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Yes Gini!, there is a serendipity to it that gladdens the spirit. Thats one way to put it anyway, but im happy to have touched that mystery with the photo.
Below is one that uses much less contrast or rather explores ” that mystery” by the way of many gray tones, or subtlety of gray tones. Like you Gini, this one moves me and I don’t kno why or how.
H, Thanks H for this Post. Mr Laninga’s work is clearly exemplary. I’m very glad that in real life the monsoon events don’t move and behave quite as fast as Laninga’s time lapse makes it appear. Hinted at thru-out his work is what all the monsoon beauty in motion can produce,,or the consequences of such natural energy. I’ve attached below a recent example of what a monsoon micro-burst miles away in the desert, can produce, a haboo or dust storm. A new social phenom lets me know when one of these is headin my way. Everybody at work has ” weather alerts” on their IPhones. So when the entire production floor erupts with the bells and whistles of a nasty weather alert, thats my que to get out there and take pictures…while I can.
H, Yes , lighting has so much to do with ” sculpting” the subject for 3 D visual. I don’t recall time of day on the above shot but I can see I took advantage of a slightly muted sun and exposed for the highlites allowing for a greater latitude in brightness of the rest of the scale during processing. Below is another exercise in 3d but done in composition and hard contrast with less emphasis on texture.
Thank You Gini. Sometimes when i process cloud pics, I get lost in them. Its no wonder I am so far behind in taking them thru editing. Below is a shot representing a slightly different perspective. With a overcast lite gray alto sky, capturing lower cumulus in various stages of disarray , underneath, makes for a kind of role reversal in tones, and some visual fun to get lost in.
hygge, The problem is that ” these clouds” of Wrack vary in altitude, dark being low cloud and the Lite being higher as well as the fast nature makes the effort almost pointless. I’d say they are specific parts of a cumulonimbus,even cumulocongestus. Perhaps the ability to discern , photograph, these clouds of Wrack is enhanced by the local conditions here in the desert. I’m photographing straight up into the cloud so perspective is not of the usual either. So, private flavour, maybe just me exploring for a unique, individual expression. The actual photographs are niche photography,which in todays “everybody has a camera” world is what the individual is left with.
I have a lot of fun shooting these Wrack shots. There is danger. Lightning is always possible. And sometimes it gets very busy trying to capture the good stuff before its gone. Yet, capturing the wild untamed free nature of the hurly burly I suppose is just a reflection on a human’s lament. Perhaps I’ll make a video someday.
Hi Marsha!, You subtly point out one of the aspects of Shooting straight up into the clouds, that I enjoy a lot; the lack of a horizon line, allows a pic to be turned any which way one pleases, a form of freedom I suppose.
hygge, With thick clouds, contrast is very important. If you can pre program your dslr for a max contrast capture I would take the time to do it. Contrast is important because its needed to separate the grey tones of clouds AND most digital cameras use contrast to electronically focus.So, shooting into the sun is just seeing where the hilight is and positioning the highlite to be were the eye goes to. Using contrast to direct the eye is part of the craft.
The challenge of shooting directly overhead in thick stormy wrack,,is seeing the contrast and seeing if there is enough there to work with. The fast moving part makes it a real challenge . So camera is pre programed, eye is attuned to where the ” action ” or movement is and hopefully where there is shadow and highlite as well. When All the elements come together, start pressing the shutter button. Processing takes over after that. Again, I can’t recommend Adobe Lightroom enuf. Not into the sun, Just having highlites for the eye to go to.
