclouds that were about to burst at any second.

I like this picture because of the natural contrast it has with the sunlight and the clouds, the pathway of the trees on the sand and the amount of greenery that is seen on the beach. Also, I love the character the trees give, as their stems are not fixed, perfectly straight, but are bent and winding, giving some personality to each one of them.

Another picture that I took this same day was just a coconut tree alone, while I was hiding from the blazing sun, under a coconut tree, fearful for my life; wondering of a coconut would fall on my head and put me into a coma; sorry I'm just kidding. I was relaxing with the soothing sound of the crashing waves and the constant cool breeze that hits your skin and passes through your hair while on this beach. I remembered a trick or guide that I acquired from previous investigation and research from photographers guidelines and tips. It deals with angles. 

I mentioned this in my previous post with the waves crashing over the rock. This was the same time that I was at the beach and was attempting to put the unusual angles to work, and see what interesting pictures I could possibly attain.

I stuck with low angles and twisting them. I bent in a weird twisted position as I put the camera to the bottom of a coconut tree, facing up. I tilted the camera so that the tree's branches would block out the sunlight. In this shot, I also used the beach setting for extra bright and colourful booms. 

I took a good few, but liked this one the most. 

If you would like to see my entire album, check out my Facebook Fanpage with these photos and more.

https://www.facebook.com/PhotographyInItsEssence?ref=ts&fref=ts

(Please note some of the pictures on the fan page have not been posted up here yet, so as not not spoil the surprises to come... just take a peek at the album there..)