Black & White Thread Volume IX

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    • #260143
      Patricia L Keelin avatarPatricia L Keelin
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      Black & White VIII was such a splendid volume, wrapping up with Michael’s beautiful Arizona Mammatus and Hans’s elegant Stealth Flight, it looks like we slept right past the 100 post mark! Eager to see what we dream up next. What do you suppose sheep count as they’re falling asleep?

      IMG_8009_BW_Sheep AsleepSheep Asleep

    • #260242
      Hans Stocker avatarHans Stocker
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      Haha, now it was my moment of gainy eyes and foggy brain here. Nice opening for Volume IX Keelin. Good question what sheep count. They are asleep now, so maybe you can wake them up to ask them. Great wooly picture anyway.

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      Baloney Balloon

       

    • #260295
      Michael Lerch avatarMichael Lerch
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      Sheep Count Clouds! Every one knows that!, Clouds!  Just ask one. It will tell you, Clouds!

       

      Arizona Lily Pads

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    • #260392
      Hans Stocker avatarHans Stocker
      Participant

      I did asked one as you suggested Michael and it agreed with a decided baa yea. So evident!

      Altostratus might be boring and featureless, but it can also surprise.

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      Translucidus #2

    • #260413
      Patricia L Keelin avatarPatricia L Keelin
      Participant

      Ah! Of course, it’s clouds! Although I’d not like to fall asleep like a sheep and miss those Arizona Lily Pads or Translucidus #2. Then again, you never know what clouds will morph into as dreaming begins…

      IMG_5645_BW_Counting SheepWhat The Sleepy Sheep Saw

    • #260431
      Michael Lerch avatarMichael Lerch
      Participant

      A Spray of Altocumulus

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    • #260593
      Hans Stocker avatarHans Stocker
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      Love this Spray of Altocumulus, Michael. The foamy cloudlets have the lightness of feathers or a swarm of little balloons.

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      Crystallization

    • #260676
      Hans Stocker avatarHans Stocker
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    • #260903
      Michael Lerch avatarMichael Lerch
      Participant

      Aaaahh Duplicatus Lacunosus…Cool stuff Hans!

      Heres some “experimental”  dupicatus also. The “white” is actually higher altostratus.

      Arizona B&W #46

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    • #260940
      Hans Stocker avatarHans Stocker
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      Cool stuff indeed Michael these layers and what they do in B&W. Nice experiment too.

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      Casting Shadows

    • #260993
      Patricia L Keelin avatarPatricia L Keelin
      Participant

      Cooler than cool, you two! Great textures and depth, also some impressionistic qualities which come alive so well in B&W. Adding to the duplicatus collection…

      IMG_8006_BW_Duplicatus

    • #261166
      Michael Lerch avatarMichael Lerch
      Participant

      a closer look at an earlier photographed duplicatus

      Arizona B&W #55

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    • #261247
      Hans Stocker avatarHans Stocker
      Participant

      Indeed it seems to be the quality of B&W to make duplicatus alive in a surprising way, Keelin. Like your former untitled one is too! In my opinion they are not that easy to discover. Always fun to find a good example like yours and Michael’s cirrocumulus. Love the fine structure of the last one.

      I had to search for one in my archive and found this.

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    • #261320
      Michael Lerch avatarMichael Lerch
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      more..

      Arizona B&W #65

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    • #261393
      Hans Stocker avatarHans Stocker
      Participant

      Arizona B&W #65 has great depth Michael. Bright floating dots against a distant haze.

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      Astronaut’s View

    • #261438
      Patricia L Keelin avatarPatricia L Keelin
      Participant

      Far out, Hans! And a beautiful find in your archives. And Michael, I love the subtle vibrations in your Arizona B&W #55, and #65 positively animates!

      IMG_7712_BW_More DuplicatusDirectionally Challenged

    • #261673
      Hans Stocker avatarHans Stocker
      Participant

      Very inventive title Keelin and great structure. I love a wild abstract like that.

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      Undulatus

    • #261801
      Michael Lerch avatarMichael Lerch
      Participant

      Nice filling of the blank  canvas! Lots of neat movements!

      Arizona B&W  Black and White

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    • #261838
      Hans Stocker avatarHans Stocker
      Participant

      Yes, neat movements that’s what attracted me in Directonally Challenged by Keelin and my own former one.

      Arizona B&W Black ans White comes right from an art gallery Michael. Silver background under and contrasting dots in front.

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      A glowing contrail lost in the B&W thread?

    • #261910
      Patricia L Keelin avatarPatricia L Keelin
      Participant

      A fine balance and brilliant study in contrast, Michael! Those silver tones you continue to create are most amazing.

      And what mischief are you up to, Hans, with your Glowing Contrail? You have offered us a masterpiece worthy of Dali! I hope we will see more of these friendly figurals, especially that one in the upper right corner who appears to be casting some spell with her magic wand. I do wonder what she’s up to… I see she’s got the crocodile strolling upright, exiting stage left. Off to cross the pond perhaps?

      IMG_5857_WB_Presto!Presto!

    • #262163
      Hans Stocker avatarHans Stocker
      Participant

      I feel flattered by the comparison with Dali, Keelin. Dank je wel! And with your interpretations you made me look differently to my own picture. An eye opening experience as well. I like it.

      With your Presto! the eye is lead somewhat left to the center to what seems to be a hole or cavity soon to be covered by what’s hanging above. Very dynamic, I’d say.

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      Another Cavity

    • #262250
      Patricia L Keelin avatarPatricia L Keelin
      Participant

      ‘Another Cavity’ is deep with mystery, Hans. Perhaps this Faerie With A Torchlight can encourage us to explore?

      IMG_6596_BW_Faery with Torchlight

    • #262337
      Hans Stocker avatarHans Stocker
      Participant

      Ha, a beautiful Faerie With A Torchlight and very helpful indeed while spelunking, Keelin.

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      There is light in the distance

    • #262541
      Michael Lerch avatarMichael Lerch
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      Fascinating Cloud Formations!

      Arizona B&W #78

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    • #262682
      Michael Lerch avatarMichael Lerch
      Participant

      Arizona B&W #78

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    • #262743
      Hans Stocker avatarHans Stocker
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      Nice lenticular composition in Arizona B&W #78 Michael. Your former one (fro which you used the same number #78) made me think of Directionally Challenged by Keelin. This title has stuck in my mind for its ingenious title and every time I see undulations in different directions it pops up.

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      And Pop!

       

    • #262826
      Patricia L Keelin avatarPatricia L Keelin
      Participant

      Love the light and shadow in you images above, Hans. “And Pop!”, has almost the feeling of opposing tides.

      And Michael, your most recent image is so deliciously surreal, I keep going back for another taste of it.

      Found this one in the archives, and immediately the memory of Michael’s cleverly titled Burned Eggs (Colour Thread Volume II) made me smile again. The image below is not so colorful (but also not so burnt!). Bon appétit, mes amis!

      IMG_7970_BW_Eggs & one spec of pepperJust One Spec Of Pepper Please

    • #262872
      Hans Stocker avatarHans Stocker
      Participant

      That is a nice one sunny side up for breakfast Keelin. How about a poached one?

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    • #263215
      Michael Lerch avatarMichael Lerch
      Participant

      Arizona B&W # 25

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    • #263321
      Hans Stocker avatarHans Stocker
      Participant

      Wild streaks Michael in your last B&W.

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      Tranquility

    • #263359
      Patricia L Keelin avatarPatricia L Keelin
      Participant

      Perfectly poached, Hans! And it looks like Michael has whipped up something delicious for us as well with Arizona B&W #25.

      I love the feeling Tranquility brings. And after a calm breath, is it time for more action? The drama of the dance below is quite enough I think. No animals were injured in the making of this image.

      IMG_7492_BW_The Matadore's CapeThe Matador’s Cape

    • #263407
      Michael Lerch avatarMichael Lerch
      Participant

      Took me a moment but i finally saw it Keelin. So much of cloud photography is perfect Carpe Diem!

      Not a bullseye ,being off center, yet it was what I was shooting for:

      Arizona B&W  #63

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      • #263414
        Patricia L Keelin avatarPatricia L Keelin
        Participant

        Wow, Michael, that could not be more perfect! What a fantastic shot!

    • #263458
      Hans Stocker avatarHans Stocker
      Participant

      Great bull fight Keelin and Michael. The Cape and the Bull’s Eye as well. Once seen it can’t be unseen. Love it.

      In the arena are these …

      2018-03-03 Luchten_0324 B&W uitsnede asr klein

      Interested Spectators

    • #263623
      Hans Stocker avatarHans Stocker
      Participant

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      Endless Rivers

    • #263651
      Patricia L Keelin avatarPatricia L Keelin
      Participant

      Around the bend, the rivers may not as so calm, Hans.

      IMG_8432_BW_Riding The RapidsRiding The Rapids

    • #263811
      Hans Stocker avatarHans Stocker
      Participant

      Very wild Keelin, so beware of a waterfall!

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    • #263846
      Michael Lerch avatarMichael Lerch
      Participant

      Arizona B&W #89

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    • #263891
      Hans Stocker avatarHans Stocker
      Participant

      Tufts of cotton wool alongside a meandering river. Very nice Michael.

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      B&W Contrail Madness

    • #264045
      Patricia L Keelin avatarPatricia L Keelin
      Participant

      Love the dramatic plunge of your waterfall, Hans. While Michael, your #89 feels like a breath released below the surface. So much action – and great show of Madness!

      Not sure what to call the image below. I just keep…

      IMG_5651_BW_abstractLooking Into It

    • #264098
      Hans Stocker avatarHans Stocker
      Participant

      And I keep looking into it too, Keelin. Great mysterious unreal abstract.

      2018-03-18 Wolken_0071 B&W uitsnede ac klein

      Unclassified

    • #264148
      Patricia L Keelin avatarPatricia L Keelin
      Participant

      Love the mystery in these recent images of yours, Hans. Could it be Something yet unclassified is being stirred up from the water world below?

      IMG_8152_BW_SomethingSomething

    • #264180
      Michael Lerch avatarMichael Lerch
      Participant

      Arizona B&W #49

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    • #264248
      Hans Stocker avatarHans Stocker
      Participant

      That’s indeed really Something, Keelin.

      And you captured straightforward stratiformis Michael.  Nice composition.

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    • #264730
      Michael Lerch avatarMichael Lerch
      Participant

      Altocumulus  floccus Virga Hans, it was like a whole wave swept up from the south  west.Always amazing.

      Another bit of fun with the undulatus. The multi directions indicate the crazy winds as  systems sweep over Arizona.

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    • #264803
      Hans Stocker avatarHans Stocker
      Participant

      Yes Michael, crazy winds resulting in a Directionally Challenged scenery, to quote Keelin. I love those pictures. This one and the former.

      So the former is also altocumulus  floccus Virga which I misjudged for stratiformis? I must confess I didn’t give it much of a thought having found a straightforward alliteration. Good to know nevertheless.

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      Soft Duplicatus

       

    • #264811
      Patricia L Keelin avatarPatricia L Keelin
      Participant

      Hard to know what she is up to, Ms. Duplicatus below. Off to some event wearing a fancy necklace? Wish I could see the rest of her outfit. Michael and Hans, you might have captured parts of it above with your beautifully textured images. Winds are ever so fashion forward — and backward, apparently.IMG_7703_B&W_Ms. DuplicatusMs. Duplicatus

    • #264814
      Hans Stocker avatarHans Stocker
      Participant

      Wow!

    • #266195
      Michael Lerch avatarMichael Lerch
      Participant

      Arizona B&W #93

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    • #266262
      Hans Stocker avatarHans Stocker
      Participant

      Ms Duplicatus what are you up to? I really wonder.

      My last one till the day after eastern is as mixed as my feelings.

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      Mixed

       

       

    • #266731
      Michael Lerch avatarMichael Lerch
      Participant

      Arizona B&W #87

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    • #267247
      Patricia L Keelin avatarPatricia L Keelin
      Participant

      Hope the skies above, wherever you ventured, kept you looking up, Hans. Your Mixed image looks as if someone skied off into a pristine snow bank – beautiful!, while Michael’s Arizona #87 has a more earthy, wonderfully gooey look, which I like as well – and a great contrast to the serenely stacked lennies in #93.

      I am on high alert for the possible arrival of this…

      IMG_8565_Mudball!Mudball!

    • #267289
      Michael Lerch avatarMichael Lerch
      Participant

      He who has the most clear and pristine sky cast the first Mudball!…Mudball?? Keelin?

       

      Arizona B&W #62

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    • #267309
      Patricia L Keelin avatarPatricia L Keelin
      Participant

      Love the linear lineup of your #62, Michael. As for that mudball, surely it did not come from across the pond!    And I think it has landed. IMG_7993_BW

    • #267461
      Michael Lerch avatarMichael Lerch
      Participant

      Arizona B&W #49

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    • #267466
      Patricia L Keelin avatarPatricia L Keelin
      Participant

      Wow, fabulous form in your Arizona B&W #49, Michael. Back to a bit of duplicatus with the one below.

      IMG_8734_BW_ScratchedScratched

    • #267779
      Michael Lerch avatarMichael Lerch
      Participant

      Thanks Keelin!..your shot looks like some ancient petroglyphs I’ve seen here in Az..scratches and all!

      Arizona B&W#79

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    • #268240
      Michael Lerch avatarMichael Lerch
      Participant

      Arizona B&W#97

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    • #268295
      Hans Stocker avatarHans Stocker
      Participant

      You are still perfecting ways to surpise us with your Arizona B&W’s Michael. Especially #49 is amazing. And then Keelin fits in perfectly in this series with Scratched. Good old black and white magic realism!

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      French B&W

    • #268353
      Michael Lerch avatarMichael Lerch
      Participant

      Hello there Hans and Thanks. Yes, amazing how the more realistically portrayed, clouds get better at transporting us to another reality.

      Arizona B&W#59

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    • #268475
      Hans Stocker avatarHans Stocker
      Participant

      Great texture Michael!

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      Ridges

    • #268615
      Michael Lerch avatarMichael Lerch
      Participant

      Some ridges and texture…

      Arizona B&W#61sept0415a8832

    • #268685
      Hans Stocker avatarHans Stocker
      Participant

      Wild!

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      One Streak

    • #269120
      Patricia L Keelin avatarPatricia L Keelin
      Participant

      Ah, such beautiful Black & White images above. Arizona B&W #97 keeps calling me back, Michael. There is something akin to the mysterious depth of renaissance paintings there.

      And your One Streak is a beauty unique, Hans.

      IMG_8857_BW_Balancing ActBalancing Act

    • #269148
      Hans Stocker avatarHans Stocker
      Participant

      Funny find and great Balancing Act, Keelin. A real joy. Maybe this will ease the nerves.

      2014-11-02 Iridescence_0001 B&W uitsnede ns klein

      A Safety Net

    • #269431
      Michael Lerch avatarMichael Lerch
      Participant

      Keelin, I know what you mean about #97.  I  gave it a lot of time  before I posted it trying to figure it out. I finally gave up and posted it  to find out.

      In Need of a Safety Net

      Arizona B&W#81

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    • #269504
      Hans Stocker avatarHans Stocker
      Participant

      Your B&W ‘s are all so lovely different Michael. From mystical (#97) to graphical (#59) and  from sharp (#61) to vague smooth structures (#81).

      This bird needs no net.

      2018-02 Luchten_0335 c B&W ac klein

      Free Flight

    • #269849
      Hans Stocker avatarHans Stocker
      Participant

      2017-08-22 Parhelic_0041 B&W asr klein

      On The Edge

    • #269984
      Michael Lerch avatarMichael Lerch
      Participant

      Hans..some weight to that

      Arizona B&W#60

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    • #270022
      Hans Stocker avatarHans Stocker
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      2018-04 Wolken_0023 B&W an klein sch5

      Sweep

    • #270713
      Michael Lerch avatarMichael Lerch
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      Another Murmur of Virga

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    • #271031
      Michael Lerch avatarMichael Lerch
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      Arizona B&W#83

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    • #271477
      Michael Lerch avatarMichael Lerch
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      Arizona B&W #41

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    • #271688
      Patricia L Keelin avatarPatricia L Keelin
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      Stunning images, Hans and Michael! Beauty and movement in black and white harmony.

      Below, an orb of stillness to balance out some nearby chaos.

      IMG_7978_BW_Orb of stillness

    • #272398
      Michael Lerch avatarMichael Lerch
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      Arizona B&W#92

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    • #272682
      Michael Lerch avatarMichael Lerch
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      Arizona B&W #29

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    • #272747
      Hans Stocker avatarHans Stocker
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      Michael and Keelin, it is a pleasure to see the pictures you two produced last two weeks. To realize this is already Volume IX and each one is an example of perfect abstract art. Picking up the thread again……

      2018-04-21 Charigny_0215 b&W ns85-182 klein

      B&W Pride

    • #272956
      Michael Lerch avatarMichael Lerch
      Participant

      See Thru

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    • #273231
      Michael Lerch avatarMichael Lerch
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      Arizona B&W#95

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    • #273237
      Patricia L Keelin avatarPatricia L Keelin
      Participant

      Fantastic images, Michael and Hans! The B&W forum never fails to amaze. Just never know what will show up here. In Volume IX alone, we’ve seen wonders beyond imagination. Here’s A Bit of This and That to add to the mix.

      IMG_9245_A Bit Of This and That

    • #273330
      Hans Stocker avatarHans Stocker
      Participant

      A lot is happening in your ‘This And That’ Keelin. Nice title also.

      2018-04-21 Charigny_0289 c B&W an klein

      Flat Face

       

    • #273606
      Michael Lerch avatarMichael Lerch
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      Arizona B&W#101

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    • #273939
      Hans Stocker avatarHans Stocker
      Participant

      I love these bright whites in the background and the contrast, Michael.

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      A Face In Wonderment

    • #274060
      Michael Lerch avatarMichael Lerch
      Participant

      Thanks Hans. As you indicate, the clouds are a perpetual wonder!

      Arizona B&W#104

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    • #274443
      Patricia L Keelin avatarPatricia L Keelin
      Participant

      Ah, these are indeed wondrous, Hans and Michael. And I could not agree with you more. The sky is so full of surprises.

      IMG_8487_BW_Surprise

       

    • #274681
      Hans Stocker avatarHans Stocker
      Participant

      This little hand on the picture above by Keelin is pointing downwards. So on we go spiraling down to my surprise.

      2017-08-22 Parhelic_0120 B&W ns102-216

    • #274784
      Patricia L Keelin avatarPatricia L Keelin
      Participant

      It’s funny, Hans, that I did not see the little hand pointing, but only the surprise of an exclamation point! And that is one wild ride you’ve offered us above. Will we land in the ferns below?

      IMG_9218_BW_Ferns

    • #274923
      Hans Stocker avatarHans Stocker
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      The pointing little hand lead to a nice landing in the ferns Keelin. Let’s hope this slope ends up somewhere safe.

      2018-03-03 Luchten_0278 B&W ns 96-216 klein

    • #274963
      Patricia L Keelin avatarPatricia L Keelin
      Participant

      A slippery slope indeed, Hans! Might lose some feathers along the way~~~

      IMG_5455_BW_Losing Feathers

    • #275480
      Michael Lerch avatarMichael Lerch
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      Arizona B&W#86

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    • #275826
      Michael Lerch avatarMichael Lerch
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      Arizona B&W#56

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    • #275886
      Hans Stocker avatarHans Stocker
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      2018-03-20 ev Wolken_0059 B&W ac ns24-255 klein

      Where Are My Feathers!

    • #276100
      Michael Lerch avatarMichael Lerch
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      Feathered Afternoon

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    • #276272
      Hans Stocker avatarHans Stocker
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      2018-03-18 Wolken_0184 B&W ac klein

      Birds Of A Feather…

    • #276375
      Patricia L Keelin avatarPatricia L Keelin
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      Continuing the same flight path… IMG_7125_BW_Wind In The WingsWind In The Wings

    • #276489
      Michael Lerch avatarMichael Lerch
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      Arizona B&W# 106

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    • #276690
      Michael Lerch avatarMichael Lerch
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      Arizona B&W#107

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    • #276723
      Hans Stocker avatarHans Stocker
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      These B&W abstracts make one dance….

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      Whirling Dervish

    • #277040
      Michael Lerch avatarMichael Lerch
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      Arizona B&W#108

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