Black & White Thread Volume XIII
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Talk about unexpected! I’ve never seen anything quite like your #801 and #802, Michael. They are fantastic! Was the entire sky filled with this spectacle? I can’t imagine how astonishing that would be. Hope to see more of these if you have a collection.
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Thanks Keelin! I have a few more from that shoot. Low altocum made a great textured background for the cumulus drifting underneath . The light was a challenge also because basically only the south western sky had the altocum AND the lower cumulus fractus. I had to be patient. Its strange I shot a similar event right before the hard drive crashed. So like a week later this 2nd event occurred. Below is for now one of my favorite from the shoot. Maybe I get my hard drive recovered photos this week. Then there might be some more.
Arizona B&W#803
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Ah, I can see why that’s a favorite, Michael. The optical illusion has my eye flipping between interpreting the altocumulus as foreground shadow and background pattern. Fun!
And I like that subtle horizontal pattern of little “flames” you caught in Something’s Burning, Hans. Glad you caught it before the cumulus doused it.
When You’re HotPS: Hans, can you see the head of Aeolus in that previous image? He’s quite subtle, but there ~~ hovering in the upper right quarter, just to the left of the dark right corner. His rounded head of hair is white and he’s looking down with right eye closed, the bridge of his nose softly highlighted, mouth open to sing his Ode to Wind.
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The last days I had some trouble to get logged in but today the issue is solved and I can react on Aeolus Hovering, which I wanted to reply on much earlier. I really tried to find Aeolus Keelin, but I am not sure I found him despite the help you gave to find him. I know he must be there! I still love the picture in its abstract way very much. And ‘When You’re Hot’ as well.
Arizona B&W #804 shows some nice cirrocumulus. Beautiful!
Some Flames
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Hans, that’s a very fine dance you’ve framed in Some Flames. And when you’re ready to quench your pareidolia pursuit, check the Clouds That Look Like thread. I’ll post a reveal there in a moment.
Meanwhile, lovely movement captured in B&W #804, Michael. And perhaps the flock of Cirrocumulus was moving in this direction as a skyful arrived here just a couple of days ago.
Some Of The Same This Way Came -
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A nice sense of motion with a delicate river of transition in Arizona B&W#805, Michael. Very nice to “watch”. As for #806, what an amazing shot! The funny thing is, every time I look at it afresh, my eyebrows move — first up in renewed surprise, then furrowed in wonder. Love this inspiration to animation!
The image below reminds me of clouds drifting behind dreaming eyelashes…
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Thanks Keelin! I try new ideas. I am always taking the camera to its limits and in that shot, 806, both came together for a visual workout. Focus ,contrast and design make for a constantly changing perception. With very little sharp and clear, my mind has a lot of fun with the shot. Whereas 805 goes from ambiguous amorphous grey to an exploding heavily textured black and white. Like your shot, a visual metaphor of the creativity process.
Arizona B &W#807
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Ah, Michael, these recent images from you are simply fabulous! I cannot stop smiling at the wonders you’ve shared here. My own B&W collection is seriously depleted at this point. But tomorrow I’ll be looking up from a different location and who knows what I might find in a few Colorado clouds?
Soon To Be Revealed -
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Three pictures appeared in The Times, UK, 1APR2019 where the caption said it was the Society of Photographers monochrome competition won by the Golden Gate Bridge picture (which has a fine fog bank (?)).
The Times also publishes a picture of Fanad Lighthouse, Co. Donegal with a fine cloudscape which is not in the above, I think (by Todor Tilev perhaps).
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Hans and Michael, your images posted here over the last few weeks are a true joy to see — an elegant, exciting, unpredictable MIX — and moth holes!!
Michael, I cannot help but love what I see in your Arizona B&W#823. Pareidolia is hard to suppress and the creature that emerges has won over my heart. I looked back to your #820 and wonder if it is related? Or is it just my imagination doing what it does?
A bit of cloud in the Colorado skies reminded me of one that drifted through your AZ skies in #813.
Kindred Cloud? -
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Hey Keelin! Thanks For Your Kind Words!..Related? I had a similar thought. I wondered if current political atmosphere was having an affect on my perspective. Yes, probably. I need to spend a lot less time on Twitter and more time pursuing the clouds. Nice Kindered Cloud shot! Mixed clouds just make for so much fun.
Heres undulatus but of mixed sizes and direction
Arizona B&W#824
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A wonderfully soft fabric feel to your Arizona B&W#824, Michael. And I agree completely about spending more time pursuing activities that inspire (e.g., breathing in the beauty of clouds). Hans, gives us a perfect example of what one might catch by doing so. Glad that one didn’t get away, Hans!
Does It Fly At Night? -
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I see this lovely lady in Arizona B&W #829 Michael and I love the way Aloft pops up Keelin.
Four consecutive phases of pileus
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Nice veils in #830 Michael. Maybe you look forward to the pileus season – that is to say monsoon – but I remember it brings also some discomfort. Nevertheless I look forward for your marvelous pileus shots. Over here there is not a specific season for this gentle accessory cloud to what are called the Dutch mountains.
Flatland
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Well Hans Im A Bit Worried About Monsoon Season Here. Its the 3rd week of May and have only seen two days of 100F so far. Its cooler now than it was May 1. As I type the doors and windows are open letting in the cool breeze. It rained again last night. Its supposed to be the dry season. With no 110F + days there is no pump to bring up the moist air from the subtropics,,no Monsoon. But there is still 6 weeks before the normal start of Monsoon,so we’ll see.
Arizona B&W#831
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What a great find this Diplodocus Fossil Keelin. An amazing and brilliant composition with its contrast like the fossil is imprinted in the background! And indeed Stuttttering is in place in this thread for its fine texture. More than enough to carry for a Dream Horse I´d think. An enchanting image is Dream Horse.
And also enchanting is Arizona Black & White #839 Michael. It has a mysterious feel. Love it.
Distant B(l)oom
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Expect The Unexpected!
Aeolus Hovering
When You’re Hot
Some Of The Same This Way Came
Inner Vision
Just Passing Through
Soon To Be Revealed
Kindred Cloud?
Does It Fly At Night?
NightBloom
Aloft
Stuttttering
Dream Horse
A Softer B(l)oom
Afterthought
Where’ve You Been?
Drift
Transformation
Mystery Happens
LightWaves
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