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Calm above the storm

while visiting the islands of Hawaii i got caught in a hurricane ( hurricane lane). as i was outside a few hours before predicted landfall i looked up and was amazed at how clear and yet chaotic the sky was. the palm trees whipped and moaned with the high winds and the clouds rushed past, but above all that was this beautifully calm night sky. like nothing down here could bother it to look any less beautiful.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 08.2018
Date Uploaded: 05.2019
Photo Location: Hawaii, United States of America
Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark III
Copyright: © colton chance