{"product_id":"giant-sky-in-the-desert","title":"Vast Cloud Filled Sky over Desert Mesas Colour Landscape Photography","description":"\u003ch2\u003eBlue Cloud Layers Above Low Ochre Desert Landforms\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe sky carries most of the view in this desert photograph. Small pale clouds spread across blue, with longer, softer bands closer to the horizon. Beneath them, low ochre mesas and light-coloured ground form a much quieter landscape. I photographed the scene in colour, drawn to the difference in scale between the land and the atmosphere above it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe terrain is not empty of detail. A broad, flat-topped formation sits on the left, and a smaller, more pointed landform rises nearer the centre. Pale slopes run along their bases, leading toward darker ridges farther away. In the foreground, warm scrub-covered ground provides a rougher texture. Those changes are subtle beside the sky, but they give the scene a clear foundation and keep the horizon from becoming only a thin dividing line. I like how the cloud pattern encourages the eye to move upward, then return to the smaller shapes of the desert.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMade in 2009, this image offers open space through the relationship of sky and land rather than a close study of rock. The cooler blues and warmer earth tones give it a balanced palette, with enough cloud variation to keep the upper view lively. For someone drawn to desert landscapes, expansive skies or a calm sense of distance, it can bring that openness to a living room or study. The first impression is of atmosphere, while the mesas and foreground textures gradually make their presence felt.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e© Dan Kosmayer, 2009\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dan Kosmayer Photography","offers":[{"title":"8 × 20 inches (20.3 × 50.8 cm)","offer_id":40481761525839,"sku":null,"price":49.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"10 × 24 inches (25.4 × 61.0 cm)","offer_id":40965130649679,"sku":null,"price":59.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0552\/9685\/2047\/files\/Vast-Cloud-Filled-Sky-over-Desert-Mesas-Colour-Landscape-Photography-1.jpg?v=1792370196","url":"https:\/\/dinkosmayer.com\/products\/giant-sky-in-the-desert","provider":"Dan Kosmayer Fine Art Photography","version":"1.0","type":"link"}