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Evan Above!☝🏼
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Made in Birmingham, England and can be found wandering in France.

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You can expect respect, trust & wit from me!

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Evan Above!☝🏼 @ombluenose.bsky.social · Aug 12
“The sun is not only a painter but a sculptor.”
- Florence Nightingale.

#photography
This morning dazzled us with its sunbeams; if only for a few minutes. The golden sun rising over the distant horizon broke through the grey and white clouds. The city buildings of Marseille have yet to come out of the darkness.
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“If you do not change direction, you may end up where you are heading.”
- Lao Tzu.

#photography
The pale red sunbeams are shining directly onto the sea, from behind a large grey cloud. It was late in the evening and the darkness has started to become settled. The day is heading into the night.
November 24, 2025 at 7:12 AM
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“Nothing prevents happiness like the memory of happiness.”
- Andre Gide.

#photography
Nothing prevents the momentary fire sky this morning. Dark orange yellow and black, mixed with a little blue. Perfection in nature for a happy memory.
November 23, 2025 at 7:19 AM
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“I believe that it's better to be looked over than it is to be overlooked.”
- Mae West.

#photography
For a fleeting moment I believe the sky came close to perfection! I am happy it was not overlooked. As the sun continued to rise over Marseille…this…a fire red sky mixed with dark grey. It was accompanied by a distant horizon in shadow.
November 23, 2025 at 7:11 AM
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This is dedicated to those of you who are stuck “in your corner of the forest!”

“You can't stay in your corner of the forest waiting for others to come to you. You have to go to them sometimes.”
- A. A. Milne.

#photography #marseille
Faint pink clouds, alongside scattered grey clouds in the early morning sky. The ground glow is rising from the east (right hand side) and sits on the distant horizon. Intermittent light shines through the darkness surrounding the city buildings.
November 23, 2025 at 6:11 AM
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“I always sit in the back of a plane. It's much safer. You never hear of a plane backing into a mountain!”
- Tommy Cooper.

#photography
Today’s gusty weather has brought some weird cloud formations over Marseille! Is it a plane over the distant horizon? Definitely not a bird! UFO? Late afternoon blue sky is very much obscured by grey/white clouds.
November 21, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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“We choose our joys and sorrows long before we experience them.”
- Khalil Gibran.

#photography #marseille
The joys of balcony photography early in the morning! A beautiful silhouette of darkness against the golden sunrise sky.
November 20, 2025 at 6:33 AM
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“How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.”
- Anne Frank.

#photography #marseille
That moment in time between night and the oncoming sunrise. The sun is rising from the east (right) and the brighter light is visible. Overhead, the sky is nearly blue and wisps of faint pink clouds are making pleasing patterns. The Marseille city buildings have a warm glow from the shining street lights.
November 20, 2025 at 5:59 AM
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“All truths are easy to understand once they are discovered; the point is to discover them.”
- Galileo Galilei.

#photography
Both the church spire and the chimney are pointing upwards! The early evening setting sun, produces a pink beam of light, across part of the city of Marseille. A clear blue sky starts to take on a pale pink hue. The sky and the city buildings are separated by the shaded distant horizon.
November 19, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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“I learned long ago to focus on things you can control and don't even pay attention to things you don't.”
- Bryan Cranston.

#photography
This solitary bird is arguably the centre of attention in this early morning image! It’s flying over the eastern part of Marseille. It is flying against an orange backdrop and over city buildings that are beginning to appear from the confines of the night.
November 19, 2025 at 6:35 AM
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“Laughter is the sun that drives winter from the human face.”
- Victor Hugo.

#photography #marseille
The sun is starting to rise in the eastern sky from behind the distant horizon. The city of Marseille remains in the darkness of the night. The sky has faint pink clouds present, alongside a blend of blue and orange shades.
November 19, 2025 at 6:05 AM
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“As soon go kindle fire with snow, as seek to quench the fire of love with words.”
- William Shakespeare.

#photography #marseille
Fire clouds in the Marseille morning sky. Grey clouds dwell over the distant eastern horizon, as the sun begins to rise this morning.
November 18, 2025 at 6:58 AM
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“Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it.”
- Confucius.

#photography #marseille
The beauty of the sun rising over the distant horizon. A golden glow, matched by angry dark clouds. At this time of morning, not everyone in Marseille sees this. The look of fire in the sky, as the darkness of night is replaced by the beauty of the sun this morning. Not everyone sees this so early in the Marseille morning.
November 18, 2025 at 6:24 AM
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“Clarity and consistency are not enough: the quest for truth requires humility and effort.”
- Tariq Ramadan.

#photography #marseille
From the east comes the rising sun. Clarity returns to Marseille. A clear sky reflects the early morning’s golden light. The distant massif is outlined precisely against the horizon.
November 17, 2025 at 6:26 AM
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“A dreamer is one who can only find his way by moonlight, and his punishment is that he sees the dawn before the rest of the world.”
- Oscar Wilde.

#photography #marseille
South east Marseille view, as the morning sun rises. The distant horizon and city buildings are almost entirely framed by the night sky. There are no clouds this morning; just the golden glow against a pale blue backdrop. The moon is retiring for the day.
November 17, 2025 at 6:19 AM
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“I saw old Autumn in the misty morn stand shadowless like silence, listening to silence.”
- Thomas Hood.

#photography #marseille
This mornings sunrise over the eastern edge of Marseille…yes, it is there…just cannot see it for the angry clouds! Variations on grey storm clouds. The street/building lights shine through the gloomy shadows.
November 16, 2025 at 6:33 AM
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“Real riches are the riches possessed inside.”
- B. C. Forbes.

#photography
This mornings sunrise over Marseille. Grey clouds possess the morning sky; they outnumber the pink and white. A small degree of blue sky sits over the dark horizon and the city below.
November 15, 2025 at 6:35 AM
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“My first memories of make-up aren't great! I remember having a bright orange face and a white neck, I didn't know how to use make-up.”
- Maura Higgins.

#photography #skyscape #marseille
At around seven o’clock this morning…this vivid, orange vista appeared over Marseille. The city buildings and distant horizon are beginning their journey into the light of the day.
November 14, 2025 at 6:36 AM
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“You can't compare an apple to an orange. It will cause a lot of self-esteem issues.”
- Craig Sheffer.

#photography #skyscape
My early morning sunrise view from Marseille! A vivid orange sky dominates the horizon. Fine grey grey clouds complete the sky view. The distant horizon and city buildings add darkness to the landscape.
November 14, 2025 at 6:25 AM
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“It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.”
- Aristotle.

#photography
The mark of an airplane leaves a trail in the early morning sky. In the foreground the city and distant horizon remain in shadow. Behind it the beauty of nature; dominant golden sunrise, speckled with pink clouds.
November 13, 2025 at 6:48 AM
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“It gets late early out there.”
- Yogi Berra.

#photography
Early morning view over my part of Marseille. A mixture of a few dark clouds and clear sky. In turn, the sky is mainly nighttime blue, mixed with sunrise orange (yes, I made up some colour shades)! The city buildings have several streetlights that randomly illuminate the foreground.
November 13, 2025 at 5:56 AM
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“The way is not in the sky. The way is in the heart.”
- Unknown.

#photography
The early afternoon sky over Marseille is a mixture of dark clouds and blue sky. This is mirrored by the city buildings; some are bright and some are in shadow.
November 12, 2025 at 1:27 PM
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“Virtue is bold, and goodness never fearful.”
- William Shakespeare.

#photography
Early morning in my part of Marseille. The boldness in the light is shining through the grey, angry clouds. The backdrop to the clouds is the clear blue sky.
November 12, 2025 at 7:06 AM
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“People really should examine themselves to determine why they are so hateful, cruel, and ignorant.”
- Kenya Moore.

I would add the word ‘certain’ to the beginning of this quote! 🍊✊🏼💙

#photography
Early evening has arrived here in Marseille. The day is determined to turn to darkness. The orange (maybe pinkish) glow of the setting sun (from the west/left) casts a long shadow across certain city buildings. The clouds are various shades of grey, set against a blue backdrop.
November 10, 2025 at 4:35 PM
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“Love doesn't make the world go 'round. Love is what makes the ride worthwhile.”
- Franklin P. Jones.

#photography
Our round moon, orbiting our round planet! The photograph was taken by me and never in my lifetime (to-date) have I ever been referred to as round! In this image it sits in a clear blue sky and is framed by several green planets (none of which are round)!
November 10, 2025 at 3:57 PM
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“We often refuse to accept an idea merely because the tone of voice in which it has been expressed is unsympathetic to us.”
- Friedrich Nietzsche.

#photography
…and here is the original version; accompanied by the original quote! Which version do you prefer?
November 10, 2025 at 6:42 AM