Black&White Photos Of Cloud VolXXll

Black&White Photos Of Cloud VolXXll

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    • #561384
      Michael Lerch avatarMichael Lerch
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      The 21st vol went fast. Losts of fun! Finished up with some overhead undulatus by Ruth.

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

      Arizona B&W #221

      mar2221a2983Virg

    • #561506
      Hans Stocker avatarHans Stocker
      Participant

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

      2020-08 Wolken (30)-1

      Soft Clouds

    • #561725
      Michael Lerch avatarMichael Lerch
      Participant

      Very nice Hans!

      Arizona B&W#222

      mar1122a6759Virg

    • #561870
      Ruth Quist avatarRuth Quist
      Participant

      Hans and Michael, so delicate and worth framing.

      Looking For A Place To Land

      P1120924 (2)

    • #562104
      Ruth Quist avatarRuth Quist
      Participant

      My mom called thick fog ” Soupy”.P1020019 (2)

    • #562395
      Michael Lerch avatarMichael Lerch
      Participant

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

      Arizona B&W#223

      dec2720a1244art

    • #562628
      Patricia L Keelin avatarPatricia L Keelin
      Participant

      A great start to Volume XXII, Michael, Hans and Ruth! Canā€™t wait to see all the mysterious, magical, fine art of cloud forms to come from each of you.

      IMG_3543_BW_The Sense of Something Sudden

      The Sense of Something Sudden

       

    • #562657
      Ruth Quist avatarRuth Quist
      Participant

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

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

      Hanging Out With Friends

      P1011051 (2)

    • #562663
      Michael Lerch avatarMichael Lerch
      Participant

      Arizona B&W#224

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    • #562830
      Ruth Quist avatarRuth Quist
      Participant

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

      Bumper CarsP1120474 (2)

    • #563888
      Ruth Quist avatarRuth Quist
      Participant

      Mamma FunP1120401 (2)

    • #563931
      Michael Lerch avatarMichael Lerch
      Participant

      Ruth , Like Science Fiction..!

      Arizona B&W#225

      mar2221a2951Virg

    • #564181
      Patricia L Keelin avatarPatricia L Keelin
      Participant

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

      Michael, Iā€™d also like to run through #224 on a hot day ā€” so inviting! Love the gentle gesture in #225.

      IMG_3960_BW_Toupee

      Toupee

    • #564225
      Hans Stocker avatarHans Stocker
      Participant

      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.

      2022-11 Wolken (40)-1

      Predation

       

    • #564355
      Michael Lerch avatarMichael Lerch
      Participant

      Thanks Keelin and Hans.Ā  Nice capture of greys in ToupeeĀ  and incredible laconosus captured in high contrastĀ  Predation.

      Arizona B&W#226

      may2421a3668Art

    • #564592
      Michael Lerch avatarMichael Lerch
      Participant

      Arizona B&W#227

      july3022a7767Und

    • #565199
      Michael Lerch avatarMichael Lerch
      Participant

      Another one of these:

      Arizona B&W#228

      may2421a3650Art

    • #565455
      Michael Lerch avatarMichael Lerch
      Participant

      Arizona B&W#229

      may2421a3633Art

    • #565509
      Ruth Quist avatarRuth Quist
      Participant

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

      Big Fella

      aP1055291 (2)

    • #565551
      Michael Lerch avatarMichael Lerch
      Participant

      Ruth,Big Sky !

      Arizona B&W#230

      may2421a3652Frac

    • #565614
      Patricia L Keelin avatarPatricia L Keelin
      Participant

      Michael, those softly flowing clouds are absolutely exquisite.

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

      And Hans, thatā€™s some voracious creature you caught there!Ā This looks like something he might have chewed onā€¦

      IMG_0666_BW_Beyond RecognitionBeyond Recognition

    • #565968
      Michael Lerch avatarMichael Lerch
      Participant

      Deadly lacunosus Keelin

      Arizona B&W#231

      may2421a3653Art

    • #566197
      Michael Lerch avatarMichael Lerch
      Participant

      Arizona B&W#232

      july3022a7794art

    • #566791
      Ruth Quist avatarRuth Quist
      Participant

      Simple PleasureP1022621 (2)

    • #566839
      Hans Stocker avatarHans Stocker
      Participant

      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?

      2022-07 Wolken (39)-1

      Passers-by

    • #567029
      Michael Lerch avatarMichael Lerch
      Participant

      ArizonaB&W#233

      july3022a7776art

    • #567492
      Michael Lerch avatarMichael Lerch
      Participant

      Arizona B&W#234

      JuneB

    • #567529
      Ruth Quist avatarRuth Quist
      Participant

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

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

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

      Bowl Of Cottage Cheese

      P1120262 (2)

    • #567559
      Patricia L Keelin avatarPatricia L Keelin
      Participant

      Oh, indeed, this topic never fails to amaze! From Ruthā€™s Simple Pleasure to Hansā€™s Passers-by, with Michaelā€™s wild shots spanning the spectrum of whatā€™s possible up there, itā€™s all quite remarkable and keeps us gazing agog, wondering just what weā€™re seeing sometimes.

      IMG_3395_BW_The Illusion of a Distant Mountain

      The Illusion of a Distant Mountain

    • #567620
      Michael Lerch avatarMichael Lerch
      Participant

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

      Arizona B&W#235

      may2118a2524

    • #567694
      Ruth Quist avatarRuth Quist
      Participant

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

      Some CritterĀ P1110230 (2)

    • #567914
      Michael Lerch avatarMichael Lerch
      Participant

      Ruth, don’t let the QanonShaman see that

      Arizona B&W#236

      june2622a7393VirgB

    • #568552
      Michael Lerch avatarMichael Lerch
      Participant

      Arizona B&W#237

      april0521a3041Art

    • #568705
      Michael Lerch avatarMichael Lerch
      Participant

      Arizona B&W#238

      may2421a3648art

    • #569053
      Ruth Quist avatarRuth Quist
      Participant

      Michael, wonderful virga in #236.Ā  Mystical.

      Puff

      P1120752 (2)

    • #569210
      Michael Lerch avatarMichael Lerch
      Participant

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

      Arizona B&W#239

      june0719a5092vir

    • #569295
      Michael Lerch avatarMichael Lerch
      Participant

      Arizona B&W#240

      dec2720a1253Vir

    • #569463
      Hans Stocker avatarHans Stocker
      Participant

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

      2023-02 Wolken (4)-1

      Across

    • #569765
      Michael Lerch avatarMichael Lerch
      Participant

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

      ArizonaB&W#241

      sept2422a8509nimbus

    • #569813
      Ruth Quist avatarRuth Quist
      Participant

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

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

      Wispy

      P1130588 (2)

    • #569845
      Bill Standerfer avatarBill Standerfer
      Participant

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

      WES_20190616__8512519-Edit

    • #569926
      Ruth Quist avatarRuth Quist
      Participant

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

      Dream StateP1044691 (2)

    • #569974
      Michael Lerch avatarMichael Lerch
      Participant

      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

      sept2422a8521Scape

       

    • #570001
      Ruth Quist avatarRuth Quist
      Participant

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

      May be a PileusP1130542 (2)?

    • #570065
      Ruth Quist avatarRuth Quist
      Participant

      Every Which WayP1130598 (2)

    • #570175
      Ruth Quist avatarRuth Quist
      Participant

      Bed Time Scene ( almost a B&W ) IMG_0025

    • #570283
      Michael Lerch avatarMichael Lerch
      Participant

      Ruth,Ā  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

      aur1720a0073Vel

       

    • #570377
      Ruth Quist avatarRuth Quist
      Participant

      Michael, nice wind.Ā  Serious white.

      Needle and ThreadP1000816 (2)

    • #570603
      Michael Lerch avatarMichael Lerch
      Participant

      Thanks Ruth. Here isĀ  some more white all overĀ  the place

      Arizona B&W#244

      sept2422a8537UndArt

    • #570754
      Patricia L Keelin avatarPatricia L Keelin
      Participant

      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 ā€” and hopefully a good raincoat!

      IMG_1223_BW_Alien Volcanic Landscape

      Alien Volcanic Landscape

    • #570764
      Michael Lerch avatarMichael Lerch
      Participant

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

      Arizona B&W#245

      aug1720a0098Cirrus

    • #571267
      Michael Lerch avatarMichael Lerch
      Participant

      Arizona B&W#246

      sept2422a8514NimArt

    • #572324
      Patricia L Keelin avatarPatricia L Keelin
      Participant

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

      IMG_4697_BW_Distant Moon

      Distant Moon

    • #572475
      Michael Lerch avatarMichael Lerch
      Participant

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

      Arizona B&W#247

      dec0222a8995C

    • #572771
      Hans Stocker avatarHans Stocker
      Participant

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

      2022-12 Wolken (17)-1

      Fading

    • #572975
      Ruth Quist avatarRuth Quist
      Participant

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

      Michael, looking like some cloud dancers in #245.

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

      Back to Cottage CheeseP1055468 (2)

    • #573072
      Michael Lerch avatarMichael Lerch
      Participant

      Arizona B&W#246

      jan2721a1810alcum

    • #573241
      Michael Lerch avatarMichael Lerch
      Participant

      Arizona B&W#247

      jan2721a1798VirArt

    • #573259
      Hans Stocker avatarHans Stocker
      Participant

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

      2023-05 Wolken (10)-1

      Pilayers

    • #573452
      Patricia L Keelin avatarPatricia L Keelin
      Participant

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

      IMG_4198_BW_Fizzness As Usual

      Fizzness As Usual

       

    • #573514
      Michael Lerch avatarMichael Lerch
      Participant

      oye..

      Arizona B&W#248

      may1716a5404

    • #573551
      Patricia L Keelin avatarPatricia L Keelin
      Participant

      Love the mystery in #248, Michael. It continues to subtly morph in my mindā€™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.

      IMG_3342_Oopsie

      Oopsie

    • #573600
      Michael Lerch avatarMichael Lerch
      Participant

      Thanks Keelin. My habitĀ  remains to go for the most depth of field as I can get. Lately tho,Im trying to just exposeĀ  for the bright spot with focus there,click.Ā  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

      jan2721a1783VirgArt

    • #573622
      Ruth Quist avatarRuth Quist
      Participant

      Keelin, Michael, and Hans, always exciting images.

      All Different Shapes and SizesP1130479 (2)

    • #573950
      Ruth Quist avatarRuth Quist
      Participant

      A Mamma Surprise After a Rainstorm.P1055612 (2)

    • #574052
      Michael Lerch avatarMichael Lerch
      Participant

      Arizona B&W#250

      oct2515c0241thin

    • #574156
      Ruth Quist avatarRuth Quist
      Participant

      Twist and ShoutP1033193 (2)

    • #574385
      Michael Lerch avatarMichael Lerch
      Participant

      Arizona B&W#251

      mar2221a2971VirArt

    • #574466
      Patricia L Keelin avatarPatricia L Keelin
      Participant

      As you say, Ruth, all shapes and sizes along with twists and twirls from Michael. Hereā€™s one more to add to the mix.

      IMG_4874_BW_Spun Around_30% Moon@180Ėš

      Spun Around

    • #574998
      Michael Lerch avatarMichael Lerch
      Participant

      Arizona B&W#252

      mar2221a2978VirgArt

    • #575064
      Michael Lerch avatarMichael Lerch
      Participant

      Arizona B&W#253

      apr0820a8892Len

    • #575387
      Hans Stocker avatarHans Stocker
      Participant

      All great ones above. A very stylistic one #253, Michael.

      2023-05 Wolken (31)-1

      Scratched

    • #575390
      Ruth Quist avatarRuth Quist
      Participant

      As Hans just mentioned, all great photos.Ā  Michael, #251Ā  #252Ā  #253 I really love.

      Holey

      P1130768 (2)

    • #575562
      Michael Lerch avatarMichael Lerch
      Participant

      Nice Work everybody and thanks for the kind words.!

      Arizona B&W#254

      april1921a3488CumArtb

    • #575600
      Patricia L Keelin avatarPatricia L Keelin
      Participant

      Love the serenity in #253, Michael, and the illusion of mountain peaks peeking through in #254.

      Scratched must be what happens when the sky gets an itch, Hans. I like the tiny bird tickles.

      And thatā€™s a wholey Holey Duck you spotted, Ruth.

      Below, cloud reflections floating in a pond at Denver Botanical Gardens…

      IMG_4986_BW_ Pondering

      Pondering

    • #575771
      Michael Lerch avatarMichael Lerch
      Participant

      Pondering…oye..neat photo Keelin

      Here is a shot you may have seen in color:

      ArizonaB&W#255

      dec1021a5499art

    • #576082
      Ruth Quist avatarRuth Quist
      Participant

      Michael and Keelin, always great shots.Ā  Happy first day of summer.Ā  So fortunate that our temps are mild compared to Texas.

      A Lock Of HairP1130797 (2)

    • #576088
      Patricia L Keelin avatarPatricia L Keelin
      Participant

      #255 works really well in B&W, Micheal. Glad you posted it here too.

      A Lock of Hair has great texture, Ruth, and fine distinction in all those tricky shades of grey.

      IMG_1230_Just on the Edge

      Just on the Edge

    • #576283
      Michael Lerch avatarMichael Lerch
      Participant

      Arizona B&W#256

      jan2921a1968vir

    • #576397
      Ruth Quist avatarRuth Quist
      Participant

      Michael, nice textures in #256.

      Keelin, on the Edge looks like a cliff down below.

      Clouds Needing a ShaveP1130848 (2)

    • #576478
      Michael Lerch avatarMichael Lerch
      Participant

      Arizona B&W#257

      feb2020a8294VirArt

    • #576589
      Hans Stocker avatarHans Stocker
      Participant

      One can reflect on Pondering that is an ingenious and intriguing fotograph, Keelin. I just saw today an amazing circumhorizon arc from you on the gallery waving like a flag over the moutains. Wow that’s a fantastic one too. It must have been a lucky day, I suppose.

      Clouds Needing AĀ  Shave is very funny, Ruth. Maybe the furry @256 by Michael might need a shave too.

      2023-06 Wolken (2)-1

      Boom

    • #576792
      Michael Lerch avatarMichael Lerch
      Participant

      Neat Low Sky Hans!

      ArizonaB&W#258

      jan1821a1428VirC

    • #577146
      Michael Lerch avatarMichael Lerch
      Participant

      Arizona B&W#259

      jan1821a1440vir

    • #577310
      Patricia L Keelin avatarPatricia L Keelin
      Participant

      All so inspiring! This one seems related to Michael’s most recent two.

      IMG_5242_BW_Intortus and Offspring

      Intortus and Offspring

    • #577687
      Ruth Quist avatarRuth Quist
      Participant

      Keelin, Michael, and Hans, great patterns in the sky.

      InterruptedP1055980 (2)

    • #578775
      Hans Stocker avatarHans Stocker
      Participant

      You spotted a great B&W clos-up of intortus, Michael. Keelin spotted it even with OffspringšŸ˜Š. Love the interrupted radiatus, Ruth.

      2023-07 Charigny (2)-1
      Waves

       

    • #579000
      Patricia L Keelin avatarPatricia L Keelin
      Participant

      Lovey interruption there, Ruth. I donā€™t imagine the clouds minded at all.

      And oh, those waves, Hans! Iā€™d enjoy diving right in. And then, at the last moment…

      IMG_5290_BW_Coming Up for Air

      Coming Up for Air

    • #579040
      Michael Lerch avatarMichael Lerch
      Participant

      Arizona B&W#260

      jan1821a1423und

    • #579078
      Ruth Quist avatarRuth Quist
      Participant

      Michael, very mysterious.

      Hans, yep, ocean waves.

      Keelin, I think some gal got her long hair cut.Ā  As always fun photos you guys.

      The End of a Paint BrushP1130922 (2)

    • #579263
      Ruth Quist avatarRuth Quist
      Participant

      ChainsP1130552 (2)

    • #579577
      Michael Lerch avatarMichael Lerch
      Participant

      Thats some fun there Ruth.

      Arizona B&W#261

      jan1821a1442Lac

       

    • #579765
      Ruth Quist avatarRuth Quist
      Participant

      Michael, thanks on my chain link fence.Ā  Nice Lacunosus you caught.

      Lumbar SpineP1130867 (2)

    • #579826
      Patricia L Keelin avatarPatricia L Keelin
      Participant

      Nice work, you two. Michal, thatā€™s some action in #261. The B&W format captures the drama perfectly.

      Love your crow vortex chain, Ruth. What a fun capture with that whimsical smile at the top. As for that long haired gal you referred to a few posts back, I think sheā€™s still in the chair going for The Layered Look.

      IMG_5274_BW_Snip, Snip!

      Snip!Snip!Snip!

    • #580062
      Hans Stocker avatarHans Stocker
      Participant

      Great recovery from the dive, Keelin. It is just afterwards that Ruth throw out a chain to draw you back (a nice one!). I love #260 Michael, quite a mysterious dust nebula.

      2023-07 Wolken (4)-1

      Charcoal On Light Background

    • #580387
      Michael Lerch avatarMichael Lerch
      Participant

      I like the layered composition Hans along with Keelin wigging out at Ruth’s discoteque..anyway..

      Arizona B&W#262

      jan2721a1801altcum

    • #580857
      Michael Lerch avatarMichael Lerch
      Participant

      Arizona B&W#263

      april0521a3310UndArt

    • #581188
      Ruth Quist avatarRuth Quist
      Participant

      Going for the Layered LookP1130992 (2)

    • #581373
      Michael Lerch avatarMichael Lerch
      Participant

      Arizona B&W#264

      jan1821a1446Art

    • #581446
      Michael Lerch avatarMichael Lerch
      Participant

      Arizona B&W#265

      jan1821a1444art

    • #582388
      Patricia L Keelin avatarPatricia L Keelin
      Participant

      Hans, Charcoal On Light Background is a work of fine art!

      Ruth, your Layered Look reminds me Fall fashions with that fleecy top. So looking forward to the coming change of season.

      Michael, great movement and definition in your latest two.

      IMG_5277_BW_Improvisation

      Improvisation

    • #582510
      Ruth Quist avatarRuth Quist
      Participant

      Keelin and Michael, mesmerizing sky.Ā  Leaves so much to our imagination.

      Black plus White equals GrayP1066624 (2)

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