Color Thread Vol. VII
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August 20, 2019 at 4:53 am #362991Michael LerchParticipant
Keelin brought Vol 6 to its 100th photo ! Allow me to begin Volume 7!
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August 20, 2019 at 2:59 pm #363048Hans StockerParticipant
Great start of Vulume VII Michael. And wow what a great ending of Volume VI by you Keelin A great picture with a fantastic dreamy view on the coast of Alaska. A mysterious source of light at the horizon and some calm waves, all in deep blues. Love it.
Winds
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August 20, 2019 at 3:49 pm #363078Patricia L KeelinParticipant
Thanks for kind words and a great launch to VII, Michael and Hans!
For a few moments, Hans, I wondered if the winds were bringing us a new image our old friend who crosses the pond from time to time. But this is as far as it got — just a possi-billyg.
Portrait In Progress?
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August 25, 2019 at 1:50 am #363888Michael LerchParticipant
Arizona Color #701
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August 27, 2019 at 4:01 pm #364375Patricia L KeelinParticipant
Michael, is #701 taken with your new camera? The definition is amazing! You’ve really captured the feeling of these magnificent clouds.
Below, the sky displays a completely different mood.
PS: Hans, congratulations on your Cirrocumulus with sundog selected as Cloud Of The Month!
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August 29, 2019 at 6:37 am #364652Michael LerchParticipant
Keelin..Thanks but that pic was taken in 2017..same lens as I use today but different camera body. Same condition exist as i type , just add a bolt of lightning every 30 seconds. Monsoon came back after a 3 week vacation. The thunder is approaching the constant level..a constant rumble…I was watching it a little while ago. Quite a show…anyway…quite the mood there!
Arizona Color #702
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August 29, 2019 at 9:15 am #364672Hans StockerParticipant
Keelin, I love your possi-billyg (or Portrait In Progress). To me it is certi-billyg. Great find! And thanks about the cloud of the month. I am pleasantly surprised about it, also in a second way, for I did not sent it in myself. It is a spotting from the Cloudspotter app taken with the phone. Shortly Gavin started to post the pictures of the day on the gallery (and this one was ‘just” candidate picture of the day). Nice to do so I think. Anyway I like the explanation accompanying the picture. There are always new things to learn about clouds.
Arizona Color #701 is a monumental cauliflower of a cloud Michael. Overwhelming details.
Indeed quite the mood on your last two posts Keelin and Michael. They make a perfect pair.
Wings
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August 30, 2019 at 1:06 am #364800Patricia L KeelinParticipant
Nicely subdued peachy glow in your AZ #703, Michael. And Wings has got to be a favorite, Hans. Love the fleeting movement and also the twin flyers at the top.
A Touch Of Cirro
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September 1, 2019 at 3:16 am #365154Michael LerchParticipant
Arizona Color# 703 ..a straight up overhead shot of “roiling cloud”
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September 1, 2019 at 4:58 pm #365292Patricia L KeelinParticipant
Wow, Michael, an amazing shot! I smile to imagine you with camera held steadily aloft, the thought of an umbrella nowhere in mind. Nothing dramatic going on here, so really appreciate your sharing monsoon images with us.
Below, a soft cloud with a bit of highlight at twilight.
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September 4, 2019 at 4:13 am #365857Michael LerchParticipant
Keelin ..I’ve seen a few of the lightning strikes stories in the news and on the internutz which seem part of the slow summer news cycles ,,but thats enough to make me realize one drop of rain is telling me its time to go,,and who wants to get the camera wet? I’ve noticed lightning seems to follow the rain. Perhaps the wet acts like an conduit or easy path of least resistance for the lightning to get around. In any case Soft clouds or Sharp,one drop of rain is all it takes for me to be inside.
Arizona Color# 704
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September 4, 2019 at 3:40 pm #365950Patricia L KeelinParticipant
Glad to hear you put safety first, Michael. Undoubtedly the wiser approach is sometimes retreat! And you’ve captured a beautiful cloud collage above, a lovely study in blues.
Below, another shot from last week’s display of Cirrocumulus here.
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September 13, 2019 at 2:10 am #367435Michael LerchParticipant
Arizona Color#705
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September 14, 2019 at 7:58 pm #368633Hongmei YuanParticipant
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September 15, 2019 at 4:27 pm #368750Patricia L KeelinParticipant
A dramatic scene you’ve captured there, Hongmeiyuan! It looks as if your feet at the time may have been right up there with those splendid clouds. A warm welcome to the forum and hope to see more images from you in days to come.
Below, the sky had a rather dusty look that day, but I don’t suppose we should call these “Linticularis”.
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September 20, 2019 at 3:23 am #369622Michael LerchParticipant
hong, looks like a shot taken from an airplane. 30,000 ft up in the clouds?
Keelin…oye
Arizona Color #706
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September 20, 2019 at 3:52 am #369625Patricia L KeelinParticipant
Great contrast with crisp detail against the backdrop of that massive, nearly featureless cloud – a spectacular shot, Micheal!
In the image below, I quite liked the delicate, frayed edges of cloud that lay across a large section of that afternoon’s sky.
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September 23, 2019 at 3:04 am #370140Patricia L KeelinParticipant
So much to see sweeping playfully across this morning’s sky. Looking closely, there’s a tiny bit of moon still holding its own in the lower part of the upper left quadrant.
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September 26, 2019 at 2:06 am #370698Michael LerchParticipant
The winds were having fun with the clouds Keelin!
Arizona Color#707
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September 26, 2019 at 7:42 pm #370828Patricia L KeelinParticipant
Love the range of blues captured in your image above, Michael.
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September 26, 2019 at 7:45 pm #370829Patricia L KeelinParticipant
It appeared this cloud would sail quietly by, yet it dropped anchor in my noggin and whispered a haiku that has me still wondering…
Open-heartedis open-hearted
a half-empty or half-full
possibility?It also brings lyrics by Leonard Cohen to mind…
One by one, the guests arrive
The guests are coming through
The open-hearted many
The broken-hearted fewI love the way some clouds won’t leave us alone.
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September 27, 2019 at 8:50 pm #371005Hans StockerParticipant
Nice haiku Keelin and lyrics. I´d say you end with a poetic observation. And I see a lot of great pictures from you and Michael the last weeks. It is a joy to check them all!
Cloudplay
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October 5, 2019 at 2:47 am #372342Michael LerchParticipant
Arizona Color #708
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October 5, 2019 at 4:13 pm #372457Hans StockerParticipant
Spongy
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October 8, 2019 at 2:55 am #372929Michael LerchParticipant
Arizona Color#709
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October 11, 2019 at 1:28 am #373575Michael LerchParticipant
Arizona Color#710
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October 15, 2019 at 2:06 am #374644Michael LerchParticipant
Arizona Color#711
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October 17, 2019 at 3:41 am #375081Roma ZandersParticipant
What am I looking at?! A few layers of altostratus?
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October 18, 2019 at 2:08 am #375256Michael LerchParticipant
Roma…the clouds appear low enough to be stratocumulus. They are under a blanket of altostratus , yes? They may even be a stratus rising up and thus being torn apart by the heat that is pushing them up as in the 2nd shot? The linear nature suggests an influence , maybe even a man made influence. Intriguing shots!
Some Precipitation!
Arizona Color#712
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October 19, 2019 at 12:19 am #375409Michael LerchParticipant
Arizona Color #713
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October 21, 2019 at 9:39 pm #375969Hans StockerParticipant
#713 is magical Michael. Great colors and dramatic cloudscape with mamma.
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October 22, 2019 at 5:03 pm #376132Patricia L KeelinParticipant
I can see why that cloud caught your eye, Roma. You made the most impressive photo of it with that perspective.
And beautiful drama captured in #713, Michael. Exquisite lighting. Wow!
And thank you, Hans, for kind comments further up. Cloudplay is inspiring! The wind certainly knows how to do it.
The Whim Of The Wind
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October 28, 2019 at 1:54 am #377064Michael LerchParticipant
Thank you Hans and Keelin..I like the whimsy there keelin!
Arizona Color#714
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October 30, 2019 at 11:48 am #377488Hans StockerParticipant
Great whimsiness Keelin followed by an impressive towering giant by Michael.
Waviness
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November 1, 2019 at 8:49 pm #377944Patricia L KeelinParticipant
Michael, #714 has such a formidable, majestic feel, holding the mystery as to what it might be towering over. And Hans, your banner-like Waviness is wonder-ful.
Clouds At Play
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November 2, 2019 at 1:18 am #378019Michael LerchParticipant
Keelin, yes the dark unseen mystery makes the picture imho. Some frisky clouds you have there Hans and Keelin!
Arizona Color #715
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November 2, 2019 at 5:48 pm #378168Hans StockerParticipant
Love the Clouds At Play Keelin, with also a great waviness in it. Almost Yin and Yang. Followed by a magical soft appearance on #715 Michael.
The Four Leaf Clover Equivalent In Clouds
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November 4, 2019 at 2:13 am #378448Michael LerchParticipant
Nice capture Hans! May all the luck be yours!
Arizona Color#716
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November 4, 2019 at 2:32 am #378451Patricia L KeelinParticipant
Michael, your #715 is like a dream shimmering into place. Love the soft focused moment you’ve captured there. And your latest (#716) keeps pulling me back for a closer look with those bits of sharply focused blue. Can’t say I’ve ever seen anything quite like this one!
And Hans, knowing how quickly a horseshoe vortex can disappear, you were again in just the might place at just the right time, doing just the right thing! How lucky can you get?
Free Ride
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November 6, 2019 at 1:43 am #378850Michael LerchParticipant
Thanks Keelin! Talkin about short lived clouds 715 a lacunosus event didn’t last as long as some Horseshoe Vortex last. They transitioned into a roiling storm churned mess soon after the pic was taken. Morning lighting created 716 if I recall correctly. And yes, to be a bird riding the currents reading the clouds all day.HAA!
arizona Color #717
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November 7, 2019 at 4:47 pm #379179Hans StockerParticipant
I agree with Keelin that #715 is dreamlike Michael. It is indeed always surprising how quick cloud formations can change dramatically within minutes. So it must be good timing to capture the hat of napoleon in #717. Love that one for its composition and (seemingly) simpleness.
Free Ride is inspiring Keelin for thoughts like Michael expresses so well.
Fading
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November 11, 2019 at 3:23 am #379774Michael LerchParticipant
Nice sweeping texture change off into vanishing point Hans. Napoleon hat!..Thats It! That was a “corner of my eye” capture..Just did a quick scan and there was the oddity, (Nap’s Hat) just hangin there
another oddity, taking a small area of sky at high altitude
Arizona Color# 718
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November 17, 2019 at 1:58 am #381396Michael LerchParticipant
Arizona Color#719
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November 19, 2019 at 2:51 am #381948Patricia L KeelinParticipant
Wonders upon wonders, you two. And where you both saw Nap’s hat, I see a small fleet of graceful stingrays. Then two images down, a dark watery world in which they might glide. Lovely!
Below, an image that was terribly blurry in its original state, but I liked the feel of too much to toss. A splash of “noise” seemed to crisp it up and gives it a kind of painted-on-rough-canvas look which, in this case, saves it?
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November 19, 2019 at 4:14 pm #382062Hans StockerParticipant
Love your oddities at high altitude in #718 Michael.
And the painted-on-rough-canvas-look more than saves your picture Keelin. It fits perfectly with the capture and also with the composition.
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November 21, 2019 at 11:44 pm #382605Michael LerchParticipant
Arizona Color #720
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November 25, 2019 at 5:38 pm #383508Patricia L KeelinParticipant
Love the landscape feel you’ve captured in #720, Michael.
Below, the clouds seem to be having an elaborate conversation. Discussing the caprice of wind and weather perhaps?
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November 30, 2019 at 10:17 pm #384805Michael LerchParticipant
Thank you Keelin. From a lively conversation to a contemplative repose:
Arizona Color#721
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December 4, 2019 at 4:08 am #385619Michael LerchParticipant
Arizona Color#722 a little bit of Holmboe over Asperitas
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December 4, 2019 at 12:52 pm #385766Hans StockerParticipant
Discussing the caprice of wind and weather is nice Keelin en here we see them in color by you and Michael. Michael your last two posts have something in common: composition and colors. Your #722 strikes me in particular for its composition.
Trying to continue the softness here is the shape into which my spooky creature partially morphed being a close up on a later moment.
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December 5, 2019 at 4:30 am #385982Michael LerchParticipant
Nice capture of the delicate shading of clouds Hans!
Sometimes I like to play with the “rules”
Arizona Color#723
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December 5, 2019 at 10:31 pm #386197Patricia L KeelinParticipant
Love the cleverness of your play, Michael. So simple, so elegant.
And all spookiness completely dissolved in that soft close-up, Hans. A creature tamed by the gentle will o’ the wind. More shall rise to join in the play.
Rising Up
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December 6, 2019 at 5:15 am #386264Michael LerchParticipant
Arizona Color#724
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December 8, 2019 at 12:40 am #386664Michael LerchParticipant
Arizona Color#725
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December 8, 2019 at 8:49 pm #386843Hans StockerParticipant
Love your playing with the rules Michael in #723. It forced Keelin to let the cloud ghosts rise up. Another play with rules I think. In next one rules are involved again.
Queuing
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December 10, 2019 at 4:04 am #387193Patricia L KeelinParticipant
Your #724 is a dynamic display, Michael. I can feel the energy of it! And the colors (especially that subtle grayish turquoise in the lower center) and composition of #725 makes it a favorite.
And Hans, there is a wonderful sense of dimension in Queing. That deep dark teal keeps me lingering contentedly, floating peacefully.
In contrast, the image below reminds me of the tossing and turning of a less than tranquil slumber.
A Restless Night’s Sleep
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December 15, 2019 at 2:27 am #389524Michael LerchParticipant
Arizona Color#726
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December 17, 2019 at 1:51 am #392098Michael LerchParticipant
Arizona Color#727
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December 23, 2019 at 3:41 am #394977Patricia L KeelinParticipant
Love that line dark cloud running through #726, Michael, with the bright blue accents.
What caught my eye in the clouds below was that look of a thumbprint of corrugation.
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December 23, 2019 at 11:02 pm #395402Hans StockerParticipant
A thumbprint indeed Keelin.
No Title Yet
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December 24, 2019 at 2:51 am #395466Patricia L KeelinParticipant
No Title Yet, could be from the sea, Hans, like the wind having its way with a wave. Love that sense of motion!
Below is from the archives here, and comes with these seasonal greetings:
Cool Winter Skies, Warm Winter Dreams, Cheers and Best Wishes to all!
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December 28, 2019 at 8:37 pm #397200Michael LerchParticipant
Arizona Color#728
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December 29, 2019 at 4:48 am #397292Gregory VenarskyParticipant
Hello all, just wanted to share an image with you- Ocean Foam. Hope you enjoy!!
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December 29, 2019 at 5:17 pm #397435Hans StockerParticipant
Yes I have the same association with my untitled one Keelin. Love your virtual lake. For me it is an intriguing trompe l’oeil by nature.
Arizona Color #728 by Michael is impressive with this massive band of cloud separating the colors.
And then the cirrus filled sky by Gregory. Very nice.
Play Of The Winds
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January 5, 2020 at 1:34 am #399361Michael LerchParticipant
Arizona Color #729
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January 11, 2020 at 3:15 am #416762Michael LerchParticipant
Arizona Color#730
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January 14, 2020 at 1:04 pm #417105Hans StockerParticipant
Nice stylistic KH Michael.
Vague Shapes
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January 16, 2020 at 4:12 am #417370Michael LerchParticipant
Wild shot Hans!
Arizona Color#731
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January 20, 2020 at 1:08 am #417683Michael LerchParticipant
Arizona Color# 732
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January 21, 2020 at 1:30 am #417766Michael LerchParticipant
Arizona Color#733
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January 25, 2020 at 12:11 am #418425Michael LerchParticipant
Arizona Color #734
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January 29, 2020 at 11:42 pm #419099Michael LerchParticipant
Arizona Color#735
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January 31, 2020 at 11:09 pm #419364Hans StockerParticipant
Your #733 would have fitted well in the asperitas thread Michael. Love those line in it.
Smoke Signal
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February 2, 2020 at 3:13 am #419435Michael LerchParticipant
Thanks Hans, Yes that shot was taken near the end of an Asperitas event. You can see the rain approaching on the left side of the shot. It gave some contrast in lighting which is needed for the fine lines. Smoke signals are sooo strange which clouds are really good at.
Arizona Color#736
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February 5, 2020 at 1:54 am #419732Michael LerchParticipant
Arizona Color# 737
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February 6, 2020 at 3:43 pm #419991Hans StockerParticipant
Love your last one Michael: Great cloud sculpture with lacunosus and a hint of asperitas as well (I think).
More Hints
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February 7, 2020 at 7:13 pm #420192Patricia L KeelinParticipant
Finally catching up with this colorful thread and enjoying the wonderful variety show.
Gregory, your Cirrus intortus gives me shivers of delight. And Michael, your #728 is simply stunning and lovely layered #733 is a favorite. As is your Play Of The Winds, Hans.
Caught this tiny glimpse of moon in its slow passage through late afternoon Cirrus. Of course, it was actually the drifting Cirrus that rendered the illusion.
Half Moon Adagio
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February 8, 2020 at 3:34 pm #420315Hans StockerParticipant
Nice Half Moon Adagio Keelin. Objections to a bit crescendo next?
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February 13, 2020 at 3:10 am #420962Michael LerchParticipant
Arizona Color #738
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February 14, 2020 at 6:24 pm #421504Patricia L KeelinParticipant
Crescendo welcomed, Hans! Who could resist that beautiful build up of clouds? And Micheal’s #738 provides a lovely transition to calm restored.
Seems like everywhere I look these days, there’s a little reminder of how the sky holds me sway. I think I hear Kate and Anna McGarrigle singing…
Heartbeats Accelerating
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February 15, 2020 at 10:30 am #421593Hans StockerParticipant
Very applicable for the 14th of February Keelin. Somehow there should be a category for Clouds-That-Look-Like-A-Heart.
Here is a color impression of the prevailing weather over here. Some heartwarming is very welcome.
Wind And Rain And Shine In Color
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February 17, 2020 at 7:54 pm #421898Patricia L KeelinParticipant
Oh, but the beauty of it, Hans! Love your Wind And Rain And Shine’s full spectrum of dark to light with just a hint of color. I would still dip my toes in the sea there just to have the added sensation turn it into a memory-making liminal moment. Even though they would surly be curly with the cold.
Curled
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February 17, 2020 at 11:01 pm #421908Michael LerchParticipant
Arizona Color#739
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February 19, 2020 at 11:39 pm #422210Michael LerchParticipant
Arizona Color#740
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February 23, 2020 at 4:28 pm #422596Hans StockerParticipant
Thank you Keelin. And yes your toes would curl from the low temperature as much as your lovely Curled cirrus. Memory-making it would surely be. Brrrrr.
Love your composition with the soft blues Michael (#740).
Large Cloudy Brush Strokes
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February 25, 2020 at 2:12 am #422760Patricia L KeelinParticipant
Love the champagne celebratory feel of #739, Michael, while the composition and subtle colors of #740 continue to tease my sense of pareidolia. Some dreamlike creature keeps trying to emerge. I quite like the mystery of it.
And the boldness of those Large Cloudy Brush Strokes is inspiring, Hans. I feel as if I can almost hear them.
Below, the mood is more on the quiet side I think.
Repeated Murmurings
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February 28, 2020 at 11:11 pm #423298Michael LerchParticipant
Yes Keelin, the juxtaposition of textures, light and shades invites exploring of the imagination. Fun stuff!!
Arizona Color#741
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March 2, 2020 at 11:32 pm #423632Michael LerchParticipant
Arizona Color #742
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March 7, 2020 at 10:55 pm #424228Michael LerchParticipant
Arizona Color #743
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March 8, 2020 at 8:13 pm #424307Hans StockerParticipant
Fun stuff indeed of you both. I can put my teeth in the last cauliflower Michael. Crispy!
Diagonals In Blue
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March 11, 2020 at 8:16 am #424657Allan BinksParticipant
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March 12, 2020 at 10:31 pm #424857Hans StockerParticipant
Welcome Allen. You posted a great icy scenery. I hope to see more from you here or elsewhere on the Forum.
Slightly Undulating
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March 14, 2020 at 3:29 am #425070Michael LerchParticipant
Arizona Color#744
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March 19, 2020 at 11:45 pm #425568Michael LerchParticipant
Arizona Color# 745
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March 24, 2020 at 1:29 am #425974Patricia L KeelinParticipant
All kinds of cloud beauty in the recent images above, Michael, Allan, and Hans—dramatic, crispy, subtle. Especially love the delicate texture in Slightly Undulating, Hans.
Caught this little message in today’s afternoon sky…
Blue Heart Skymoji
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March 26, 2020 at 11:08 pm #426266Michael LerchParticipant
Arizona Color #746
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March 27, 2020 at 12:52 pm #426334Hans StockerParticipant
Thanks Keelin. Your nice Skymoji is followed by a mysterious texture in blue by Michael.
More Blues
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March 30, 2020 at 3:25 am #426657Michael LerchParticipant
Arizona Color #747
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April 1, 2020 at 9:40 am #426947Hans StockerParticipant
Clouddust
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April 1, 2020 at 5:43 pm #427120Patricia L KeelinParticipant
Looks like there’s just enough room for one more image before Hans’s beautiful Clouddust settles and Volume VII comes to a close. And what a splendid collection it has turned out to be thanks to all contributors above. Can’t wait to see what we’ll see in the next volume!
Look closely, and you’ll find a fingernail of moon in this one…
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