Southern California skies are usually cloudless. But yesterday, a summer shower came through and left a trail of clouds.
During a drive to an appointment, I passed by an unfinished glass high-rise that was reflecting the clouds, and it caught my attention.
I parked by a curb and grabbed my Nikon L840 next to me. I took about ten shots. As I got back into my parked car, I quickly scanned through the shots. They didn’t look that great. The clouds didn’t look that interesting in the composition. Disappointed and running late, I had to leave. And as I turned my car around and waited at an intersection, I could see the building, in front of me, with the clouds now dancing around the glass!
Arg!! I grabbed my iPhone and quickly got two shots while the light was red. This is one of the shots. The image is cropped about 40%, and it’s not high-quality, but I’m okay with that.
Art at Hand 
It’s a great shot! The clouds and building seem to blend! Very cool!
Thank you! It felt very “Inception” (the movie) with the different planes of the building.
Perfect!
Thank you, Mutsumi!
Love this! It has a very ethereal quality — can’t believe you got it so quickly on an iPhone!
Thank you! I’m glad I did take the extra shots. You just never know when you’ll get the right one.
Wonderful composition and blend of blues, whites and that powerful seam of black. Nicely done!
Thank you! I think the black of the unfinished part helped. Should be interesting when they finish the building. Since it faces west, I might try to see if the building catches a sunset the next time I drive by there.
That is a good idea. Taking pictures of it in different lights or different times of day. I’ll keep checking in to see if you got that shot.
Beautiful shot! It’s almost like the building is trying to be a chameleon and blend in.
Thank you! That’s a great way to put it…trying to be a chameleon. I like that.
Hard and linear forms versus soft and rounded ones: a good juxtaposition.
Thank you. Yes, I do like finding the yin and yang when I can. 🙂