Color Thread VI
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January 8, 2019 at 1:53 am #324323Michael LerchParticipant
Upon reaching 100 posts in the 5th volume of Color Cloud shots, Thanks Hans!, allow me to go forward with the 6th volume . Taking shots at the extremes of the day gives color magic, sometimes.
Arizona Color #601
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January 8, 2019 at 2:31 am #324327Patricia L KeelinParticipant
What a lovely launch, Michael. As usual, you’ve caught the light just right! I’ve also been meaning to say kudos on your cascade of Cirrus featured on the Gallery on December 28! I love the underwater feel you captured so well in that image.
Volume V featured all manner of colorful clouds on display, a bit of poetry, and even some musical and mathematical references. Who could have predicted that? And who knows where our sharing of clouds and commentary will lead next? Perhaps the answer is blowing in the wind.
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January 9, 2019 at 11:57 pm #324647Michael LerchParticipant
Thanks Keelin!That Cirrus event was impressive, not quite like anything I’ve seen. You are right, you just never know what you’ll find when you look up.
Arizona Color#602
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January 10, 2019 at 10:35 am #324704Hans StockerParticipant
Already Volume VI…. Ah, such a fine start by Michael and then the virga Blowing In The Wind by Keelin (together with some answers?).
Trying to stay close to the wonderful tender structure of Arizona Color #602….
Dotted
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January 13, 2019 at 12:21 am #325136Michael LerchParticipant
Arizona Color#603
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January 16, 2019 at 6:05 pm #325756Michael LerchParticipant
Arizona Color #604
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January 18, 2019 at 12:08 am #325999Michael LerchParticipant
Arizona Color#605
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January 18, 2019 at 5:15 pm #326140Hans StockerParticipant
Very nice contrast between the whites and the deep blues in #605 Michalel.
Watercolor
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January 21, 2019 at 12:56 am #326475Michael LerchParticipant
Ginny once used the word ” painterly” to describe some photos of clouds. Hans, that seems to apply.
a fractus storm..
Arizona Color#606
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January 22, 2019 at 8:44 pm #326775Michael LerchParticipant
This is a color shot.
Arizona Color#607
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January 22, 2019 at 9:42 pm #326781Hans StockerParticipant
Your last two color pics are both very remarkable each in their own way Michael. I love the fairy and snowy look of #606, while #607 has this fine structure almost without color. Fantastic!
Contrasting Structures
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January 24, 2019 at 2:46 am #326961Patricia L KeelinParticipant
Fabulous images, Michael and Hans! Catching up just now with this color topic is a feast for the eyes. Arizona Color #606 is mesmerizing, Michael. And Contrasting Structures is like a moment of surprise not to be missed, Hans.
The image below was taken on a very stormy day. I could barely detect what I thought might be interesting swirls in the clouds. In order to see what was really happening up there, I gave the image strong contrast, which delivers the impression of a rough textured watercolor. Rough weather, water, color… somehow, for me, the resulting image captures the dark moodiness of the sky that afternoon.
Moody Blues
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January 24, 2019 at 12:54 pm #327021Hans StockerParticipant
Keelin, I agree you captured the atmosphere with these whirling clouds perfectly. Love it!
And when Moody Blues appear next one must follow.
Knights In White Satin
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January 26, 2019 at 8:31 pm #327342Michael LerchParticipant
Arizona Color#608
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January 27, 2019 at 5:11 pm #327485Hans StockerParticipant
Fantastic play with shadow and light in this piece of marble (#608) Michael.
Flat Bottomed Cauliflower
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January 28, 2019 at 3:08 am #327560Patricia L KeelinParticipant
Splendid shadow play in AZ #608, Michael.
And Hans, that is some delicious looking broccoli you’ve served up. Fit for a king and his loyal knights. Those song lyrics have a way of lingering. Today, I looked up to find, torn and tossed to the winds…
Letters I’ve Written, Never Meaning To Send
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January 29, 2019 at 8:41 pm #327847Michael LerchParticipant
Nice canopy shot Keelin! It feels very close.
Another ” marble” shot
Arizona Color#609
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February 6, 2019 at 1:33 am #328902Michael LerchParticipant
Arizona Color#610
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February 7, 2019 at 12:37 pm #329122Hans StockerParticipant
A canopy, yes it might be a canopy Michael that Keelin posted as “Letters I´ve Written …….”. I can hear the melody of it in the picture Keelin.
And then another marble shot by Michael followed by this grid of altocumulus in #610 (yes, alto?) giving this feel of coming spring.
Playful Patterns
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February 8, 2019 at 2:13 am #329210Patricia L KeelinParticipant
Wonderful variety of patterns in the images above, you two. I imagine each arrangement could make for a fun game of hide-and-seek for our avian friends.
Birds Of Play
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February 11, 2019 at 5:44 pm #329791Hans StockerParticipant
Nice wordprey with your Birds Of Play Keelin :) I agree our avian friends can play very well in each of the three arrangements.
Shadowing
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February 12, 2019 at 12:01 am #329838Michael LerchParticipant
Arizona Color# 611
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February 17, 2019 at 2:33 am #330612Patricia L KeelinParticipant
Hans, your Shadowing image has all the elements of an intriguing dream. I keep falling into the space in between the soft-edged iridescence and the crisp, silver-lined cloud with its deep dark shadow, where something(?!) will soon unfold.
And Michael, Arizona Color #611 is one I want to dive right into. I would hold my breath in anticipation, but why? It’s (mostly) all air up there, n’est-ce pas?
Lots of rain here lately, and a bit of hail too. But the sky captured below promised something else.
A Soft Rain’s A-Gonna Fall
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February 19, 2019 at 2:13 am #330883Michael LerchParticipant
Yes Keelin its been a parade of clouds for almost a week here in the desert. The weather folks referred to the phenomena as a ” river” extending way out into the Pacific. It rained again here last night. Unusual!
Arizona Color#612
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February 21, 2019 at 3:42 am #331198Michael LerchParticipant
A rare visitor to the desert
Arizona Color#613
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February 21, 2019 at 4:48 pm #331265Hans StockerParticipant
A Soft Rain’s A-Gonna Fall in California and the desert is in the mist. It feels all so Dutch and familiar now sitting inside with this grey nimbostratus and the accompanying drizzle outside. In between mister Kelvin and mister Helmholtz are showing what the instability with their names can produce in the air when the weather is fine.
It Can Be Anywhere
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February 25, 2019 at 12:39 am #331746Michael LerchParticipant
Arizona Color#614
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March 1, 2019 at 3:51 pm #332360Patricia L KeelinParticipant
Indeed, Hans, It Could Be Anywhere, but it was there — and you captured it! At least for the moment. And then who knows what may have become of those lovely cloud wisps? Perhaps some found their way across the pond and became part of Michael’s Arizona Color #614? Maybe they were even part of #613, which hold a definite mystery about it.
Michael, #613 is one of my favorites! It could well be the opening scene of a movie that would definitely be going somewhere anxiety-producing. The subtly discernible cactus in the foreground is a perfect touch (no pun intended). The feeling it evokes reminds me again of Todd Hido’s photographic encounters with foggy environments.
Hold it Right There
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March 4, 2019 at 6:07 pm #332791Hans StockerParticipant
I agree with the Todd Hido analogy in the misty picture by Michael, Keelin. Great picture Michael.
And then I see this smiling face of the one who Holds It Right There. Lots of energy in the sky and great picture. A close up showed ..
He´s Got It In His Fist
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March 5, 2019 at 5:38 pm #332939Patricia L KeelinParticipant
Ha, Hans! I did not see the (so obvious now) smiling face! So thank you for the nudge to look again. And whatever might be released should that Fist above open?
Some Kind Of Magic
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March 7, 2019 at 12:25 am #333123Michael LerchParticipant
Nice captures!
Arizona Color# 615
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March 8, 2019 at 5:07 pm #333384Hans StockerParticipant
You´re welcome Keelin. It is a funny and happy smiling face with also a peculiar ponytail on top of his or her pear shaped head. You released some true magic above and Michael posted a fine pattern of dots nicely evolving and growing from left to right.
Here some fish bone like lines.
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March 8, 2019 at 10:12 pm #333431Patricia L KeelinParticipant
Love that subtle wrinkle in your fluffy blanket of Cirrocumulus, Michael. And those are some very fine fish bones, Hans. They must have traveled a long way from the sea, come to think of it. Below, it looks like an explorer dove in to investigate the original source.
With A Splash And A Breath
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March 10, 2019 at 5:02 pm #333657Michael LerchParticipant
Nice Shots!
Arizona Color#616
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March 16, 2019 at 12:06 am #334396Michael LerchParticipant
Arizona Color#617
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March 18, 2019 at 2:04 am #334754Patricia L KeelinParticipant
The soft lines of your Arizona Color#617 sing in perfect harmony, Michael. And now for the applause…
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March 19, 2019 at 10:23 pm #335044Michael LerchParticipant
Thank you Keelin…I suppose the wind is the voice of the clouds..
A herd of lennies…
Arizona Color#618
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March 24, 2019 at 11:15 pm #335817Michael LerchParticipant
Arizona Color#619
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March 27, 2019 at 11:50 pm #336355Michael LerchParticipant
Arizona Color#620
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March 28, 2019 at 1:09 pm #336444Hans StockerParticipant
That are some delicate thin and mysterious veils on Arizona Color #620, Michael. Very nice.
I scrolled back to see the sparkling With A Splash And A Breath, Keelin, and I thought the explorer of the original source must have dived in something more fluffy now….
A Bit Wooly
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March 30, 2019 at 5:39 pm #337268Patricia L KeelinParticipant
Warm greetings to all from snowy Kittredge, Colorado. This is my first glimpse at the forums since arriving here over a week ago, and the beautiful images posted to the topics are definitely spirit-restoring. While care-taking a beloved sister, my time to browse and post will be limited, but I just want to say how much I miss everyone here and how grateful I am for the smiles your images bring. Below is a photo taken just after my arrival in Denver.
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March 31, 2019 at 12:01 am #337336Michael LerchParticipant
May All Go Well Keelin
Arizona Color#621
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March 31, 2019 at 11:31 am #337397Hans StockerParticipant
Yes, Keelin, may all go well with you and your sister. It does appear to me more important than any reply. Meanwhile I hope you enjoy the forum and gallery. Best wishes!
Speaking about the gallery: Michael your recently published mix of altocumulus is ….. refreshing. That must be the word for what it feels like.
Spongy
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April 1, 2019 at 2:58 am #337538Michael LerchParticipant
Thank you Hans. I had to be patient for that shot and a few others of that event. I saw its potential from a distance and had to wait for it. I was pleased to see it hold together just long enough for me to get a few pics of it. Like your lacunosus above the clouds can take their time and let us get shots of them, and sometimes the event is over by the time the camera is just being turned on…oh well.
A shot of Velum getting whipped up by the wind:
Arizona Color #622
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April 3, 2019 at 9:03 pm #338059Hans StockerParticipant
Michael, congrats with your mix of altocumulus as Cloud-A-Day.
And now (Arizona Color #622) whipped up velum like whipped cream. Delicious!
Eyebrows?
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April 7, 2019 at 12:38 am #338573Michael LerchParticipant
Arizona Color# 623
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April 8, 2019 at 5:46 pm #338832Hans StockerParticipant
On The Wing
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April 11, 2019 at 1:56 am #339268Michael LerchParticipant
Nice Shot Hans!
Arizona Color#624
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April 15, 2019 at 10:31 pm #340428Hans StockerParticipant
Thanks Michael. I like your composition with the tiny cumulus on a seemingly vast blue and vaguely white striped background in Arizona Color #624..
Patterns
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April 16, 2019 at 1:10 am #340446Michael LerchParticipant
Various winds created Interesting ” Patterns” Hans..
Arizona Color #625
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April 18, 2019 at 2:21 am #340856Patricia L KeelinParticipant
Thank you, Hans and Michael for your kind, well wishes while I was under the clouds of Colorado. I didn’t have much time to gaze upwards, but should find a few cloudscapes to share as time allows. It may be that a return to further assist my sis will be required, but meanwhile I hope to catch up with the splendid images posted to the forum over these past few weeks. What I’ve seen so far is more than pleasing to the eye and definitely refreshing to the spirit.
Beam Me Up!
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April 18, 2019 at 11:03 am #340915Hans StockerParticipant
Very nice. Great you are Beamed Up again to the forum Keelin! A warm welcome back and may your sister go well soon.
Layers
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April 23, 2019 at 1:45 am #341615Michael LerchParticipant
Arizona Color #626
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May 2, 2019 at 2:18 am #343452Michael LerchParticipant
Arizona Color #627
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May 2, 2019 at 9:14 am #343504Hans StockerParticipant
Watercolor
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May 5, 2019 at 11:59 pm #344207Michael LerchParticipant
Arizona Color# 628
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May 10, 2019 at 12:26 am #345264Michael LerchParticipant
Arizona Color#629
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May 14, 2019 at 10:11 pm #346404Hans StockerParticipant
Nice compositions Michael.
Webby
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May 20, 2019 at 1:54 am #347364Michael LerchParticipant
Arizona Color#630
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May 22, 2019 at 12:34 am #347660Michael LerchParticipant
Arizona Color#631
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May 24, 2019 at 9:43 pm #348182Michael LerchParticipant
Arizona Color#632
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May 27, 2019 at 1:45 am #348562Michael LerchParticipant
Arizona Color#633
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May 31, 2019 at 4:03 am #349194Patricia L KeelinParticipant
Ah, Michael and Hans, such beauties above! Michael, #s 627 and 632 are favorites. As are Watercolor and Webby, Hans. Wishing I had more time to share more color from these Color-ado skies. Below is one from a late night’s watch.
Blue Night In Kittredge
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May 31, 2019 at 11:00 pm #349330Hans StockerParticipant
There´s an immeasurable depth in this Deep Blue Night In Kittregde Keelin.
Just Tickling
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June 2, 2019 at 3:29 am #349511Patricia L KeelinParticipant
Just Tickling has a fun feeling to it, Hans. Much nicer than…
Just Pinching
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June 4, 2019 at 12:20 am #349821Michael LerchParticipant
Arizona Color#634
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June 5, 2019 at 2:33 pm #350067Hans StockerParticipant
Ouch Keelin, I almost felt the pinch. Very funny though.
Pileus time! Is the monsoon already starting Michael?
Something Hovering
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June 5, 2019 at 8:37 pm #350110Michael LerchParticipant
Actually Hans that shot was taken May/2017..I finally got it out of the files recently. I believe its the only pileus I photographed that day.
The light of dusk can be mysterious as it fades.
Heres an overhead shot taken in the backyard.
Arizona Color#635
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June 11, 2019 at 1:47 am #350846Michael LerchParticipant
Arizona Color$636
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June 12, 2019 at 2:13 am #351002Michael LerchParticipant
Arizona Color#637
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June 15, 2019 at 7:45 pm #351652Patricia L KeelinParticipant
The Stuff Of Fluff
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June 19, 2019 at 3:09 am #352263Michael LerchParticipant
Nice explosion Keelin
Arizona Color#638
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June 25, 2019 at 12:43 am #353263Michael LerchParticipant
Arizona Color# 639
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June 26, 2019 at 8:11 am #353487Hans StockerParticipant
Some nice colors from you both Keelin and Michael. Love the Stuff Of Fluff from Keelin and #639 from Michael.
Here is one taken yesterday with the telephone.
Great Start Of The Day
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June 28, 2019 at 12:45 am #353797Michael LerchParticipant
Nice Lighting There Hans!
Arizona Color#640
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July 1, 2019 at 3:54 am #354328Patricia L KeelinParticipant
Love the color, texture, and even the agitated feel in Great Start Of The Day, Hans, while the calming brush strokes of cloud in your #640 are the perfect follow up, Michael.
Cirrus Stalks In Summer
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July 6, 2019 at 8:28 pm #355282Michael LerchParticipant
Heres some not so calming brush strokes
Arizona Color#641
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July 8, 2019 at 4:49 am #355492Michael LerchParticipant
Arizona Color# 642
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July 8, 2019 at 9:29 pm #355625Hans StockerParticipant
One does not see it that way many times Michael. Very nice sky-pointilism in #642.
A Less Uniformly Distributed Collection
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July 11, 2019 at 2:53 am #355963Patricia L KeelinParticipant
Wonderful wildness in #641, Michael. And a fine contrast in your next image with such precise looking placement of tiny cloud bits. In Hans’s following image, it could be the same sky with Wind coming into play. Here, below, a bit of order restored.
Layered
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July 12, 2019 at 1:30 pm #356183Hans StockerParticipant
Order is restored well in Layered, Keelin. The posts on the Forum and the sky is for me like a
Honeycomb
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July 16, 2019 at 3:52 am #356751Patricia L KeelinParticipant
Delicious delights indeed, Hans!
Like Spun Sugar
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July 17, 2019 at 11:06 am #356968Hans StockerParticipant
That’s one for a sweet tooth Keelin.
More Sugar And Candy
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July 18, 2019 at 11:41 am #357140Hans StockerParticipant
This is how it works!
Feeding The Altocumulus With More Fluffs
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July 18, 2019 at 5:19 pm #357205Patricia L KeelinParticipant
Love those sweet cloud confections you have there, Hans. Ah, now if I were just light enough…
Sky Bridge
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July 19, 2019 at 9:19 pm #357491Hans StockerParticipant
There is a striking resemblance in our two last posts Keelin. Love it.
Light As A Feather
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July 22, 2019 at 3:35 pm #358002Patricia L KeelinParticipant
Fantastic feathers, Hans!
In Syncopated Time
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July 23, 2019 at 2:55 am #358098Michael LerchParticipant
Arizona Color #643
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July 25, 2019 at 10:06 pm #358608Patricia L KeelinParticipant
Great perspective in #643, Michael. Looks like the intricate patterning went on for miles.
Becoming Untangled
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July 28, 2019 at 6:06 am #359015Michael LerchParticipant
Arizona Color #644
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July 31, 2019 at 2:00 am #359556Michael LerchParticipant
Arizona Color# 645
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August 1, 2019 at 2:35 am #359712Michael LerchParticipant
Arizona Color #646
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August 2, 2019 at 4:07 pm #359980Hans StockerParticipant
That’s a cool blue in your lat one Michael with the little cotton fluffs.
Fading Out
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August 5, 2019 at 4:09 pm #360478Patricia L KeelinParticipant
Fantastic images above, Michael and Hans!
Towards Twilight
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August 5, 2019 at 6:06 pm #360496Howard BrownParticipant
Keelin, I particularly like Towards Twilight. In fact I wonder if you kept shooting because I have concluded of late that I really enjoy Post Twilight – the sky still has light but the clouds are now dark. Recently a waxing sliver of setting moon in the North West added its charm to the vista.
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August 5, 2019 at 10:08 pm #360524Patricia L KeelinParticipant
Thanks, Hygee! Twilight and post-Twi have a calmness about them I enjoy too. A sliver of moon always tends to catch my eye as it brings to mind a sweet little girl named Ayça whom I met decades ago on a tiny beach in Turkey. She made a enduring memory for me explaining that she was named for the crescent moon.
Ayça Moon
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August 8, 2019 at 6:07 am #361008Michael LerchParticipant
Thanks Keelin..and be sure to keep a lookout for colorful sunsets and sunrises. Theres lots of soot in the atmosphere from a volcano blowing up in far eastern Russia..They also suffered a massive military ammo dump fire and blow up but thats another story.
Arizona Color #647
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August 13, 2019 at 3:48 pm #361901Patricia L KeelinParticipant
Michael, I keep going back to marvel at Arizona Color #646. Is your latest above from the same day or from a new flock of floccus?
Here is one from a summer past.
Sunset Sundog
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August 16, 2019 at 3:14 am #362346Michael LerchParticipant
Thanks Keelin,,no the floccus shots were taken months apart. I have a lot of fun with floccus when they manifest. I haven’t sorted my shots for floccus though.
Arizona Color#648
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August 19, 2019 at 10:57 pm #362938Patricia L KeelinParticipant
Incredible action in your photo above, Michael. Below, a much calmer scene. And without the illuminated island, it would be hard to discern where Sky meets Sea. This image is from a watery ride off the coast of Alaska, taken a few years ago.
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August 20, 2019 at 4:48 am #362990Michael LerchParticipant
Nice shot Keelin! Just that bit of light makes a great pic!
Im going to go ahead and start the next volume. Thanks for ending this one on such a great shot.
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