Black & White Cloud Photos Vol XVIII
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Oops I did not see the count of the former Volume, Michael. The number is growing fast but you made a great start for Volume XVIII with your delicate duplicatus in #181. I hope this Volume will lead us to a place like Some Distant Shore by Keelin. Nevertheless Half And Half by Ruth shows a nice alternative. But most of all I love the newly started journey.
Let It Roll
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Let It Roll tells it like it will be, Hans! Wherever this volume may take us, I have no doubt it will be a fun sky trek. Love the contrast between the solidness of the solid mountain and the almost ethereal air it breathes in your Glacier shot, Ruth. And Michael, those subtly patterned textures—wow!
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Thank you, Hans, and I think you’ve well captured the feel of this topic with the dynamic energy in Accumulating Diversity!
I must also agree about your Cauliflower, Ruth. And even tastier in cloud form than real life, some might say. ;)
Michael, my mind is quite entertained by the positive clouds and negative sky shapes in #184 — or is the + and – reversed? Looking at it either way is fun.
In the photo below, what caught my eye was that lonely little cloud in the lower left corner. I didn’t even see the halo until the image was downloaded. Surprise!
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Wow, Floral Impression is a fantastic composition, Keelin. Floral indeed, but I also see a bird in it, flying straight up, wings forward and a long tail beneath. Intriguing.
Michael’s #186 is a great impression of a field of high grass gently bending in the wind. The wind that shakes The Barley in the next picture of Keelin. Great sequence. Ever heard the “sad” song about John Barleycorn?
It’s Eating Something
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Lot of amorphous action in #187, Michael. Love the mystery there.
Thank you for kind words, Hans, and now I see the flying bird too. I was only familiar with the song by the title The Wind That Shakes The Barley until now, so danke je for the introduction to John Barleycorn. And, of course, I was eager to see what image would accompany your title It’s Eating Something. The question is…what might that be?
A Delish Fish? -
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Creepy and mysterious, Hans! Especially those pointy tentacles reaching for who-knows-what. A perfect follow up to Strange which clearly meets the title’s description. Both are wonderful images nonetheless.
And Michael, I can imagine that series had you glued to the spot awhile. What fabulous scenes. The sky was surely having some fun that day too.
Below, cropped and converted to B&W, the corona photo included on the Gallery a couple of days ago now brings memories of old school days.
Time To Clean The Eraser -
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Thanks, Hans, and I hope you can decipher the meaning of that intriguing Cloud Hieroglyph! Perhaps it will tell us something about those wild Aperitas eyebrows you captured over Haarlem as featured on the Gallery recently? Such interesting formations!
Michael, wonderfully strange things are emerging from your #192. Love the variation in textures there, and the forms are teasing my imagination in fun ways.
Let’s see now, what more does this witchy soup require besides eye of newt and toe of frog…? Ah, yes…
Just A Sprinkle Of Light Grey Celtic Coarse Sea Salt -
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Amazon clouds
Amazon in pictures: Sebastião Salgado’s last frontier – BBC News
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-57162597
The second line is a copy and paste which again is not working (there is a padlock to the left of https), rather it is the article heading. The third line is a manual copy by me of the BBC’s link.
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Thanks for the link, Hygge. I especially like the top image featured in the article.
Michael, #193 looks as if you were flying above a forest of cloud trees. What a visual delight!
Ruth, your Submitting A Determined Sun To Shine is like a Cheshire Cat’s smile. I think it will prevail! And glad to hear the images gave a giggle. I had never even heard of Celtic salt before being led on a search for something different!
Here’s another from the typewriter day’s series.
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The last one I posted was a month ago with the title Hieroglyph. There was written that I would have some time to spend in a transition to a new laptop ans a little break. Back to Black! (and White).
Keelin, your As Soon As The Dust Settles is fantastic! As is Splash by Ruth and the feathered #198 by Michael. Love them all!
Foamy
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Beam makes a great ethereal slide, Hans. And I feel like that’s just what I did through Michael’s splashy#202. A fun ride followed by the quiet awe of Light and Water by Ruth. Mysterious!
Love the soft shapes in #203, Michael. And Ruth, your Fog makes the perfect backdrop for that delicate webwork.
I’m thinking back to a different season here as things grow tinder dry (again)…
Remembering Rain Clouds -
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thanks for the kind comments — and yes, you know ir when you see it ….. i’ve been using ir for landscapes for a few years now, but it was only during the pandemic lockdowns, when my travel was restricted to walks around my neighborhood, that i realized what a canvas of artistic possibilities existed right over my head, and i’ve since become a card-carrying member of the cloud appreciation society — a remarkable resource when it comes to teaching me about all the various iterations of clouds (cirrus, cirrocumulus and their relatives are my favorite subjects) …… here’s one from down the street from my home in corvallis, oregon
ps — hans, the evil lurking in your ‘fracture’ is inspiration for a graphic novel…… and on the flip side, i also admire the soft and gentle skies from michael and ruth
Banshee Invasion
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Michael, the softness of #204 reminds me of the gentlest of rains. Just looking at it feels refreshing.
Like you, Ruth, I’m longing for cooler temps. Your Dreaming Of Shade well captures that very moment when the clouds are ready to provide.
Hans, I am expecting at any moment for something to emerge from your cracked open clouds in Fracture. You know I love the mystery of it!
And Richard, a warm hello and welcome to the B&W topic. You’ve flown in with flair, Banshees and all! Into the Abyss is downright magical.
The image below reminds me of how color is often the first to go as dreaming comes to an end. It’s tricky to maintain the balance ‘tween dreaming and waking, but if managed, there’s fun to be had dancing along that fine line and watching as both vividness and dimension return.
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This B&W forum certainly provides a world of wonders for us. I’m enjoying everyone’s contributions here. And Hans, your Twisted is exceptional—Love it! It gives me shivers of delight and anticipation. What was in the midst of forming?! I don’t know if I should get up and dance or hide under the covers!
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Your boomerang is magical Richard. Infra red photography really adds something to the mystery of a B&W. And I love your ‘twister of sorts’ with the windmill in front, seemingly accountable for the swirling cirrus. Great composition!
And then there is cottage cheese and a Stairway To Heaven by Ruth. Watching it, I immediately hear the sound of the song.
Thanks Keelin and I don’t have an answer to your question either. Nevertheless your Chenille Blanket will suffice for all possible answers I suppose. Quite comfortable after dancing and for covering as well.
Michael’s #207 is beautiful but also has something uncanny. Here the Chenille Blanket will do for some covering. Great tension in it!
Bridge Without Carrying Capacity
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Some really great B&W’s to admire last week. Ir by Richard surprises again with the sunflower.
Is it because of the Olympics that I see swimmers from below in #211 by Michael? Love it. And a Small Flock Of Floccus by Keelin as well.
An the there are the riny curls in A Curling Event by Ruth. The KH provides a lovely detail in a great view.
Spilled Milk
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like your #215 michael — i see a moth there, or a winged something ….. perhaps keelin can put a more poetic turn to it than i ….. and ruth’s ‘looking ahead’ sounds an optimistic outlook — my own view of the setting sun thru the cirrus clouds was taken under the astoria bridge earlier this summer
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Some Distant Shore
Lost In Transformation
Lonely Little Cloud
A Delish Fish?
Tumultuous Tide
Time To Clean The Eraser
Needing To Curl My Hair
Dusty Keys
Just A Sprinkle Of Light Grey Celtic Coarse Sea Salt
As Soon As The Dust Settles
Bits Of Brightness
Just Dropping By For A Visit
Along For The Ride
Nervous
Remembering Rain Clouds
Chenille Blanket
MishMash
SplishSplash
The Fickle Winds Of Fate
A Small And Welcomed Flock of Floccus
Another Splash
Floccus In Bloom
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