Black & White Thread Volume XIII
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February 21, 2019 at 4:37 pm #331263Hans StockerParticipant
I just realized to have posted number 100 in black & White Volume XII. So here is the start for the next and ominous volume XIII. May this volume give the same luck we found in former volumes or even more under this number.
The Wind Comes From The Left -
February 21, 2019 at 11:47 pm #331315Patricia L KeelinParticipant
Beautiful layering in your Untitled wrap up of Volume XII, Hans, and a fabulous, feathery start to Volume XII! Who knows where the Wind will take us next, but there’s no doubt it will be a fun ride with plenty of surprises along the way.
Expect The Unexpected!
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February 22, 2019 at 3:11 am #331337Michael LerchParticipant
Arizona B&W# 801
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February 23, 2019 at 2:38 am #331476Michael LerchParticipant
Arizona B&W# 802
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February 25, 2019 at 2:52 am #331759Patricia L KeelinParticipant
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.
Aeolus Hovering
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March 23, 2019 at 11:31 pm #335695Howard BrownParticipant
Aeolus, Keeper of the Winds, was new to me, Keelin, (too narrowly educated) so thank you – yes, I see him there as you describe in a later post.
He has a strange set of symbols: Jar/Open Bag, Harp
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February 26, 2019 at 12:11 am #331900Michael LerchParticipant
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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February 26, 2019 at 8:12 pm #332046Hans StockerParticipant
Very nice texture on your last three Michael. Hope the lost ones will be recovered soon.
Keelin, Aeolus Hovering I like very much with its mystic and heavy atmosphere and some contrasting mamma underneath. Great composition.
Something´s Burning
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February 27, 2019 at 1:50 am #332085Patricia L KeelinParticipant
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 Hot
PS: 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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March 1, 2019 at 10:27 pm #332399Michael LerchParticipant
Arizona B&W#804
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March 2, 2019 at 4:27 pm #332502Hans StockerParticipant
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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March 2, 2019 at 11:38 pm #332536Patricia L KeelinParticipant
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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March 3, 2019 at 9:31 pm #332650Michael LerchParticipant
Arizona B&W#805
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March 5, 2019 at 12:58 am #332845Michael LerchParticipant
Arizona B&W#806
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March 5, 2019 at 6:04 pm #332945Patricia L KeelinParticipant
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…
Inner Vision
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March 6, 2019 at 2:18 am #332987Michael LerchParticipant
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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March 6, 2019 at 9:32 am #333020Hans StockerParticipant
Some very nice ones above Michael and Keelin! I love Arizona B&W #806, Inner Vision and your discussion about them.
Some Contemplation
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March 9, 2019 at 3:07 am #333457Michael LerchParticipant
Arizona B&W#808
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March 9, 2019 at 2:12 pm #333502Hans StockerParticipant
Nice pattern in #808 Michael.
After Some Contemplation some sharp ideas took shape.
Sharp Ideas
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March 13, 2019 at 12:55 am #333973Patricia L KeelinParticipant
Arizona B&W#807 is a beauty with an inviting, almost tangible depth, Michael. And Hans, I like the calm that Some Contemplation brings and the aftermath of Sharp Ideas. Sometimes those thoughts just don’t stick around very long.
Just Passing Through
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March 13, 2019 at 6:25 am #333997Michael LerchParticipant
Arizona B&W#809
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March 15, 2019 at 1:04 am #334248Michael LerchParticipant
Arizona B&W#810
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March 16, 2019 at 10:00 pm #334554Michael LerchParticipant
Arizona B&W#811
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March 18, 2019 at 10:49 pm #334889Michael LerchParticipant
Arizona B&W#812
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March 20, 2019 at 11:11 pm #335232Michael LerchParticipant
Arizona B&W#813
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March 21, 2019 at 3:44 am #335255Patricia L KeelinParticipant
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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March 21, 2019 at 10:31 pm #335397Michael LerchParticipant
Thanks Keelin! May the Colorado skies be Big and inspiring! Have Fun!
Arizona B&W#814
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March 23, 2019 at 12:07 am #335571Michael LerchParticipant
Arizona B&W#815
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March 25, 2019 at 9:31 pm #335960Michael LerchParticipant
Arizona B&W# 816
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March 26, 2019 at 10:29 am #336036Hans StockerParticipant
Great pictures the last two weeks from you Keelin and Michael. I know you are not the pareidolic one Michael but I love this head of a donkey in Arizona B&W #811.
Mix
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March 29, 2019 at 10:31 pm #337114Michael LerchParticipant
Hans, Yes, I was amused by the cartoonish appeal of the photo. Your Mix has a nice landscape appeal to it as well.
Arizona B&W#817
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April 2, 2019 at 11:33 pm #337870Michael LerchParticipant
Arizona B&W#818
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April 3, 2019 at 9:55 pm #338069Hans StockerParticipant
Nothing To Extinguish, .. Yet?
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April 3, 2019 at 11:23 pm #338077
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April 4, 2019 at 10:49 pm #338228Michael LerchParticipant
Arizona B&W#819
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April 4, 2019 at 11:25 pm #338232Howard BrownParticipant
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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April 6, 2019 at 6:12 pm #338519Hans StockerParticipant
Can Have Clouds Moth Holes?
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April 6, 2019 at 10:51 pm #338559Howard BrownParticipant
Seemingly, Hans. Or perhaps someone (or some thing) just grazed their knuckles.
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April 8, 2019 at 3:02 am #338737Michael LerchParticipant
Arizona B&W#820
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April 10, 2019 at 9:07 pm #339219Hans StockerParticipant
Nice composition and lines in Arizona B&W # 820 Michael.
Reaching Out
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April 12, 2019 at 12:09 am #339609Michael LerchParticipant
Arizona B&W#821
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April 14, 2019 at 12:21 am #340105Michael LerchParticipant
Arizona B&W#822
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April 16, 2019 at 3:02 pm #340564Hans StockerParticipant
A Small Bend In Spacetime
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April 18, 2019 at 1:22 am #340848Michael LerchParticipant
Arizona B&W#823
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April 20, 2019 at 6:34 pm #341313Patricia L KeelinParticipant
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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April 23, 2019 at 12:04 am #341607Howard BrownParticipant
Yep, the creature is a young long eared cocker spaniel, Keelin?
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April 21, 2019 at 5:17 am #341375Michael LerchParticipant
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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April 22, 2019 at 3:43 pm #341557Hans StockerParticipant
Not Related
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April 23, 2019 at 10:38 pm #341763Patricia L KeelinParticipant
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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April 24, 2019 at 10:01 am #341823Hans StockerParticipant
Yes Keelin, it must fly at night and I suppose it roars while hovering among the clouds.
It Even Leaves A Trail
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April 30, 2019 at 1:42 am #342981Michael LerchParticipant
Arizona B&W# 825
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May 1, 2019 at 2:41 am #343228Patricia L KeelinParticipant
That glowing trail would be easy to follow at night, Hans. One might wonder where it would lead. Perhaps to the mysterious landscape Michael has shared above. Or maybe to a quiet moonlit garden?
NightBloom
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May 4, 2019 at 4:16 am #343890Michael LerchParticipant
Arizona B&W#826
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May 9, 2019 at 3:25 am #344992Michael LerchParticipant
Arizona B&W# 827
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May 13, 2019 at 11:16 pm #346165Michael LerchParticipant
Arizona B&W#828
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May 14, 2019 at 10:06 pm #346401Hans StockerParticipant
A lovely Nightbloom by Keelin and then some Arizona B&W´s of which I love the last one (#828) most for its softness.
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May 17, 2019 at 2:14 am #346905Michael LerchParticipant
Interesting play of negative and positive space Hans!
Arizona B&W# 829
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May 18, 2019 at 5:19 am #347097Patricia L KeelinParticipant
Love the sculptural quality and contrast play in images above, Michael and Hans!
Aloft
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May 20, 2019 at 5:06 pm #347454Hans StockerParticipant
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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May 31, 2019 at 4:14 am #349196Patricia L KeelinParticipant
Fascinating to see these phases of pileus, Hans. Nice captures!
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May 21, 2019 at 2:24 am #347519Michael LerchParticipant
Pileus season is still a couple of months away for me. I can’t wait!
Arizona B&W#830
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May 21, 2019 at 8:14 pm #347620Hans StockerParticipant
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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May 24, 2019 at 4:44 am #348044Michael LerchParticipant
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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May 26, 2019 at 5:16 pm #348497Hans StockerParticipant
Yes, the weather here isn’t also the way it is supposed to be. There is so much almost subte – but sometimes big – change…….
Quite exuberant your Arizona B&W #831!
Layered
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May 31, 2019 at 1:50 am #349184Michael LerchParticipant
Arizona B&W#832
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May 31, 2019 at 4:31 am #349198Patricia L KeelinParticipant
Hans and Michael, you two never fail to capture the most essential beauties in black and white. Here in Kittredge, the recent weather has often produced skies of stark contrast as in the image below.
Just Before The Rain
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May 31, 2019 at 10:49 pm #349326Hans StockerParticipant
Just Before The rain looks like two old chaps talking about how to make them wet down there. Love it Keelin.
Next one is not completely B_W but fits in here best imho…..
Runes
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June 2, 2019 at 3:13 am #349509Patricia L KeelinParticipant
Love the texture in your Runes, Hans. And the subtle color tint. I agree, it feels at home in this topic.
Below is a bit on the grainy side due to pushing the contrast on what was perhaps too distant a shot. But the wildness revealed well matched the weather of the moment.
While It Was Raining
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June 3, 2019 at 3:17 am #349660Michael LerchParticipant
Arizona B&W#833
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June 4, 2019 at 2:49 pm #349918Hans StockerParticipant
Wow, there is a lot of energy in While It Was Raining Keelin!
Then followed by the calm composition in #833 by Michael.
Granularity
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June 7, 2019 at 10:40 pm #350409Michael LerchParticipant
Nice texture work Hans!
Arizona B&W#834
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June 10, 2019 at 3:55 am #350720Michael LerchParticipant
Arizona B&W# 835
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June 11, 2019 at 8:32 am #350878Hans StockerParticipant
Mackerel Texture
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June 13, 2019 at 3:43 am #351154Michael LerchParticipant
Arizona B&W#836
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June 15, 2019 at 7:40 pm #351651Patricia L KeelinParticipant
Above, it looks as if Michael may have caught the dash of Hans’s Mackerel in motion!
Below, the sky holds the memory of a creature that stopped moving quite awhile ago.
Diplodocus Fossil
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June 18, 2019 at 2:45 am #352064Michael LerchParticipant
Arizona B&W#837
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June 19, 2019 at 7:28 pm #352382Patricia L KeelinParticipant
Arizona B&W#837 is a dynamic beauty, Michael!
Although not strictly B&W, the image below feels to be most at home in this thread.
Stuttttering
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June 21, 2019 at 1:12 am #352600Michael LerchParticipant
Arizona B&W#838
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June 23, 2019 at 3:49 am #352928Patricia L KeelinParticipant
The image below reminds me of the Doodles thread Micheal began a couple of years back. Dream Horse
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June 26, 2019 at 12:58 am #353451Michael LerchParticipant
Arizona B&W #839
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June 26, 2019 at 9:36 am #353500Hans StockerParticipant
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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June 29, 2019 at 12:56 am #353978Patricia L KeelinParticipant
Thank you, Hans! Mysteries and more abound in this topic. It’s almost unbelievable how the sky can hold such diverse patterns and play.
A Softer B(l)oom
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July 1, 2019 at 12:16 am #354308Michael LerchParticipant
Arizona B&W #840
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July 3, 2019 at 3:13 am #354660Patricia L KeelinParticipant
Love the sense of movement in your #840, Michael.
Afterthought
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July 5, 2019 at 7:15 pm #355106Michael LerchParticipant
I almost forgot about this one
Arizona B&W#841
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July 11, 2019 at 12:58 am #355954Michael LerchParticipant
Arizona B&W#842
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July 15, 2019 at 11:09 pm #356729Michael LerchParticipant
Arizona B&W #843
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July 16, 2019 at 4:25 am #356756Patricia L KeelinParticipant
Wow, Michael! Your latest here are almost otherworldly in a way that draws me in and doesn’t let go — especially #842.
Once converted to B&W, the image below seemed to take on a rather menacing feel, as if it belongs in a story by Poe.
Where’ve You Been?
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July 17, 2019 at 10:23 am #356960Hans StockerParticipant
Yes otherworldly are the former posts by Michael and also the last one by Keelin.
Dutch Mountains
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July 18, 2019 at 11:46 am #357142Hans StockerParticipant
Exercise In Texture
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July 19, 2019 at 3:38 am #357286Patricia L KeelinParticipant
Formidable mountains and fine texture in your images above, Hans. And all the more interesting when scale is left to one’s imagination.
Drift
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July 19, 2019 at 9:09 pm #357487Hans StockerParticipant
Great Drift! I also drift away for some time but I will follow closely what’s posted.
Unrest
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July 22, 2019 at 12:56 am #357904Michael LerchParticipant
Arizona B&W #844
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July 22, 2019 at 3:29 pm #358001Patricia L KeelinParticipant
Unrest is a moving beauty, Hans. And Michael’s #844 is a good start for a relaxing drift with layers of cushy appeal. Nice one, Michael!
Transformation
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July 25, 2019 at 5:15 am #358453Michael LerchParticipant
Thank you Keelin. It still amazes me how cloud type can be so different in just a short span of space as your Transformation shows..
Arizona B&W#845
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July 27, 2019 at 4:19 am #358807Michael LerchParticipant
Arizona B&W #846
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July 30, 2019 at 3:56 am #359394Michael LerchParticipant
Arizona B&W#847
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July 30, 2019 at 3:59 am #359401Patricia L KeelinParticipant
Wonderful softness in #845, Michael.
Mystery Happens
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July 31, 2019 at 3:38 pm #359630Patricia L KeelinParticipant
LightWaves
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August 3, 2019 at 10:32 pm #360175Michael LerchParticipant
Arizona B&W # 848
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