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  • in reply to: Clouds-that-look-like-things Volume II #380043
    Hans Stocker avatarHans Stocker
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    Haha, so many interested figures Keelin and to me it seems they  always are hatted somehow? Come close and I will tell all.

    2019-05 Wolken_0036-2

    Read My Lips

    in reply to: Black & White Cloud Photos Vol XIV #379730
    Hans Stocker avatarHans Stocker
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    Be careful with the dusting on places where dragons dwell, Keelin. Great play with grays, also on the cumuli by Michael.

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    Adrift

    in reply to: Cloud Identification Help #379723
    Hans Stocker avatarHans Stocker
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    Welcome Sam,

    The height of clouds is sometimes difficult to judge especially when they are close to the horizon where it all seems to come together. But on your first, second, third and fifth picture it is easy: low hanging stratocumulus. The forth picture is not easy to judge, but I put my cards on cirrus, being high level clouds. The clouds close to the horizon may look like altostratus but that is a matter of perspective in my opinion.

    There are some rules of thumb. For instance cirrocumulus is all white having no shadows and the consisting grains have a width of less than a finger held at a arm’s length. Altocumulus is shaded an has the width of three fingers held at a arm’s length. And then there is a lot of practicing that makes the art. Consulting the ICA or checking the overwhelming amount of examples on the gallery will also help.

    I wish you lots of fun cloud spotting.

    in reply to: ASPERITAS The CAS Cloud Vol 2 #379182
    Hans Stocker avatarHans Stocker
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    2019-10 Charigny (55)-2

    French Morning Asperitas

    in reply to: Color Thread Vol. VII #379179
    Hans Stocker avatarHans Stocker
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    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.

    2019-07 Wolken_0051-2

    Fading

    in reply to: clouds over lake at sunset #379175
    Hans Stocker avatarHans Stocker
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    I love this collage Catherine. Beautiful contrast between the two capture.

    in reply to: Sunsets and Sunrises Vol lV #378829
    Hans Stocker avatarHans Stocker
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    2019-10 Charigny (187)-2

    French Sunset

    in reply to: Clouds-that-look-like-things Volume II #378495
    Hans Stocker avatarHans Stocker
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    Ah, I can recognize the myth-tical story telling creatures from former threads, Keelin. A warm welcome  back for them I must say. The flower (am I right?) on ‘For You’ then after is very kind and gentle. And now some smaller creatures crawl out their holes to listen what the stories are all about. I seem to have found proof that there are even distant civilizations that show interest (what I can understand well). Here there are two of them discussing whatever things they have to discuss on top of their unidentified vehicle.

    2019-10 Charigny (148)-2

    Close Encounters Of A Story Telling Kind

    in reply to: Black & White Cloud Photos Vol XIV #378376
    Hans Stocker avatarHans Stocker
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    Above I see this wonderful Dragon Breath by Keelin and than I see Arizona B&W #166 by Michael that shows a footprint of the Dragon. Love them both.

    2019-09 Charigny (86)-2

    Virga Delight

    in reply to: Optical Phenomena Volume III #378174
    Hans Stocker avatarHans Stocker
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    I see something in the upper part of your picture Keelin. A colorless halo so maybe a parhelic circle?

    2019-10 Wolken (15)-2

    A Stretched Sundog

     

     

    in reply to: Color Thread Vol. VII #378168
    Hans Stocker avatarHans Stocker
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    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.

    2019-09 Charigny (130)-2

    The Four Leaf Clover Equivalent In Clouds

     

    in reply to: Ecstatic to have discovered you all! #378167
    Hans Stocker avatarHans Stocker
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    Welcome Julie. That’s quite an entrance with this beautiful and impressive cloud scenery at sunset.  I agree with Keelin and I like the funny way she wrote it. More to follow?

    in reply to: clouds over lake at sunset #378164
    Hans Stocker avatarHans Stocker
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    Very nice pictures in this thread Catherine. Thanks for sharing. Also by Keelin and George (especially the mirroring one).

    Here a typical Dutch contribution from the archives to this thread.

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    With Windmill

    in reply to: Trick or treat! #377693
    Hans Stocker avatarHans Stocker
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    Nice theme to start George. And there are immediately scary follow-ups by Michael and Keelin. Quite a scary wraith is wondering above.

    2019-10 Wolken (46)-2

    Halloween Haircut.

    in reply to: Color Thread Vol. VII #377488
    Hans Stocker avatarHans Stocker
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    Great whimsiness Keelin followed by an impressive towering giant by Michael.

    2019-10 Charigny (145)-2

    Waviness

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