Urban Dawn

From my hotel window in Brussels yesterday morning.

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SeenyaRita says:

cool view. skywriting?
Posted 44 months ago. ( permalink )

Wattwurm's View [deleted] says:

What a great shot, Ken!!
Awesome sky

Looks like they failed each other, no?
Posted 44 months ago. ( permalink )

peterastn says:

excellent!
Posted 44 months ago. ( permalink )

Skinnyde says:

Wonderful shot. What lovely contrasts.
Posted 44 months ago. ( permalink )

Aindrila says:

those are some crazy lines in the sky!

1-2-3
Posted 44 months ago. ( permalink )

Jef Poskanzer says:

Very nice.
Posted 44 months ago. ( permalink )

petebeck says:

that's a lot of criss-crossing planes up there. lovely shot though!
Posted 44 months ago. ( permalink )

algo says:

Modern skies have their own attraction. What a busy sky.
Great to have the deep blue shading into the orange.
Posted 44 months ago. ( permalink )

bellylou [deleted] says:

this is lovely, beautiful tones in the sky and the vapour trails are stunning!
Posted 44 months ago. ( permalink )

Gertrud K. says:

I love these patterns on the sky! (from 1-2-3)
Posted 44 months ago. ( permalink )

Today is a good day says:

Thank you everyone (you are either all up early or up late!!).

For more see here
Posted 44 months ago. ( permalink )

nicky's says:

very nice picture :) love the lines in the sky (123)
Posted 44 months ago. ( permalink )

synes says:

beautiful!
Posted 44 months ago. ( permalink )

gms says:

Arial graffiti! Whatever happened to clear blue skies?
Posted 44 months ago. ( permalink )

starbeard says:

Wow - great shot! It's beautiful but at the same time somehow foreboding - like tranquility before a war.
Posted 44 months ago. ( permalink )

fast eddie 42 says:

That is a busy old sky.

Great colour.

(123)
Posted 44 months ago. ( permalink )

°stefken says:

very nice.
i did a similar shoot, also in brussels.
Posted 44 months ago. ( permalink )

julespics says:

instant fav... <:)
Posted 44 months ago. ( permalink )

Hello Rika says:

wow...how did you this?
(123)
Posted 44 months ago. ( permalink )

Haruka says:

wow **
Posted 44 months ago. ( permalink )

Great comments everyone - thanks.

I like the idea of Arial graffiti!!

@Hello Rika - this is exactly as I took it - no cropping just a slight increase in contrast.
Posted 44 months ago. ( permalink )

i'vebeen [deleted] says:

very very nice
Posted 44 months ago. ( permalink )

Funny Fish says:

What a burst of colours! Great! You seem to be getting around quite a bit!
Posted 44 months ago. ( permalink )

wireful says:

great shot of contrails
(321 group)
Posted 44 months ago. ( permalink )

AnnaK:) [deleted] says:

Angels having fun painting in the night......
Posted 44 months ago. ( permalink )

i'm Luc says:

nice color..
wonderful sky.
Posted 44 months ago. ( permalink )

vvt says:

Great shot, the silhouettes really help make it.
Posted 44 months ago. ( permalink )

tdl says:

great shot...love those vapour trails!
1-2-3
Posted 44 months ago. ( permalink )

kwo says:

Yesterday Was a Busy Day! This is almost surreal!
Posted 44 months ago. ( permalink )

_Cato_ says:

From the sillhouette, to the tones, vapor trails and colors, this is a beautifully composed piece TIAGD, great work!
Posted 44 months ago. ( permalink )

cuellar says:

Great, great shot!!

(3-2-1)
Posted 44 months ago. ( permalink )

lawatt says:

such a busy sky! fantastic clarity to this
Posted 44 months ago. ( permalink )

plexure says:

Very nice sky. I like how the colours all fade softly into another. I also like the activity from the clouds and planes.
Posted 44 months ago. ( permalink )

elliotlevin says:

That's what I call a humid tropisphere.
Posted 44 months ago. ( permalink )

CA says:

Arial graffiti is perfect. And X marks some spot. This is beautiful.
Posted 44 months ago. ( permalink )

... has left the building [deleted] says:

Quite a few scratches on that pretty sky! Hope it heals fast ;-)
Posted 44 months ago. ( permalink )

daffodil says:

Scribbles in the sky and what a sky! Very beautiful!
Posted 44 months ago. ( permalink )

espion says:

what a busy sky! :-)
Posted 44 months ago. ( permalink )

Roberto Faria says:

Show!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted 44 months ago. ( permalink )

Garnite says:

Pretty colours, but it looks like an air traffic controllers bad dream.
Posted 44 months ago. ( permalink )

Vemrion says:

Aaahhh!! We're under attack!!

Beautiful and compelling.
Posted 44 months ago. ( permalink )

artofgold says:

Wow, this is beautiful!!
Posted 44 months ago. ( permalink )

Hoffmann says:

Great shot. I never saw amazing colors like this while I was in Brussels (for 5 months!)
Posted 44 months ago. ( permalink )

Rob E says:

Stunning shot, wonderfully teeming sky against the seeming calm of the city.
Posted 44 months ago. ( permalink )

_ n a t u r a l _ says:

oh my! how many planes where travelling up there?!

incredible!!

the colors are truly wonerful!

many thanks for your visit! *D
Posted 44 months ago. ( permalink )

tarotastic says:

What a beautiful picture. I love it!!
Posted 44 months ago. ( permalink )

Moses Lawn says:

Looks like an ice rink up there.
Posted 44 months ago. ( permalink )

Lorri [deleted] says:

What a lovely capture of light and tones, nice flow with the cloud formations...beautiful.

Thanks for posting to Take Five.
Posted 44 months ago. ( permalink )

-Antoine- says:

Bombs away! This is a almost a war scene! Splendid and breathtaking. Magic.
Posted 44 months ago. ( permalink )

psrman says:

Absolutely amazing!
Posted 44 months ago. ( permalink )

FluidImage says:

wicked cool!
Posted 44 months ago. ( permalink )

ZeeDesertRat says:

Great color and shot!

(3-2-1)
Posted 44 months ago. ( permalink )

The Sprain says:

What a brilliant shot. wonderful stuff.
Posted 44 months ago. ( permalink )

Scott Foy says:

Lots of traffic in the sky! Amazing shot! :-)
Posted 44 months ago. ( permalink )

lintea lin says:

interest me
Posted 44 months ago. ( permalink )

Kwisatch says:

Yes I see the similarity! Can almost play tic-tac-toe on the sky :)
Posted 44 months ago. ( permalink )

oybay says:

Outrageous.
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

Cocoabiscuit says:

Amazing shot
Posted 43 months ago. ( permalink )

Hugo Provoste says:

i really love your work!
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

sjeele says:

awesom sky....
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

Jenny! says:

Rush hour in the sky....

Wonderful!
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

FluidImage says:

this shot really is unbelievable!
bet you were glad you woke/got up at that hour when you saw what you'd captured!
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

paraisotakanozaki [deleted] says:

it seemed was busy traffic in the air. It is beautiful!
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

mbettik says:

Awesome!
I have a similar shot on Flickr, but mine is nowhere near as cool as this one.
3:1 Group)
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

☯ AnA oMeLeTe ☯ Buzyy! says:

Is it near an airport?? Great one!

(3:1 Group)
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

Sunneschii says:

Absolutely awesome!!!
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

citybumpkin says:

Oooh! Wonderful!
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

_ Krystian PHOTOSynthesis (wild-thriving) _ says:

Fantastik Cityview!
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

twentyeight says:

Stunning!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

RainAtDawn says:

Wow, what a busy sky. I love it! I have included it in Telling a Story, I hope you don't mind
Posted 40 months ago. ( permalink )

cabstiv says:

wonderful,genius, fave!!!
3:1
Posted 40 months ago. ( permalink )

dangers says:

That's a very impressive sky.... (3:1)
Posted 40 months ago. ( permalink )

mOdunique says:

Yup that's really a nice sky. The crane is a bit disturbing but that's urban life!

3:1 Group
Posted 40 months ago. ( permalink )

LeggNet says:

Wow... busy sky! (3:1)
Posted 40 months ago. ( permalink )

mousstique says:

what a criss cross!
great colours!
(3:1 Group)
Posted 40 months ago. ( permalink )

tbacilek says:

wow... kandinsky? are you painting in the sky? nice shot
Posted 40 months ago. ( permalink )

ben j says:

chemtrails...
Posted 40 months ago. ( permalink )

Hotash says:

Ditto to lawatt!
& a fave!
Thank you for joining & adding 2 FrOm U

Posted 40 months ago. ( permalink )

jbelluch says:

awesome sky line!!

2 FrOm U
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

!efatima says:

Please do add to FlickrSoup
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

funkyfreshfoto says:

that's quite amazing... when i looked at it first i thought, "your kidding me, no way." that's a great shot.
Posted 38 months ago. ( permalink )

CorinthianGulf says:

This just inspired me to post my (far inferior) shot of contrails over the Cinquantenaire - there is almost no such thing as a clear sky without them in Brussels. Beatiful shot!
Posted 38 months ago. ( permalink )

goooder says:

:o) Faved ...... nice colors thank's
Posted 38 months ago. ( permalink )

beachbabe0191 says:

I wish that I could press the fave button like 5 times!
Great and amazing colors
Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

weirddaydream says:

beautiful lines and colors
:))
Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

Garnite says:

Sky printing, perhaps.
Posted 36 months ago. ( permalink )

andrEtna - Andrea Fiore says:

Beautiful!
Posted 34 months ago. ( permalink )

Gandolfo says:

Great shot. Skyward Shutterbugs would be glad to have this in the pool.
Posted 34 months ago. ( permalink )

hans solcer says:

Awesome shot
Posted 34 months ago. ( permalink )

emdot says:

holy moly! the weaving of the contrails + the color explosion in the sky. what a moment! ;) beautiful. ;)
Posted 34 months ago. ( permalink )

plαdys says:

Oh those days that planes could fly above brussels ;-) Beautiful... Instant fav.
Posted 33 months ago. ( permalink )

jpro747 says:

Amazing, contrails are a common sight over Brussels
Posted 33 months ago. ( permalink )

daisyjellybean says:

lots of airtraffic! neat!
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

Fried Toast (Spokane) says:

Fantastic!
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

jimmyfuture says:

nice one!
Posted 30 months ago. ( permalink )

Alca Impenne says:

mine is a sunset. that reminds me a lot, though: www.flickr.com/photos/alca_impenne/242652726/
Posted 30 months ago. ( permalink )

madswisscow says:

Oh my ! Quite a sky ... ;-)
seen in "Digital Convicts"
Posted 30 months ago. ( permalink )

Little Goldorak [deleted] says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Brussels: the heart of Europe, and we'd love to have your photo added to the group.
Posted 27 months ago. ( permalink )

James_Christie says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called European Colour, and we'd love to have your photo added to the group.
Posted 25 months ago. ( permalink )

alonsodr says:

So beautiful sky!!!

I saw this in the 200+ Faves group and Faved it.
Posted 21 months ago. ( permalink )

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