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Ha! I have photographed at least 7 or 8 of these harbingers of the unfortunate over the years. Yes, as you see the ” horseshoe ” has the open end facing down in most pics. Supposedly, that means all the luck and good fortune within the shoe escapes out the open end facing down. Yet I’ve not noticed any change in luck or fortune after capturing a pic of one. Which reminds me, a couple of weeks ago I captured the last moments of one with camera and see!, I have yet to win the lottery. No Change there!
Bastian, May B&W become a ” Universe” for you. Black and White always seemed a misnomer to me. For me, its more about exploring the “Grey”.
Nice work on the virga there! I am looking forward to seeing your work with the Grey. A tip or two; I have 3 pre programmed shooting modes for B&W. One for Yellow filter effect. One for Orange Filter effect and one for Red filter effect. How much contrast there is in the sky,,or how much ” distinction” there is amongst the clouds, determines which filter effect I decide to use. Most shooting is with Orange filter effect,,with necessary 1/3 to 2/3 F stop increase adjustment in exposure. Low contrast in sky means Red filter effect to get the clouds to pop out in picture..High contrast in sky ( mid day sun) i use yellow filter effect program..Watch the details in the high lights and try to make the negative space ( darkest blacks) do something.
The other thing about B&W cloud photography is the surprises. Most digital cameras ” see” further into the Ultra violet and InfraRed than our eyes do. So every now and then as you are processing a photo, elements emerge that you originally did not see. That is fun and fascinating. Trust becomes part of the photographing experience. Have Fun!
I like the redesign. Afew things I figured out intuitively, like signing out, which brought me to using the same door for in and out. The Gallery portal no longer is of new photo everyday or so, but thats ok now that I know. There will be other challenges for me since I don’t keep up with the digital revolution but, I like the lite grey, lay out, and navigational ease. The new layered membership intrigues me as well. This forum appears to be working well. May this site continue to grow in appreciation and membership!
H, yes I believe the cape is actually the remains of an earlier pileus.True the neophyte might miss whats really goin on there for the easy alliterative, yet the foto begins where blue sky thinking ends. Nothing to fear.
Thank you Hygge, I have a good time , well actually I lose track of time, when I photograph the clouds. I experience a freedom that does me good.
Thanks Gentlemen! Hygge, in my minds eye the high humidity area seemed a blob that strangely appeared to come from the east north east. As I have said, rolled back from the hills since most weather comes up from the south west towards the north east. A band? Seemed to me a gradient, an invisible cell of saturated atmosphere.
A few more pics from the event are below. Velum is captured in the black and white shots. The color shot is the last shot I took during the event. As you can see, the wind ,again, has begun tearing things apart,,but notice,,how the pileus streams over to start forming its own velum cloud!
Haa! Im familiar with that work. Hitting that long sustained note ,fading with the incessant beat and haunting intermingle from Zawinal, Shorter and Chorea..Be dop Be dop BAAAAAAaaaaaaaaa..Bought the album 1970 and can still hear it in my head..and maybe even see it in the clouds.
hygge, I was a bit perplexed by your use of “Versus”as I try not to see one cloud better or worse than another. The physics behind the undulatus phenom is fascinating as any, so,the cloud manifested by the physics remains amazing in any regard. An example of what I’m getting at is below. Some time ago, a year, a low, heavy undulatus phenom passed overhead near work.The 1 st photo shows the “prime” of the phenom,,orderly clean, well structured, perhaps the greek ” Ionic” could be applied.
The 2nd photo, below, was taken at the end of the phenom. The undulations are ragged disorderly and , looking closely, undulations up top and counter of each other are easily evident. The Winds are disrupting the pageant.Wind,creator and destroyer.so, maybe you can see how I first felt the use of ” versus”. With clouds as with nature, its a constant change, at least here in the upper Sonoran desert where a system can blow thru the region in 6 hrs or less. When undulations build up on top of each other and in different alignments, wow, try imagining all the different wind directions going on up there.
> Getting drunk on a whiskey cloud
>Where clouds go, take me along
>Clouds skipped across the pond’s surface
hygge, Im thinking a stratus fractus,,that got a bit pannus paniced. Maybe you can imagine the moment when taking pictures in one direction, then turning around 180 degrees to catch this one trying to sneak up on you. That feeling I have not forgot..Then to watch it scud by , much commotion with no precipitation. HAA!
I won’t make the Faustian deal for “perfection” ,especially with clouds, but my favorite is the once considered, “undulatus asperitus” Not sure where that label stands since being accepted by the WMO. I see it in the desert here maybe once a quarter. The phenomena is a challenge to photograph and has a ” art deco” look and appeal to it; a fascinating presentation of straight horizontal line and curved line designing fantastic spaces and texture. If the lighting is breaking thru the cloud, some amazing patterns are made even more fascinating.
Yes hygge, the more enigmatic the better IMHO. Stretching the mind is good exercise. And so it is with rain in the desert. Of course it rains here,precip actually making it to ground. The difficulty is in remembering the last. Some years back I think Phoenix broke a record of over 100 days without rain. And, just because some precip made it all the way to ground in say Sun City or Litchfield Park, is no guarantee it rains in Mesa or Guadalupe.
Another shot of cloud under the Stratus. Same day as above, but this one is in color.
Gini and hygge, thanks for your comments, Gini has the gist of it hygge,,tracks leaving an impression on our thoughts,,on our day, etc. Can’t say for sure the above is the result of contrail. Other pictures at same time show a much broad expanse of cloud .The above was very long linear ( Miles),,but not very wide as you indicate .
Marsha,,Yes, strange is intended in a ” surreal” way..beyond the normal,, or “extra reality.”
High compression is achieved with strong telephoto lens.The dark areas are actually blue sky.Exposure is programmed for high contrast ( Orange Filter effect). And of course its in B & W..Put it all together and ” Other reality”..is suggested. Clouds ,imho , are natures easiest and best venues to ” other reality”. Clouds get us out of the box of easy and comfortable thinking ( blue sky thinking). This shot also contrasts the smooth and the jagged as well as the organized and the chaotic. a new, strange reality could be the result of the contrasts. Its not so much ” What” is strange,,,but the way to or the ability, to find the Other reality,,the mental freedom and exercise to go beyond the mundane.
