Monday, June 27, 2016

Blue Monday

Van Gogh's Starry Night


A few thoughts about 'blue'.

The color of the  sky and the bay change from day to day  but it never fails to put on a pretty show.
Wiki facts about blue:
"Blue is the colour between violet and green on the optical spectrum of visible light. Human eyes perceive blue when observing light with a wavelength between 450 and 495 nanometres. Blues with a higher frequency and thus a shorter wavelength gradually look more violet, while those with a lower frequency and a longer wavelength gradually appear more green.
The modern English word blue comes from Middle English bleu or blewe, from the Old French bleu, a word of Germanic origin related to Old Dutch, Old High German, Old Saxon blāo and Old Frisian blāw, blau. The clear sky and the deep sea appear blue because of an optical effect known as Rayleigh scattering. When sunlight passes through the atmosphere, the blue wavelengths are scattered more widely by the oxygen and nitrogen molecules, and more blue comes to our eyes. Rayleigh scattering also explains blue eyes; there is no blue pigment in blue eyes. Distant objects appear more blue because of another optical effect called atmospheric perspective."

this photo of the bay was taken by a friend who was visiting.



Early evening summer sky



Seagull in flight.    

6 comments:

  1. Blue is my favorite color of all.
    I buy more blue outfits than any other colors, my school uniform was Royal Blue, my honeymoon outfit was Royal Blue :)
    Interesting information about the color, the photographs truly show it's magnificence at the seaside.
    ~Jo

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  2. Wow ! Who knew ??
    How is one's "blue mood "explained,I wonder .
    Your photos are always lovely...such a nice way to start the day .
    Have a splendid day !

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  3. Never before did I think about the color blue, until now! LOL! It's one of my favorite colors. I'm always amazed at the lovely photos you've taken. Have a blessed day ahead my friend.

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  4. I love blue! Wonderful photos. Thanks for your recent comment. It was nice to know I was missed.

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  5. Blue is also my favorite color! Thanks for the background on blue! So many lovely lovely shades of blue as well!

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  6. Hi Annie. I learn something every time I visit you. Love it! You would love Florida's blue skies! I sure do! Hugz!

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