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Yes! From black to white en vice versa. This must be the burning thread in this thread.

I wrote I’d come back on the fire theme. Keelin started with wind and fire, now you lit the fuse and here it is…..

Burning The Midnight Oil

 

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Just to blow some new life in this thread

Not Taken From A Plain, Just From The Ground

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I agree Michael, the overall effect of this thread is as important as the individual pictures. I have this also with a CD. It is the whole thing that has its appeal (or not) as much as individual pieces.

It is magic Michael to unveil these structures in stratus. Usually stratus shows no more than one tone of grey and you have to search seriously for any structure. Very nice.

Here the structure was evident although fine.

Minimal Music part II

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Give it a try! This I spotted very recently in a sky dominated by lots of mighty cumuli of many kind.

Mainly White

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Ah, the pictures are restored!  I supposed we can safely post new pictures again. The site is improved in my opinion. The performance is better and the caching issues are solved, so no difference anymore in what you seen being logged in or not. Well done!

Nevertheless: ERROR: Your reply cannot be created at this time.

So I have to be patient – and that is not easy for me, believe me –  before posting something new.

And … many thanks Michael for your extensive explanation of the way you develop your pictures. I do it myself in a rather simple way adjusting the levels and some automatic repair or adjustments functions for levels or contrast, but my development process can be improved for sure  seeing what Michael has done done to make “Herald”. Fantastic result!

The “Wind And Fire” picture of Keelin is also great. The title is very applicable and I like to continue on the fire theme later. Can’t wait ……

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…. and great “Light and Shadow At Play In a Field of Floccus” on the gallery!

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Thanks for your explanation about the burning and dodging, Michael. I haven’t applied or explored that functions yet with lightroom. Big Sky. I just keep on learning.

Terrific Herald! The message of the herald must be joyful. Love it.

It’s A Beautiful Day

White Bird

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The asperitas and the cirrus are very different and  I like both very much Keelin. Large undulations versus fine structures. Beware for the candle….

Oops Something Caught Fire

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Mister Crow is looking us in the eye..

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I can see the Fennec Fox, Keelin. At first I had to look for it, but – again – once seen it sticks in my brain. And Michael chooses the impressionistic middle. Both very nice.

ERROR: Are you sure you wanted to do that?

This is what I get almost every first time since two weeks when I post something. Is this the reason why no other contributions can be found on the forum since two weeks? Black and White diehards can’t be stopped this way. Of course I wanted to do that! I retry after deleting the text and image from the comment-box and then adding it again. Usually it gets posted well.  This one has also been a two-step post.

Curling Cumulus

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Looking for the second time at Cloaked Velum I saw this swimmer with his head turning away to take a breath above the surface. Once seen that way I can’t see it anymore otherwise. Strange phenomenon.

Minimal Music

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Rothko must have been on the North Shore for a cool Sea Breeze.

Distant Breaker

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and then see these …

Floating Trees

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It is heartwarming to read the kind words you wrote, Keelin. I feel proud.

And thanks for the repost of ‘A Big Sky Shot Over Phoenix’, Michael. I would not have liked to miss it. For some reason I can see ‘Mostly Grey Sunset’ twice now, while you apparently thought the first post disappeared (?). I like the play of crossing lines in it very much.

I agree with Michael that ‘Could Be From The Sea’ by Keelin seems to look at us. It is a very mysterious and intriguing scenery and I can keep looking at it puzzling about all kind of things that come to mind.

And memory of Sand Dune beaches, … oh the dreams…. I could not help thinking of Little Nemo in Slumberland.

So thank you both Keelin and Michael for these fantastic new pictures. What a lot to enjoy! When I look back from the moment Michael started the first Black And White Thread until now at (already) post 70 of Volume II, I could not imagine the richness of all these inspiring views on the sky. It may sound cliché but this is really what it is to me. So let’s continue to amaze each other!

And Let The Wind Blow Back Your Hair

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Yes, Django’s music is also layered and has contrasts like on your picture, Michael.

I wrote about a weekend with great skies. Here under an example.

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