on account of it being posted today

New Years day, meaning that fireworks are an equally likely culprit, especially considering the bright light source at the epicenter of the cloud. I would guess that the girls in the back are taking selfies in the glow of an active firework.

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It's all the smoke that really sets the atmosphere here.

Having both pink and teal in the background gradient is unusual for photos. There aren't very many examples of either in everyday life.

The teal pool itself has been blended out by the smoke, breaking the association with chlorinated swimming pools that our brains would otherwise leap to. It's still there, of course, but our brains are able to see the color as it is instead of the context we'd otherwise be stuck on. It'd be like appreciating clean white porcelain as opposed to looking at a toilet.

The pink, too, is unusual in this case because the original source appears to be more of an orange fire. The smoke and the light casting from the left seem to dull it down to a softer pink. The two colors, usually overlooked, are seen here together.

Compositionally, I almost would prefer if the image could be cut to reduce the right side and emphasize the guy between those two shades. There's not really that much classical art to the right side unfortunately. It has a few relevant elements at least.

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The usual shout out to /r/Exhibit_Art which is one of a handful of art subs emerging from the overflow here.