Black&White Photos Of Cloud VolXXll

[Michael]

The 21st vol went fast. Losts of fun! Finished up with some overhead undulatus by Ruth.

Let me start Vol 22 with some  high cirrus putting on a show.

Arizona B&W #221

[Hans Stocker]

Thanks for starting this new volume with such a great cirrus show, Michael.

Soft Clouds

[Michael]

Very nice Hans!

Arizona B&W#222

[RUTH QUIST]

Hans and Michael, so delicate and worth framing.

Looking For A Place To Land

[RUTH QUIST]

My mom called thick fog ” Soupy”.

[Michael]

Ruth, “Thick as pea soup!” is the way I heard it. Quite a nice shot.

Arizona B&W#223

[Keelin]

A great start to Volume XXII, Michael, Hans and Ruth! Can’t wait to see all the mysterious, magical, fine art of cloud forms to come from each of you.

The Sense of Something Sudden

 

[RUTH QUIST]

Michael, I love pea soup.  B&W can be a challenge for me.  Glad you liked my fog.

Keelin, hoping CA weather is improving.  Sense of Something may come to fruition.

Hanging Out With Friends

[Michael]

Arizona B&W#224

[RUTH QUIST]

Michael, #224 is reminding be of a sprinkler in the summer.

Bumper Cars

[RUTH QUIST]

Mamma Fun

[Michael]

Ruth , Like Science Fiction..!

Arizona B&W#225

[Keelin]

Ruth, your clever titles suggest some good times in your skies there—despite all those dark clouds. You seem to find the beauty in any weather as your recent photos on the Gallery show too.

Michael, I’d also like to run through #224 on a hot day — so inviting! Love the gentle gesture in #225.

Toupee

[Hans Stocker]

I agree with Michael that your Mamma Fun is like science fiction Ruth. Love it.

Great gentle movements in Arizona #225, Michael. Must be a coincidence but the swirly movements resonate in Toupee, by Keelin. Someone must be desperate.

Predation

 

[Michael]

Thanks Keelin and Hans.  Nice capture of greys in Toupee  and incredible laconosus captured in high contrast  Predation.

Arizona B&W#226

[Michael]

Arizona B&W#227

[Michael]

Another one of these:

Arizona B&W#228

[Michael]

Arizona B&W#229

[RUTH QUIST]

Michael, love the wave feeling in #226 and #228.

Big Fella

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[Michael]

Ruth,Big Sky !

Arizona B&W#230

[Keelin]

Michael, those softly flowing clouds are absolutely exquisite.

Ruth, I can imagine the ground shaking when your Big Fella strolled on by.

And Hans, that’s some voracious creature you caught there! This looks like something he might have chewed on…

Beyond Recognition

[Michael]

Deadly lacunosus Keelin

Arizona B&W#231

[Michael]

Arizona B&W#232

[RUTH QUIST]

Simple Pleasure

[Hans Stocker]

Thanks Michael and Keelin. A lot of amazing B&W’s above. Beyond Recognition is very funny, Keelin. And #3232 is a great sculpture of waterdroplets Michael. I like your wavy ones (#226 and #228) also very much. Great vista in Big Fella, Ruth. Is that the place where the crescent moon watches?

Passers-by

[Michael]

ArizonaB&W#233

[Michael]

Arizona B&W#234

[RUTH QUIST]

Hans, you are correct about the best place to watch a crescent moon.  They can be sneaky.  Your passer-by is a super shot of virga I believe.

Keelin, Beyond Recognition is got everything going for it.  That’s a keeper.

Michael, #231 is fun to figure out.  What type of cloud would you say?

Bowl Of Cottage Cheese

[Keelin]

Oh, indeed, this topic never fails to amaze! From Ruth’s Simple Pleasure to Hans’s Passers-by, with Michael’s wild shots spanning the spectrum of what’s possible up there, it’s all quite remarkable and keeps us gazing agog, wondering just what we’re seeing sometimes.

The Illusion of a Distant Mountain

[Michael]

Nice Illusion Keelin, painterly! To answer your question Ruth..howabout..Filigree..the wind blown filigree cloud..There s an idea for a line of cloud  jewelry. It was  cumulus that got quickly shredded by some winds.  Wolves I tell you.

Arizona B&W#235

[RUTH QUIST]

Michael, I am still enjoying your above evaluations.  I believe in wolves out there!!

Some Critter 

[Michael]

Ruth, don’t let the QanonShaman see that

Arizona B&W#236

[Michael]

Arizona B&W#237

[Michael]

Arizona B&W#238

[RUTH QUIST]

Michael, wonderful virga in #236.  Mystical.

Puff

[Michael]

Thanks Ruth, yes it was almost mystical  watching the clouds align up as they did. When I processed the shot I still couldn’t believe it.

Arizona B&W#239

[Michael]

Arizona B&W#240

[Hans Stocker]

Great Puff, Ruth. And after order in #239 some real chaos in #240, Michael. Love that!

Across

[Michael]

Hans,Looks like the two contrails are the only things holding the sky back .

ArizonaB&W#241

[RUTH QUIST]

Hans, I think you might be up there on the moon.

Michael, that is one big cauliflower.  Super fun photo.

Wispy

[Bill Standerfer]

As a new member, I’m enjoying seeing the work of everyone in the group.  I’m especially fond of black and white photography, so I’ll add one of mine from a couple of years ago.  A thunderstorm in Weld County Colorado, north of Greeley.  I’m looking forward to getting some fresh images when our thunderstorm season gets going in a few weeks.

[RUTH QUIST]

Bill, a big welcome to CAS.  The forums are so fun and informative.  Beautiful cumulonimbus you captured.

Dream State

[Michael]

Welcome Bill!..Nice shot! Have fun. Down here in Az we got a Pineapple Monsoon this winter so it didn’t really stop storming. The local lakes got filled up with all the clouds tho. Good fortune!

Arizona B&W#242

 

[RUTH QUIST]

Michael, is #241 related to #242?  Meaty clouds.

May be a Pileus?

[RUTH QUIST]

Every Which Way

[RUTH QUIST]

Bed Time Scene ( almost a B&W )

[Michael]

Ruth,  Yes both pics where shot during the same late afternoon event. Did 241 evolve into 242? possibly, but I cant guarantee it.

Arizona B&W#243 ..the wind

 

[RUTH QUIST]

Michael, nice wind.  Serious white.

Needle and Thread

[Michael]

Thanks Ruth. Here is  some more white all over  the place

Arizona B&W#244

[Keelin]

Beautiful & Wonderful additions to the ever-captivating B&W series by the usual suspects.

And a warm welcome, Bill! Looking forward to seeing more of your photos. You obviously have the eye for dramatic composition — and hopefully a good raincoat!

Alien Volcanic Landscape

[Michael]

ahh,,Hawaii!..Nice shot Keelin. I like the use of negative space. Sets up the whole different perpective

Arizona B&W#245

[Michael]

Arizona B&W#246

[Keelin]

Thanks, Michael. Love the dancing chorus line of clouds you captured in #245—and the whole stage set of actors in #246.

Distant Moon

[Michael]

Thanks Keelin.  I suppose if on the moon our atmosphere would seem to boil.

Arizona B&W#247

[Hans Stocker]

I love your Distant Moon, Keelin and the gentle dotted @247 too, Michael.

Fading

[RUTH QUIST]

Keelin, your moon is terrific.  Almost like cooking some moon soup.

Michael, looking like some cloud dancers in #245.

Hans, nothing wrong with fading out.  Can’t stay forever.

Back to Cottage Cheese

[Michael]

Arizona B&W#246

[Michael]

Arizona B&W#247

[Hans Stocker]

Cottage Chees by Ruth, a duplicatus and a great composition with a black hole by Michael. Always surprises in this wonderful thread.

Pilayers

[Keelin]

You said it, Hans! The surprises just keep coming on this thread. Yet, in a way, it’s just…

Fizzness As Usual

 

[Michael]

oye..

Arizona B&W#248

[Keelin]

Love the mystery in #248, Michael. It continues to subtly morph in my mind’s eye, capturing the spirit of clouds that never hold still for long. I remain in awe of your skill in handling the many values of grey in these B&W images.

Oopsie

[Michael]

Thanks Keelin. My habit  remains to go for the most depth of field as I can get. Lately tho,Im trying to just expose  for the bright spot with focus there,click.  So a lot of out of focus (mysterious) can come in handy. Some times it works some times you have to be in the right frame of mind to have fun with it.. Wild Shot btw.

Arizona B&W#249

[RUTH QUIST]

Keelin, Michael, and Hans, always exciting images.

All Different Shapes and Sizes

[RUTH QUIST]

A Mamma Surprise After a Rainstorm.

[Michael]

Arizona B&W#250

[RUTH QUIST]

Twist and Shout

[Michael]

Arizona B&W#251

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