p. 100
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As a general rule, therefore, the lights and shadows of clouds near the horizon are less vivid than in clouds higher up. Exceptions to this rough rule will be found when the source of light is near the horizon, as in sunset and sunrise, also when there is a gathering of local stormclouds which may hover over the distance as a dark pall, when there is fair weather and light, transparent clouds near to us.
— Alfred Horsley Hinton
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This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "As a general rule, therefore, the lights and shadows of clouds near the horizon are less vivid than in clouds higher up. Exceptions to this rough rule will be found when the source of light is near the horizon, as in sunset and sunrise, also when there is a gathering of local stormclouds which may hover over the distance as a dark pall, when there is fair weather and light, transparent clouds near to us." in the context of "p. 100" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Alfred Horsley Hinton" (Quotes, Practical Pictorial Photography, 1898: Alfred Horsley Hinton. Practical Pictorial, 1898, Perspective of clouds)
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About Alfred Horsley Hinton
Alfred Horsley Hinton (1863 – 25 February 1908) was an English landscape photographer, best known for his work in the pictorialist movement in the 1890s and early 1900s.
About Alfred Horsley Hinton
Alfred Horsley Hinton (1863 – 25 February 1908) was an English landscape photographer, best known for his work in the pictorialist movement in the 1890s and early 1900s.
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