Black & White Cloud Photos Vol XX
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Wow, Volume XX is there. Thanks for starting it Duncan. You must know Michael once started the first volume not even with a number. At the end of this new volume there must be posted about 20 times 100 B&W’s (maybe a bit less because of textual posts) = 2.000 B&W’s. And among them great masterpieces of abstract art of which Stieglitz could have been proud. Just to be continued after a great start with the play of lines by Duncan and the B&W cloudscape #201 by Michael.
Sweep
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Wonderful recent additions from all of you!
Duncan, that’s a gorgeous skyscape you’ve captured in 50 shades. And Ruth, I never get my fill of your tranquil vistas over land or water. Michael, fantastical things seem to bloom above your head. Lucky for us, you keep your camera within reach. And same is true for you, Hans. I see both the Horse Head and a soap-bubbly rabbit heading in the opposite direction! Also love the joyful reach in Mirrored Patterns.
Rather than resurrect the Waves topic from way back when, I thought this one could crash here…
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Thank you Ruth for kind words. And Yes Keelin the sharp waves are from the same series as the recent iridescnet one on the gallery.
Spilt Milk is great Ruth and Incoming Tide looks like we have to run, Keelin. And then there is also the mysterious #205 by Michael. Great composition it has.
Is It Sticky Or Is It Burning?
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Michael, love the motion of that ocean of cloud you captured! It makes all the senses come alive.
As for Sticky or Burning? A wonderfully intriguing photo, Hans! And a good question. If it’s not too much of either, it might make a nice home for some underwater creature.
Below is one I think would find it attractive. It reminds me of another I spotted and posted almost exactly two years ago (further below). A relative perhaps?
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They don’t come any more mysterious than your latest two, Hans and Michael. Love ‘em!
There’s mystery as well in your great Gray, Ruth. Beautiful variations on a theme you’ve captured both here and on the Gallery!
When viewed at a small size, the clouds below begin to take on the form of a bird with long tail feathers, like a charcoal drawing still in the making.
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What a fantastic variety of exciting images in the last few weeks here.
Michael, I keep returning to your #218 and the very surreal #219.
Ruth, I believe some relatives of your lovely Dust Bunnies have been seen in my neighborhood lately. Known to multiply, aren’t they?
And Hans, I think you put it perfectly with Don’t know how to put it! A great visual representation of… of… of….
The clouds below reminded me of a wet dog about to shake&share the joy of a recent swim…
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Nice Lacunosus Ruth! And Thank to you and Keelin for the comments on 230. Another weird shot that caught my eye by the way of the undulations in the bottom 3rd of the pic. It looked like alphabet was in there so I took the shot on reflex, proof the clouds talk to me. I don’t know what they are saying but theres something being said there.
Arizona B&W#232
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Love that lacy look, Ruth, and the feathery sweep, Michael.
And I couldn’t agree with you more about the clouds having something to say. Now and again, they even appear to adopt remarkably recognizable letterforms. While one may look to the sky and ask Why?, the mind working its way into a tight philosophical tangle. Ever playfully, the clouds may clearly respond…
Y Knot
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I am sorry to have been far tool long absent here. What a beauties I see. I love Y Knot by Keelin and Spilled milk by Ruth equally. And the fan with #232 by Michael is is fantastic as well. I can’t mention all the ones I lie so much. It is a feast of B&W’s above.
And then again I can’t upload an image myself. It is a bit frustrating, but I hope I can upload one later.
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Hi Hans! I had trouble uploading photos on the updated site as well — until Ruth kindly gave guidance: Click the usual icon for inserting an image, then hover over the cropped writing on the right. A window should open where you can search your files for the photo you want to upload. I look forward as always to seeing your wonderful photos and reading your ever clever captions.
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I must agree with Ruth and Hans on the beauty of #235, Michael. That said, your comment verifies how images can evoke a variety emotions for each viewer. I hope the sadness will fade like fog.
And surely, Hans, your fantastically Strange Two-Eared friend could have come from the abyssal depths! It reminds me of the amazingly real creatures written about in The Book of Barely Imagined Beings by Caspar Henderson (a remarkable read!). It leads one to wonder: How deep is the sky?
Abyssal Depths
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Let the clouds cheer you up Michael. Unfortunately there is lot to be sad about nowadays.
i checked the book The Book of Barely Imagined Beings by Caspar Henderson. Seems to be fantastic and this one reminds of The Deep by Claire Nouvian. It is amazing what strange forms creature can have underneath your marvelous Abyssal Depth.
No creature here but a B&W cloudscape.
Stretched
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Yes Keelin, that set began with 236 ending with a settled 239 below. I shot pre-programmed high contrast B&W at an equivalent of a 50 asa. As you observed I just sat back and watched it evolve ,photographing what I liked . You caught the light well in Faux Fur, where winds are the brushstrokes of cloud!
Arizona B&W239
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![IMG_1577_BW_What's Inside? [also color]](https://cloudappreciationsociety.org/wp-content/uploads/hm_bbpui/519667/695xt19zn7nt4hkmze4q9oji56dqj034.jpg)
What’s Inside?
Fresh Baked!
Big Reflection
Double-Decker Wave
Spilt Milk
Incoming Tide
![IMG_0912_BW_Far Below The Surface_ [like Swimming Through Uncertainty]](https://cloudappreciationsociety.org/wp-content/uploads/hm_bbpui/523651/1a19b8l2onag1v1cxhp9oowocigp1nt3.jpg)
Far Below The Surface
Swimming Through Uncertainty
Heart Spark
Flight Unfinished
Ageless
Pacific Ocean
Ready to Break Away
Quick! Grab A Towel!
Scrambled Eggs
Something In My Eye
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