Black & White Photos of Clouds Vol XXlV
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November 5, 2024 at 4:26 am #624061
Michael LerchParticipantAllow me to begin the 24th vol of B&W cloud photos.
Arizona B&W#2401.. a altocumulus sunset in B&W

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November 6, 2024 at 5:09 pm #624211
Ruth QuistParticipantMichael, thanks for another chapter.
A Nimbostratus Morning

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November 10, 2024 at 5:16 pm #624622
Hans StockerParticipantGreat start of a new volume for B&W’s, Michael. Your start has a Christmas feel.
I recognize the grey autumn – now over here – in your Nimbostratus Morning, Ruth.

Cirrus with mamma
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November 11, 2024 at 4:51 pm #624719
Ruth QuistParticipantHans, nice mamma.
More gray mamma.

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November 13, 2024 at 5:29 am #624860
Michael LerchParticipantMammatus in the house!
Maybe some more Christmas in B&W below. Christmas in B&W is a tough assignment Hans.
Arizona B&W#2402

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November 14, 2024 at 5:42 pm #625012
Hans StockerParticipantThe Christmas-feel assignment may be tough, but it is easily given Michael😊.
What do you think of this one?

Just another day in the year -
November 18, 2024 at 11:05 pm #625487
Gregory VenarskyParticipantI agree. It may be a bit hard to get a good snapshot of Christmas in B&W, however, what better way to have a Christmas than with snow!

White Mountain Christmas
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November 22, 2024 at 7:57 pm #625888
Ruth QuistParticipantHans, I think you may have found some angle hair.
Gregory, lovely B&W with some serious snow. I think you may have caught a flag up on the high peak.
Michael, #2402 could be some snow men.
Fine as Silk

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November 24, 2024 at 2:19 am #626041
Michael LerchParticipantHans I like the Just another day!..The gray drape you captured makes it a 3 dimensional wonder! Well Done! As is White Mtn Xmas Gregory! The wind creating a snow cloud off that peak? And talk about wind, if only the wind blown cirrus would drop to us in bolts of fine spun silk Ruth..
Arizona B&W#2403

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December 8, 2024 at 5:26 pm #627961
Hans StockerParticipantThanks Michael. There is silken virga in your B&W #2403. Love it. Indeed Fine As Silk, Ruth! And an impressive example of a banner cloud in White Mountain Christmas Gregory. You must be in the mood already😊.

Window Of Opportunity -
December 17, 2024 at 1:34 pm #629132
Hans StockerParticipant
Hunting Needles
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December 25, 2024 at 6:26 pm #630281
Ruth QuistParticipantHans, nice needles. Almost like porcupine. Those guys are mean.
A Bit Breezy

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December 30, 2024 at 5:50 pm #630935
Hans StockerParticipantYes, breezy, Ruth. I tried to find some more breezy ones. I come up with this one.

Gust
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January 1, 2025 at 6:09 pm #631160
Hans StockerParticipantA happy new year to all. A new year promising new amazing and surprising Black and Whites.

Sticky Holes -
January 1, 2025 at 7:40 pm #631180
Ruth QuistParticipantHans, yep that is a gust alright. Plus, some big holes boot.
Nose Ticklers

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January 4, 2025 at 1:20 am #631501
Patricia L KeelinParticipantAll kinds of fun happening in this thread. Leave it to Black & White to bring it on!
Miscellaneous Mystery -
January 4, 2025 at 9:13 pm #631565
Ruth QuistParticipantKeelin, I love a good mystery. I always enjoy your photos and wit.

Popcorn Anyone
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January 8, 2025 at 4:19 am #631975
Michael LerchParticipantI brought my 3D glasses to watch this movie.
Arizona B&W#2404

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January 9, 2025 at 7:48 pm #632102
Ruth QuistParticipantMichael, very interesting screen or netting.
Low Skirt

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January 10, 2025 at 3:43 am #632142
Patricia L KeelinParticipantThanks for your kind comments, Ruth. Popcorn looks delicious — and Michael’s response is better than butter!
Michael, I’v never seen such a fine, evenly lined cloud layer. Fantastic!

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January 10, 2025 at 9:05 pm #632220
Hans StockerParticipantAbove and beyond looks fantastic and fiery as well, Keelin. Thinking of fire I hope you are far away from the fires around LA. Really terrifying!

Smooth
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January 12, 2025 at 8:07 pm #632423
Patricia L KeelinParticipantLove the calming smoothness of Smooth, Hans. And thank you, yes, Napa is far north of the surreal, devastation happening in LA. It is truly catastrophic. If only tears could drench those wild winded fires for our southern neighbors/friends.

Empathy and Embers
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January 18, 2025 at 2:03 am #632951
Michael LerchParticipantBeyond tragic scene in Los Angeles. Makes us all wonder about fire conditions around our own town. Keelin the undulatus shot was made possible with a zoom telephoto lens. A fair amount of , compression of space, takes place with a telephoto lens. The alignment of the undulatus with the background is what made me take the shot. So I got a lot of undulatus and a simpler background with lighting that made it all possible. Below is another shot , zoomed in on an area, that shows diminishing undulatus the closer you get to the bottom right. Hans your pic reminds me of the olde Cadillac tail fins on their 50’s era models!
Arizona B&W#2405

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January 20, 2025 at 6:21 pm #633147
Ruth QuistParticipantLove everyone’s photos. Grey and cold in my area. Looking back at summertime is helping my head. Thinking I should buy some flowers at the store this week!
Swishy

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January 28, 2025 at 2:23 am #633855
Michael LerchParticipantMay your 360 degree cloudspotting spot be warm enough to visit everyday, Ruth. Winter cabin fever is taking its toll on you.
bacon cloud below
Arizona B&W2406

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February 3, 2025 at 5:45 pm #634718
Ruth QuistParticipantMichael, who doesn’t love bacon.
A Crater in the sky

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February 6, 2025 at 9:57 am #635005
Hans StockerParticipantAh, delicate and tasty bacon, Michael. And then a creamy cappuccino from Ruth. Strange combination?

Please No Hairs In It
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February 6, 2025 at 7:05 pm #635028
Ruth QuistParticipantHans, very funny. Yum, bacon and coffee. I think your hair may have blown away with:
The Big Fan

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February 16, 2025 at 3:59 am #635809
Michael LerchParticipantArizona B&W#2407

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February 16, 2025 at 5:33 pm #635838
Ruth QuistParticipantSome Ridges

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March 2, 2025 at 7:10 pm #637434
Ruth QuistParticipantA Dark Start To The Day.

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March 6, 2025 at 2:30 am #637804
Michael LerchParticipantArizona B&W#2408

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March 14, 2025 at 8:24 pm #638741
Ruth QuistParticipantMoon and Branch

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March 17, 2025 at 8:53 pm #639094
Ruth QuistParticipantDandelions rule in my yard

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March 26, 2025 at 3:52 pm #640039
Ruth QuistParticipantStill Standing

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March 31, 2025 at 4:10 am #640455
Michael LerchParticipantArizona B&W#2409

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March 31, 2025 at 7:17 pm #640520
Ruth QuistParticipantMichael, very interesting shapes in #2409.
Light as a Feather.

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April 8, 2025 at 4:56 am #641283
Michael LerchParticipantThank you Ruth. I shot that and Bacon and a few others , with camera programed as High Contrast BW. I get to choose just how much in the initial programming but then again in processing and then again, whatever happens to it here. Below is an example of going high contrast brings out all sorts of subtleties in the gray…as close as I could get to your feather..
Arizona B&W#2410

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April 15, 2025 at 4:46 am #641918
Michael LerchParticipantArizona B&W#2411

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April 22, 2025 at 4:05 am #642694
Michael LerchParticipantArizona B&W#2412

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April 23, 2025 at 9:15 pm #642882
Ruth QuistParticipantMichael, very interesting shapes in your last few photos.
Sea Creatures

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April 24, 2025 at 8:19 pm #642945
Ruth QuistParticipantAn Ameba

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April 30, 2025 at 7:59 pm #643516
Ruth QuistParticipantHoles in my socks.

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May 2, 2025 at 4:47 am #643654
Michael LerchParticipantThanks Ruth, The cloud as alive , seems always a possibility
Cloud Schadenfreude below
Arizona B&W#2413

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May 31, 2025 at 9:38 pm #647082
Ruth QuistParticipantI had a cirrus morning, twirling in the yard.

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June 7, 2025 at 5:01 am #647703
Michael LerchParticipantAlt cum late afternoon here Ruth..
Arizona B&W#2414

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June 8, 2025 at 9:57 am #647807
Hans StockerParticipantAlt cum as well…

Hovering
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June 20, 2025 at 4:16 am #649053
Michael LerchParticipantHans,,Lenny the hover
Arizona B&W#2415

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June 21, 2025 at 4:42 am #649146
Michael LerchParticipantArizona B&W#2416

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June 21, 2025 at 6:33 pm #649206
Ruth QuistParticipantHans and Michael, always interesting photos. Sometimes eerie.
Fuzzy

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June 25, 2025 at 4:04 am #649544
Michael LerchParticipantThx Ruth!
Arizona B&W#2417

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June 25, 2025 at 8:54 pm #649588
Ruth QuistParticipantFlying high

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June 26, 2025 at 5:40 am #649620
Michael LerchParticipantRuth,On the wing!
Arizona B&W#2418

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June 27, 2025 at 4:01 am #649685
Michael LerchParticipantArizonaB&W#2419

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July 2, 2025 at 3:52 am #650311
Michael LerchParticipantArizonaB&W#2420

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July 2, 2025 at 5:50 pm #650359
Ruth QuistParticipantCirrus does B&W very well.

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July 10, 2025 at 9:34 pm #651191
Ruth QuistParticipantMore brushes out there.

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July 11, 2025 at 4:46 am #651212
Michael LerchParticipantYou are having some fun there Ruth. The below is just for fun.
Arizona B&W2421

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July 15, 2025 at 4:20 am #651656
Michael LerchParticipantArizonaB&W#2422

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July 16, 2025 at 10:45 pm #651837
Hans StockerParticipantVery nice ones above Ruth and Michael.

Decay
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July 17, 2025 at 5:12 am #651854
Michael LerchParticipantCool lacunosus Hans!
Arizona B&W2423

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July 23, 2025 at 4:25 am #652490
Michael LerchParticipantA field of fractus
ArizonaB&W#2424

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July 29, 2025 at 4:08 am #653037
Michael LerchParticipantNeapolitan Ice Cream
Arizona B&W #2425

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July 31, 2025 at 4:23 am #653320
Michael LerchParticipantArizona B&W #2426

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July 31, 2025 at 10:35 pm #653431
Hans StockerParticipantLovely series above Michael! All four of them.

Soft Pillows
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August 1, 2025 at 5:23 am #653465
Michael LerchParticipantIt’s all of mists. Thanks Hans! Neat shot of the Pillows!
Arizona B&W #2427

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August 2, 2025 at 5:23 am #653532
Michael LerchParticipantClouds are the language the winds speak in
Arizona B&W #2428

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August 8, 2025 at 4:30 am #654101
Michael LerchParticipantArizona B&W#2429

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August 11, 2025 at 11:20 pm #654509
Gregory VenarskyParticipantFirst time posting in a while but here’s something I got flying back from Washington D.C. Not every day you get aerial shots like this. Hope you all are doing well!

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August 13, 2025 at 11:37 am #654658
Hans StockerParticipantThat’s a great monster of a cloud Gregory. Nice to see you back. A little bit earlier Michael also spotted such a monster. They do both very well in B&W!

Hovering Bat, but can a bat hover?
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August 16, 2025 at 8:53 pm #655069
Ruth QuistParticipantGregory and Hans, some fine camera work!
Michael, #2427 terrific photo too.
Raven cloud watching

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August 18, 2025 at 5:15 pm #655247
Ruth QuistParticipantTwirls

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August 22, 2025 at 11:55 pm #655741
Patricia L KeelinParticipant
Two-Way Travel

Becoming Something Else
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August 24, 2025 at 4:51 am #655870
Michael LerchParticipantHello Gregory and Keelin! It’s always fun to see your works!
Arizona B&W#2430

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August 24, 2025 at 5:21 pm #655925
Patricia L KeelinParticipantThanks, Michael! This topic has never lost its unique appeal with such astonishing variations in form and composition. These fine distillations are like a visual haiku.

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August 28, 2025 at 4:16 am #656424
Michael LerchParticipantThanks Keelin,..Its a lot of fun
Arizona B&W#2431

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August 28, 2025 at 5:00 pm #656469
Ruth QuistParticipantGreat entries cloud spotters.
Dust bunnies taking over.

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August 30, 2025 at 4:12 am #656636
Michael LerchParticipantOk, take photo #2419,,crop it down some more, turn it on its head and you have…Waterfalls……
Arizona B&W#2432

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September 8, 2025 at 2:29 am #657662
Patricia L KeelinParticipantCool waterfall, Michael! And here’s a companion for your bunnies, Ruth.

Dust Worm
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September 10, 2025 at 4:27 am #657943
Michael LerchParticipantArizonaB&W#2433..He Got Boo’ed At The US Open..

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September 12, 2025 at 5:23 am #658404
Michael LerchParticipantAzB&W#2434

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September 22, 2025 at 4:35 am #660164
Michael LerchParticipantArizona B&W# 2435

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September 24, 2025 at 4:57 am #660514
Michael LerchParticipantArizonaB&W#2436

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October 9, 2025 at 4:33 am #662550
Michael LerchParticipantArizona B&W #2437

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October 13, 2025 at 4:34 am #662907
Michael LerchParticipantArizona B&W2438

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October 16, 2025 at 10:51 pm #664263
Hans StockerParticipantKeelin, your ‘Dust Worm’ intrigues me after the dust bunnies by Ruth took over. You keep amazing me Michael, especially with ArizonaB&W#2436 with its lightness. What a great thread this is.

The Skeleton Of A Cloud?
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October 20, 2025 at 12:06 am #664786
Patricia L KeelinParticipantMichael, #2438 has a dramatic vortex pull. It sets my mind to wandering where it will go.
And Hans, you know I can’t help seeing things as they aren’t. So I had to smile at your lovely Skeleton of a Cloud as it morphed into a toothbrush and feathered floss. Here, I offer some troubled teeth with long roots that could have used better hygiene.

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October 20, 2025 at 12:08 am #664787
Patricia L KeelinParticipantAnd one more for the spooky season…

Something Winking This Way Comes
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October 21, 2025 at 10:17 pm #665055
Hans StockerParticipantThe troubled teeth made me laugh, Keelin. But then the creature in ‘Something Winking This Way Comes’ made my smile freeze. Not for long since it is a beauty of a monster. Wow.

Bat Out Of Heaven?
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October 25, 2025 at 5:03 am #665506
Michael LerchParticipantHeres a contribution to the frightful..
Arizona B&W#2439

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October 26, 2025 at 10:13 pm #665715
Patricia L KeelinParticipantHans, your Bat Out Of Heaven is a mysterious floating beauty. (So glad you didn’t title it Lost Tooth!)
And Michael, that is positively frightful! I may have spotted its cousin…

It Followed Me Home
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October 27, 2025 at 3:43 am #665745
Michael LerchParticipantKeelin, Every time I scroll that picture up, the dog starts barking..and I don’t even have a dog!
Arizona B&W#2440

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October 28, 2025 at 12:26 am #665888
Patricia L KeelinParticipantOh dear Michael! And every time I scroll to re-read your comment, I start laughing at how funny it is. I hope the hair of the dog you don’t have isn’t standing on end.
Meanwhile, your #2440 is exceptional! I still find cirrocumulus the hardest of all clouds to capture well. And yet you always manage it.

Hair Of The Dog
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