A hole in the clouds at sunset.DONE

[George McGovern]

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[Nictuku]

1. Pukalani!!!

The Hawaiian word Pukalani translates to "Hole in Heaven". There is a small town on the slopes of Haleakala where I lived once upon a time called Pukalani. Generally, in the afternoons, clouds would develop up on the slopes, but often not in Pukalani, thus it got its name.

[George McGovern]

2. Wow! Thank You for this valuable information Nictuku!

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[Deuxcents]

3. Was this in Hawaii?

So many shades of blue..beautiful

[George McGovern]

4. Thank You Deuxcents! No, just here in central Washington. Sorry 'bout the mix-up.

[Deuxcents]

5. No. It's most likely me!

I notice that in almost every photo, the sky has brilliant shades of blue. Maybe it’s the altitude.

[Biophilic]

6. Wonderful photo, George. The softness of the light makes it look so much like a oil painting.

I really like it. Fun to sort of soften my eyes and just get lost in the colors and tones.

[Duppers]

9. Excellent description.

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And I'm out of superlatives to describe Geo.'s photos.

Like a few other great photographers here, Geo. could open a gallery, he's so good.

[George McGovern]

11. Thank You Duppers! You're very kind. In case you don't know,

I have a gallery page on SmugMug.com. Here is the link: https://allanherzig.smugmug.com/

[Duppers]

14. Many thanks!

Bookmarking.

[George McGovern]

10. Thank You Biophilic! Nice to get lost sometimes.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

7. Glorious photo, dear George! Love this one a lot. ♥

[George McGovern]

12. Thank You Peggy!

[brer cat]

8. What a shot! That is beautiful.

[George McGovern]

13. Thank You brer cat. The shot just "opened up."

[HAB911]

15. recently read a post on DU

that may be a wormhole! I hope so. Very nice

[George McGovern]

16. Hey HAB911 -- just saw your response. Thank You!