Dusk In Lagos

I take a lot of photos of clouds. Not as a backdrop or a highlight of a scene... closeups of the clouds themselves. Anytime I see clouds that look interesting. Over the years, this habit has added up to a healthy collection of cloud pictures.

Initially, I started my cloud collection with thoughts of having plenty of options to replace boring skies. As time moved on, I found beauty in the more "mundane" cloud patterns. No splashes of color or the fiery glow of golden hour. If a sky has character, texture, depth – I take a photo. 

Recently, I've been playing with clouds, blending them as textures (and sometimes with textures) into empty skies. I think the effect suited this photo well. This night in Lagos, Portugal was clear and blue... not a wisp of a cloud in the sky. Certainly not reality, definitely an artistic expression.

Scott Davenport

Scott Davenport is a landscape photographer and photo educator and based in San Diego, California. He leads photo workshops, writes photo books, hosts podcasts, makes tutorial videos, and feels weird referring to himself in the 3rd person.

He also can't help getting his feet wet photographing at the beach.

https://scottdavenportphoto.com
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