Land and Sky

[duncan_bulman]

I’d like to propose starting a new thread.

As there is a strong relationship between the land and the sky let’s see your pictures that feature the two in equal measure.  Bodies of water will also count as a land element.

It’ll be interesting to see what you come up with.

To get things started here is my offering for #1.

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[hygge]

https://www.facebook.com/BBCNW/videos/307645127997121/

Land and Sky is not dissimilar to my Cloudscape topic which I introduced as a combination of Cloud and Landscape. So I am with you in spirit Duncan. Good Luck with this topic to you and your pussycat.

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[RUTH QUIST]

Duncan,  I am happy to throw in #2 to your proposed thread.  Now I won’t crop off the land so much.

Cowboy Country 

[duncan_bulman]

Ruth first out the starting gate.  Good job.  Yes, I know technically you’re second, but I’m not counting my ice-breaker.

Now that I think of it, I should have named the thread Land, Sea and Sky, as all three are so inextricably linked.

[Hans Stocker]

Duncan, this thread is a nice imitative. I think the fence on your picture will not stop what’s coming. It is a great composition imo. And Ruth is right, we have to give the land a bit more exposure for this thread. I therefore have to search for land and sky image,  since I prefer – until now – to picture details of only clouds or views with mainly clouds. This is one I found to make a start with on this new topic.

Some Delay?

[duncan_bulman]

Hans, good choice.

Although there’s very little in the image there is a lot going on.

[Hans Stocker]

Thanks Duncan. I hope you understood that I meant “initiative” and not imitative. I have to blame the stupid spellchecker.

Next one was taken just a moment before the former one.

[duncan_bulman]

Two thumbs up for all three in one shot.

[duncan_bulman]

Hans inspired

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[RUTH QUIST]

Exciting stuff for a new year and a new thread.

5 Elements

[Keelin]

Thank you, Duncan ~~ this will be fun! Love the fresh breath that comes with seeing these beautiful first images here from you and Ruth and Hans. Such a great sense of space in each photo.

Santa Cruz Bay, Early Morning

[duncan_bulman]

Keelin,

I have mixed feelings about this one.  The melancholy from the hard metallic foreground is countered by the soft pillowy texture of the clouds.  I am drawn to the sea, but my soul wants to drift amongst the clouds.

Hopefully, we’ll see some inspired images in future posts.

[Hans Stocker]

I’ve seen already inspired images in the former posts. I love the Santa Cruz Bay, Early Morning Keelin. A great view over water and sky.

[duncan_bulman]

My next offering.

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Seashell Street

[RUTH QUIST]

Looking like we all have lots to share of special ground and sky.

Flowers Too

[Keelin]

You’re so right, Ruth, and your Flowers Too is a fine example.

Duncan, I am drawn as well to the sea and love it in any of its moods. One of my sisters lives in Santa Cruz and I never see the same sea hue twice in a row whenever I visit her. You captured a dazzling river of light wiggling its way to the sea and beyond.

Hans, I know you must also share an affinity for the sea. I love the tiny accent of that lone seabird in Some Delay. And the windswept grasses on the dunes adds yet another felt dimension to your second posted photo here.

While I haven’t many images that fit well into this new topic yet, here is one from the archives. Another quietly moody shot, but as I recall, not at all a match for my own mood in the moment it was taken.

Clouded Sky, Textured Sea

[RUTH QUIST]

Keelin, wondering if there are whales in that textured sea.

Grass and Fog

 

[RUTH QUIST]

Geese Too

[Hans Stocker]

Clouded Sky, Textured Sea is so serene Keelin. Love the view over these smooth and calm waters. Peaceful. Air to breathe…..

Grass and Fog followed by Gees Too form a great duo Ruth perfectly fitting together. Overwhelming vastness.

It Was Very Windy On The Beach

[duncan_bulman]

Good stuff from everyone.

My offering – Victor Victor taking a time-out.

[RUTH QUIST]

Duncan, wow are those colors exquisite in Victor!

Hans, looking like some horses too in your wonderful Windy photo.

Sand and Sky

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Where Buffalo Roam

[duncan_bulman]

Ruth,

My kind of place.

I imagine it as it was when Buffalo herds were in their millions.

What mountain range is that off in the distance?

[RUTH QUIST]

Duncan, thanks for asking the mountain range.  I believe it is the Ruby Range.  The photos are in the southern part of the state.  Yes, there are buffalo in the area.  It is beautiful and wild.

My Road

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River and Sky

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Mountain and Sky

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Pond And Clouds

[duncan_bulman]

I’ve been neglecting the forum, but I see Ruth has been keeping the ball in the air.

Winter’s End?  A promise of things to come, let’s hope so.

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Bush and Sky

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River and Early AM Sky

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Big Mountain Small Cloud

[Michael]

Little mountain big sky

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Big Bird and Sky

[RUTH QUIST]

Michael, nice on your big sky.

Beach and Crisp Sky

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Hummingbird and Sky

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Field and Fog

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An Eagle With Breakfast A Few Clouds Too

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Vulture and Big Sky

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Thick Fog and Field

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Vulture Friend in the Big Clouds

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Small Lake and Big Sky

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The Joy Of Travel.  Plane and Big Blue Sky.

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Two Vultures on a Sky Watching Break

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