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I’ve often wondered why clouds look like things. Is it our imagination(s)? Is it hard wired into our collective genetic makeup? I think it’s actually because it’s hardwired into the clouds’ DNA.
No discombobulation here. But I did catch this one cloud in the act of chasing his(?) competitors from the sky.
I was just trying to be silly. People don’t come up to me very much, except when I have my tripod, long lenses, etc all set up and pointed toward the sky. When I use my phone for a photo, they don’t seem to notice.
Too bad!! They don’t know what thry’re missing.
On a slightly different note, Keelin, Topaz Denoise (AI version) will hep remove grain in the photo – mostl of the time without losing material detail. Naturally it depends very much on the photo. For comparison, I played with your “Is there any Doubt” and got very good results. You might want to give it a try.
Ruth – Sometimes people come up to me and say “Don.” “Hatfield.” “Is there a way that I, too, can be a cloudspotter”
Jocelyn always manages to capture the most beautiful pastels. Meryl – you too.
I love the sense of calm both of you bring.
We had a nice sunset the other day, here in Dallas,
Sorry, Hans, no eyebrow clouds this time around.
and morphed a few minutes later into
Michael – Sorry for taking so long to respond to you, especially since you wrote back so quickly.
THANKS for all the good info. Seems I need to add Phoenix, Flagstaff, Four Cornors to the weather spots I rountinely monitor.
Regarding other things : I don’t have an RV, I had percieved that I would need to rent a 4Wheel drive, potentially base myself out of Wickenburg or Payson (at least, that what I was thinking). I was not quite expecting to need to take an RV. That thinking is something I will need to revisit. Based on some of your comments, I might try and presuade someone )other than my wife) to go with me – safety in numbers, that sort of thing.
I live in Dallas, so am used to hot summer weather, clear skies, and at 85F (at night) to 105F daytime; not sure what humidity Dallas recieves, but we’re not near any water bodies (other than a man-made lake or two). Several years ago (pre-CAS) we visited some friends in Phoenix in late August/early September; we drove to Grand Canyon. With a bit of acclimation here in Dallas, I think I’m ready for the temperatures you speak of.
A trip through some of the cañons and parks during August or so is now definitely on my ‘bucket list’
On a completely different note. I have several lenses ranging from 20mm to 400mm. I have a very sturdy tripod, a device (forgot what it’s called, exactly) that can keep the camera open for up to 30 minutes, all kinds of polarizers and other filters. I typically shoot f/11. Any particular comments or suggestions here?
Again (can’t repeat it enough) : THANK YOU VERY MUCH!!
Jocelyn – This one looks like the sun is broadcasting a pastel ray of peace to us all.
But the Dallas sunsets are not always calm :
Jocelyn, there is a Tasmnia based Community Group – access it through the Community (Clouudspotter Groups) link, then go to the one labeled North West Tasmania; it after those in the US and the UK. It’s run by Gary MacArthur. I think you woiuld finds it interesting to join.
Just so people don’t think that only animals inhabit the sky. Greeks float around too, like Icarus who is still trying to reach the sun.
Both the Tasmania and the Montana photos are great. Looking at them I can only imagaine how fantastic it was to be outside at that time of day, how the pink colored the darkening land in Montana, how the red streaks offset the blue of dissapating night flowing into the daylight of Tasmania.
Thank you both for these. I look forward to more beautiful sharing.
This is what Dallas Texas typically looks like at sunset
