A Winter Sundown on the Continent
by Joe Schofield
Title
A Winter Sundown on the Continent
Artist
Joe Schofield
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
A winter's sunset shot from White Point, along the California coast, San Pedro CA. The foreboding sky gives way just a bit to reveal Catalina Island on the horizon.
The sun kept setting, and the birds
Kept silent, in the sky,
Till it was night and that was all
The days had left to die.
Emily Dickinson
The imagery of the sun setting is a meditation on lifes fleeting nature, a motif that Dickinson often explored in her work. The final line, the days had left to die, suggests a profound sense of finality, urging the reader to reflect on the impermanence of life and the inevitability of change.
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September 29th, 2025
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Comments (42)
Sharon W
I am very teary eyed today, but these emotions come and go. Emily Dickinson is my favorite, you picked a perfect one. This place and your photography is extremely beautiful and quite brilliant. There is no doubt in my mind your son would be grateful and so honored by such a tribute. Wishing you strength and peace.
Laurel Adams
Joe, what a beautifully backstoried PhotoArtistic moment made all the more poignant in your BUZzz intershare. I would be truly honored to feature this PhotoArtistry in group should you wish. FAV
Josep M Bove Veciana
Congratulations on your great artistic work! I’d love for us to follow each other and stay inspired. 🎨✨
Rahdne Zola
Good heavens, that sky is intense—and exceptionally beautiful! Winter does not disappoint with its sky art. Love the accompanying words from Emily Dickinson, too. Magnificent work, Joe!
Kay Brewer
So beautiful, Joe! That buttermilk sky (as my granny used to call it) lights up the entire photograph! l/f
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