Anthropocene Mountain - Framed by Tom Rossiter: September 30, 2020

The clouds catch fire in gold and orange, and the city keeps its head down.

September 30, 2020 is a framed work by Tom Rossiter, part of the Anthropocene Mountain series, made around 2020 and framed in cedar. Photographers prize the short span around sunset, when low light warms clouds from beneath and stretches every color in the sky. Here a heaving ceiling of clouds glows amber and rose over the dark Chicago skyline. Below, the reflected towers hang above a pale lavender expanse dotted with small blue clouds. The cedar frame is charred to a crackled black. It is 16 inches wide and 16 high.

The sky did the work. The photographer knew when to stand still.