Sunset, And Cloud-spotting in Benalmadena

Sunset in Benalmadena in summer is about 9pm. I get a good view of the sun setting behind Mount Calamarro from Roger’s balcony. However, it would be another half an hour or more before the sun sets over the horizon of the Mediterranean sea.

The sky over Mount Calamarro offers a view of the changing skyline in Benalmadena. If I am lucky, I get treated to some magical, and phenomenal natural light shows and cloud formations.

I haven’t been lucky this year. So far, it has been mostly cloudless blue skies. I have not seen any impressive sunset, light shows or cloud formations. These are my best captures to date.

I have always found clouds fascinating. I love watching them and seeing their formations in the sky. Sometimes, they resemble figures, animals, and the kid in me finds that amusing.

To me, the sky is like a canvas, the clouds are the paint, and the wind is the artist. The artist is always at work, painting beautiful pictures in the sky. Blink and the picture is changed. The ever changing ‘landscape’, is always interesting to watch and can provide endless hours of entertainment, especially in the tropics where ithere is always cloudy skies.

These are some more dramatic ones – courtesy of Roger.

This one is from last year. One that didn’t made it to print, because when I witnessed a beautiful sunset, I will take lots of photos of it, and there were enough to make a post.

As the Chinese saying goes, “The sky has unforeseeable clouds.” So, cloud-spotting will never be dull. There are enough interests in these formations that people form cloud-spotting communities to share photos and information on these natural phenomena.

Sometimes, being simple is good. You see the beauty in ordinary things.

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