Black & White Cloud Photos Vol XIV
Forums › The Cloud Forum › Black & White Cloud Photos Vol XIV
- This topic has 99 replies, 4 voices, and was last updated 5 years ago by
Hans Stocker.
-
AuthorPosts
-
-
August 4, 2019 at 8:22 pm #360331
Michael Lerch
ParticipantLets Continue!
Arizona B&W #141
-
August 5, 2019 at 3:55 pm #360472
Patricia L Keelin
ParticipantAfter a lovely image to wrap up series XIII by Michael, YES, let’s!
Onward!
-
August 7, 2019 at 12:13 am #360750
Michael Lerch
ParticipantArizona B&W #142
-
August 9, 2019 at 4:28 am #361158
Michael Lerch
ParticipantArizona B&W #143
-
August 9, 2019 at 12:31 pm #361215
Hans Stocker
ParticipantYes, let’s continue and go onward! A new adventure of B&W’s is already started and I have to catch up. Love the flying dragon that looks over his shoulder in Arizona B&W # 142, Michael!
It Is Eating
-
August 10, 2019 at 4:06 am #361339
Patricia L Keelin
ParticipantMichael, #143 has some great dynamic movement. And whatever that hungry dragon could be eating, Hans, I suppose it is well equipped to enjoy it.
It Has Teeth
-
August 11, 2019 at 5:23 pm #361582
Patricia L Keelin
ParticipantThe Layered Look
-
August 12, 2019 at 9:38 pm #361770
Hans Stocker
ParticipantGreat abstract B&W’s with Teeth a bite Keelin.
Threesome
-
August 14, 2019 at 4:15 am #361982
Michael Lerch
ParticipantArizona B&W #144
-
August 18, 2019 at 11:47 pm #362795
Michael Lerch
ParticipantArizona B&W #145
-
August 20, 2019 at 7:22 pm #363125
Patricia L Keelin
ParticipantLove the dancing threesome, Hans. And the deep view into clouds in #144, Michael.
White Coral
-
August 21, 2019 at 4:15 am #363197
Michael Lerch
ParticipantArizona B&W #146
-
August 22, 2019 at 11:11 am #363442
Hans Stocker
ParticipantI love #144 Michael and White Coral Keelin. Sharp lines of light versus soft spongy structures.
No Black, No White
-
August 24, 2019 at 12:17 am #363715
Michael Lerch
ParticipantArizona B&W #147
-
August 27, 2019 at 1:31 am #364223
Michael Lerch
ParticipantArizona B&W#148
-
August 28, 2019 at 1:59 am #364458
Michael Lerch
ParticipantArizona B&W#149
-
August 30, 2019 at 12:57 am #364798
Patricia L Keelin
ParticipantNice subtle grays yet plenty of definition in No Black, No White, Hans, and in the images that follow from you, Michael. In fact Michael’s last one made my eyes open wide as I’d just just seen a sky with fleeting Cirrocumulus (and friends) above my own noggin. What an unexpected treat!
-
September 2, 2019 at 2:42 am #365390
Michael Lerch
ParticipantNice capture Keelin!
Arizona B&W#150
-
September 5, 2019 at 6:17 am #366060
Michael Lerch
ParticipantArizona B&W#151
-
September 6, 2019 at 10:48 pm #366372
Patricia L Keelin
ParticipantFrom painterly to otherworldly, extraordinary images, Michael!
Here’s a rather quiet one…
The Sound Of One Wing Flapping?
-
September 10, 2019 at 3:03 am #366908
Michael Lerch
ParticipantThank you Keelin..Every Now and Zen I get your photographs…
anyway
Arizona B&W#152
-
September 12, 2019 at 5:42 am #367303
Michael Lerch
ParticipantArizona B&W #153
-
September 14, 2019 at 3:50 am #367629
Michael Lerch
ParticipantArizona B&W #154
-
September 19, 2019 at 4:58 am #369451
Michael Lerch
ParticipantArizona B&W# 155
-
September 21, 2019 at 12:25 am #369763
Michael Lerch
ParticipantArizona B&W #156
-
September 22, 2019 at 3:07 am #369969
Michael Lerch
ParticipantArizona B&W#157
-
September 23, 2019 at 2:22 am #370133
Patricia L Keelin
ParticipantGreat compositions above, Michael.
With Flair
-
September 24, 2019 at 9:47 pm #370493
Hans Stocker
ParticipantWow, that is quite a series of B&W’s you two posted last weeks (with flair).
Not Sunny
-
September 27, 2019 at 4:18 am #370880
Michael Lerch
ParticipantArizona B&W#158
-
September 27, 2019 at 8:35 pm #371003
Hans Stocker
ParticipantHairy
-
October 1, 2019 at 7:56 pm #371661
Patricia L Keelin
ParticipantBeautiful expressiveness in recent posts, you two. And is that the sun in Not Sunny, Hans, or did you capture the moon in that moody shot?
Hiccccup
-
October 2, 2019 at 12:23 pm #371789
Hans Stocker
ParticipantHello Keelin, it was the sun although it wasn´t sunny. I remember it well. In B&W it becomes quite moody indeed but it was at full daylight. Your Hiccccup is wonderful: the cloud formation with the visually echoing holes and the title as well.
Miscellaneous
-
October 4, 2019 at 5:15 am #372161
Michael Lerch
ParticipantArizona B&W #159
-
October 5, 2019 at 4:19 pm #372460
Hans Stocker
ParticipantMichael, did your cirrus fireworks (#159) grew out of here
?
-
October 6, 2019 at 2:13 am #372550
Patricia L Keelin
Participantooh, horizontal, vertical, a blend of both… all very nice compositions.
Served With The Tiniest Sliver Of Moon
-
October 7, 2019 at 2:56 am #372734
Michael Lerch
Participantk ..reminds me of Degas dancers
Arizona B&W #160
-
October 9, 2019 at 2:22 am #373123
Michael Lerch
ParticipantArizona B&W#161
-
October 10, 2019 at 2:52 pm #373477
Patricia L Keelin
ParticipantAh! Degas! Thank you, Michael. And fantastic textures in your two above.
Echo Chamber
-
October 11, 2019 at 8:29 am #373620
Liangjun Ling
Participantvery impressive photos!
-
October 12, 2019 at 4:25 pm #374063
Hans Stocker
ParticipantWelcome Ling. I saw you picture taken in your home town. Very nice. I hope you like the B&W’s in this thread like I do and also hope you will join us.
I love #160 Michael. It seems to have depth like clouds and earth seen from above. And for Echo Chamber I can hear the echoing like it can be seen, Keelin
For this one I used too much paint.
Blimey, Drips! -
October 14, 2019 at 3:09 am #374387
Michael Lerch
ParticipantArizona B&W #162
-
October 14, 2019 at 4:13 am #374392
Liangjun Ling
ParticipantThose photos are so amazing!
-
October 17, 2019 at 2:36 am #375067
Michael Lerch
ParticipantLing , Thank you! Black and white cloud photography is a lot of fun! It challenges you to see clouds and sky a little bit differently. Give it try!
Arizona B&W #163
-
October 22, 2019 at 12:35 am #375987
Michael Lerch
ParticipantArizona B&W #164
-
October 22, 2019 at 4:32 pm #376128
Patricia L Keelin
ParticipantBlimey, Hans, love those Drips! (as well as your very amusing title).
And Michael, what a portrait of cloud magnificence! Also, so right you are about B&W photography taking the eye to new sights.
So beware, Ling! This is the forum topic that first drew me in—and it has never let loose. I hope you’ll try it out and join us here with images from your home skies.
Anything Can Happen
-
October 23, 2019 at 3:46 am #376202
Michael Lerch
ParticipantArizona B&W#165
-
October 25, 2019 at 1:27 am #376542
Patricia L Keelin
ParticipantDragon Breath
-
October 27, 2019 at 12:26 am #376889
Michael Lerch
ParticipantArizona B&W# 166
-
October 30, 2019 at 1:54 am #377438
Patricia L Keelin
ParticipantWhile my mind naturally wants to make something perhaps nameable of what I see in your #166, Michael, the ambiguity of it proves an even greater delight. Wonderful!
No such mystery in the image below.
Hot Spot
-
November 3, 2019 at 5:15 pm #378376
Hans Stocker
ParticipantAbove I see this wonderful Dragon Breath by Keelin and than I see Arizona B&W #166 by Michael that shows a footprint of the Dragon. Love them both.
Virga Delight
-
November 4, 2019 at 2:37 am #378453
Patricia L Keelin
ParticipantLove the sweep (and the title) of your Virga Delight, Hans. And agreed, Michael’s #166 makes a good footprint for a dragon. Perhaps it’s the residue of it’s breath I keep finding under my bed?
Maybe I’ll Dust… tomorrow
-
November 5, 2019 at 12:40 am #378660
Michael Lerch
ParticipantArizona B&W#167
-
November 8, 2019 at 1:02 am #379243
Michael Lerch
ParticipantArizona B&W# 168
-
November 10, 2019 at 9:43 pm #379730
Hans Stocker
ParticipantBe careful with the dusting on places where dragons dwell, Keelin. Great play with grays, also on the cumuli by Michael.
Adrift
-
November 12, 2019 at 2:02 am #379967
Patricia L Keelin
ParticipantIndeed, lovely grays to be adrift in above.
And wise words as well, Hans. Best to let all sleeping dragons lie. Who knows what could happen if one became…
Agitated
-
November 12, 2019 at 11:46 am #380049
Hans Stocker
ParticipantYes Keelin, who knows what happens if one dragon gets agitated. It can wake other dragons elsewhere. And so it did. To me they all seem to be strayed in this B&W thread but when they have fun they are welcome.
Playful Dragon Duo
-
November 13, 2019 at 11:38 pm #380406
Michael Lerch
ParticipantArizona B&W #169
-
November 16, 2019 at 2:10 am #381012
Patricia L Keelin
ParticipantWhat do you suppose that playful duo of flame throwers is up to, Hans, a friendly game of catch with balls of fire? Wonderful image!
And love the composition in #169, Michael. I’m amused by that little hovering cloudlet that keeps snagging my eye each time I try to look elsewhere.
The Usual Meeting Place
-
November 18, 2019 at 10:19 pm #381904
Michael Lerch
ParticipantArizona B&W# 170
-
November 22, 2019 at 11:29 pm #382838
Michael Lerch
ParticipantArizona B&W #171
-
November 25, 2019 at 5:14 pm #383497
Patricia L Keelin
ParticipantMichael, in your two most recent images above, I get the feeling something is on the edge of emergence. Love that sense of mystery.
In the photo below, the seed pod shape makes me wonder what may become of those tiny bits held within.
-
November 26, 2019 at 4:37 am #383582
Michael Lerch
ParticipantMystery for the sake of Mystery…clouds break the reality of Blue Sky
Arizona B&W#172
-
November 28, 2019 at 9:31 pm #384332
Michael Lerch
ParticipantArizona B&W#173
-
December 5, 2019 at 6:29 pm #386116
Hans Stocker
ParticipantLove your seed pod Keelin and the Mystery for the sake of Mystery by Michael as well.
Building Castles
-
December 5, 2019 at 9:59 pm #386183
Patricia L Keelin
ParticipantYour #127 is the epitome of the mystery of mystery, Michael!
Will your castle feature a drawbridge, Hans? I think the cloud characters below might like a tour.
-
December 6, 2019 at 10:43 pm #386421
Hans Stocker
ParticipantHaha, the characters are welcome Keelin!
Here is another character.
Morphed But Still A Bit Spooky
-
December 9, 2019 at 1:18 am #386891
Michael Lerch
ParticipantArizona B&W #174
Schnauzer
-
December 9, 2019 at 5:33 pm #387071
Hans Stocker
ParticipantThat is a really nice Snautzer Michael and a happy one as well. You do surprise me with this pareidolic one. Love it.
Next one would have done well in the Waves thread you once started, but seems to be sleeping at the moment.
Waving Waves
-
December 10, 2019 at 10:18 pm #387504
Patricia L Keelin
ParticipantMichael, I agree with Hans. That is one cloud puppy no one could resist. Even his tail looks ready to wag in the wind.
And the waves return! Love this image, Hans, with bright frothiness in the foreground. Here’s one heading your way ~~~
-
December 11, 2019 at 1:39 am #387559
Michael Lerch
ParticipantThank you Hans and Keelin. Schnauser is a favorite of mine. Cloud waves are always fun as well! Surfs Up!
ArizonaB&W#175..A late in the day shot
-
December 14, 2019 at 1:30 am #388830
Patricia L Keelin
ParticipantWow, Michael, what a dramatic shot! Hard to believe one would actually fall right through such solid looking clouds.
It was late afternoon for the photo below as well, facing into the setting sun.
-
December 16, 2019 at 8:15 pm #391884
Hans Stocker
ParticipantLove the frothiness on your former one Keelin. I hope to see it arrive over here. And the fone facing the setting sun has marvelous light play. In between these beauties a massive cauliflower mountain over Arizona. Certainly an impressive one Michael.
Foamy
-
December 19, 2019 at 11:16 pm #393866
Michael Lerch
ParticipantArizona B&W#176
-
December 22, 2019 at 11:30 pm #394937
Michael Lerch
ParticipantArizona B&W#177
-
December 27, 2019 at 12:14 am #396684
Michael Lerch
ParticipantArizona B&W #178
-
December 27, 2019 at 10:54 pm #396960
Hans Stocker
ParticipantLove your former three Michael but specially number #177 for the whirly structure in the middle that even look like someone with open mouth in a silent scream. One can imagine a lot around that one I think.
Cloud Sculpture
-
December 30, 2019 at 3:06 am #397642
Patricia L Keelin
ParticipantIndeed, Michael, you’ve given us one that intrigues beyond words in #177. Love the mystery of it!
And your Cloud Sculpture, Hans is one I would hang on my wall. Beautiful.
A moment after taking the photo below, there occurred a transformation of the bright wee cloud, making an image better suited for the Clouds-That-Look-Like-Things topic. So there it will land perhaps to inspire a bit of wonder…
Light Critter
-
December 31, 2019 at 12:44 am #397933
Michael Lerch
ParticipantThanks Keelin and Hans!The Sculpture and Critter light up the holiday season! Happy New Year to All!
Arizona B&W #179
-
January 4, 2020 at 3:55 am #399151
Patricia L Keelin
ParticipantNice contrast and clarity in #179, Michael!
In the image below, it was the subtle silhouette that caught my eye.
Shadow Of A Cloud Dreamer
-
January 6, 2020 at 1:44 am #399644
Michael Lerch
ParticipantArizona B&W#180
-
January 6, 2020 at 2:31 am #399663
Gregory Venarsky
ParticipantHello,
Love the shadow Keelin, I can see the outline of a person drifting thorough the clouds.And Michael, that cumulus looks wonderful with the rats shooting out behind it. Well captured.
Below is a mixture of Altocumulus and Cirrus.
Best Wishes,
Gregory V.
-
January 10, 2020 at 12:30 am #416617
Michael Lerch
ParticipantThanks Greg for your kind words. Opening up the exposure to capture the details in the cloud produces the white edges of suns rays against the dark background,contrast.
Arizona B&W#181
-
January 10, 2020 at 12:45 am #416620
Gregory Venarsky
ParticipantSorry I meant rays not rats :)
-
January 12, 2020 at 4:32 am #416864
Michael Lerch
ParticipantArizona B&W182
-
January 14, 2020 at 10:52 am #417072
Hans Stocker
ParticipantHa, another example of the Coolest Clouds by Greg in your Arizona B&W182 Michael. And before that one the dreamy Shadow Of A Cloud Dreamer by Keelin and a wonderful mixture by Greg.
Drifting Shape
-
January 17, 2020 at 4:36 am #417488
Michael Lerch
ParticipantArizona B&W#183
-
January 19, 2020 at 2:28 am #417622
Patricia L Keelin
ParticipantGregory, it looks as if your clouds are shifting into hyperspace—which, at times, seems like a possibility with how quickly some sail across the sky. And Michael, your B&W182 of Cirrus intortus reminds me of younger years when I could easily dance in all directions—at the same time. These days, my style is more like the gentle Drifting Shape Hans has posted. Alas, I have no answer for the question your most recent clouds have posed.
PS: Saw your wild Asperitas over Haarlem on the Gallery, Hans. Congratulations!
On The Lookout For Illumination
-
January 22, 2020 at 10:52 am #417945
Hans Stocker
ParticipantThank you Keelin and… wow, what an inspiring Illumination you posted. Great contrasts and enchanting atmosphere.
Wavy Shapes
-
January 23, 2020 at 1:15 am #418016
Michael Lerch
ParticipantArizona B&W#184
-
January 25, 2020 at 1:47 am #418440
Patricia L Keelin
ParticipantThose Wavy Shapes have an amazing, magnetic force, Hans. I can’t seem to look away from them. Good thing Michael follows with one that sets my eyes free to roam. Love the feeling in both images above.
One Loose Thread Is All It Takes
-
January 29, 2020 at 12:54 am #418994
Michael Lerch
ParticipantNice one Keelin!
Arizona B&W #185
-
January 31, 2020 at 11:15 pm #419365
Hans Stocker
ParticipantYes, nice one Keelin. Love this loose thread. And a capricious #185 Michale.
Shapy Waves
-
February 6, 2020 at 4:13 am #419929
Patricia L Keelin
ParticipantLove the flow and softness in your most recent images above, Michael and Hans. There was nothing so calm in last Sunday’s morning sky here.
Frenetic Fete
-
February 6, 2020 at 7:26 pm #420014
Patricia L Keelin
ParticipantWhile just the day before, a looser, liquid look…
-
February 7, 2020 at 2:01 am #420059
Michael Lerch
ParticipantArizona B&W #186
-
February 11, 2020 at 6:42 am #420614
Michael Lerch
ParticipantArizona B&W# 187
-
February 13, 2020 at 11:30 pm #421275
Michael Lerch
ParticipantArizona B&W#188
-
February 14, 2020 at 6:45 pm #421508
Patricia L Keelin
ParticipantMichael, you continue to polish the grays to a gorgeous gleam. #188 is particularly impressive. And I must admit to a little giggle when pareidolia took hold and something (I shall not say what) emerged. I keep going back to it because each time I look, I feel greeted with a little smile.
Here is an undecided one from a decidedly busy sky day earlier this month.
Not Sure Which Way To Go
-
February 14, 2020 at 10:44 pm #421546
Michael Lerch
ParticipantYes Keelin, that shot was taken at sunset, thereby diminishing whites to greys. The patterns fascinate me.
Your directional challenged entertains the possibilities. Lots going on !
Arizona B&W#189
-
February 14, 2020 at 11:20 pm #421549
Hans Stocker
ParticipantWow, great B&W’s by you two Keelin and Michael. I keep coming back to Frenetic Fete by Keelin and your last one is very intriguing Michael. There is this dog’s head in it. I don’t know which way to go anymore….
Here is an impression of the weather over here that already lasts for some weeks and is here to stay for some more time. Anyway nice skies…..
Wind And Rain And Shine
-
-
AuthorPosts
- You must be logged in to reply to this topic.