[Patricia L Keelin]

Beautiful and unusual visual treats above (Redbow, Cloudbow, Moon Iridescence, CZA and Sundog, and wing clouds as well! Wow! Thanks to all for sharing here.

Hans, were those Nacreous clouds in your Iridescent Tongue and The complete picture? They appear to have that pearly look.

Nothing mysterious below, just a nice surprise on an afternoon walk.

[Patricia L Keelin]

Looks like the winds of change are having their way, Michael. Bye bye, T!

Below, another study in Black & White and inverted color. There was a lot of action in the sky this morning…

Taken a moment later and cropped less tightly, I like the textural quality of the image revealed here via color inversion.

 

 

[Patricia L Keelin]

A splendid start to Volume V, Michael, and a good reminder that this topic is likely to go in unrestrained directions, as Hans offers fine evidence with Any Size And Length.

Ruth, your Wispy Creature looks like it’s tickling the sky. Is that a giggle I hear?

And Hans, just to clarify in case there was any misunderstanding, I do wish I could have answered yes to the invitation. Alas, as it is, I can barely keep up with the forum. That said, however, and prompted by your note above to Michael, I just took a look at the Cloudspotter group for Holland and found many more photos by you and others that I am delighted to see! I must try to check these more often. I do hope others will join us here on the forum topics as well.

Love the Freescale above! Below, a faint halo shines through cool skies.

Frosty Morning

 

[Patricia L Keelin]

Thank you for kind comments, Ruth and Hans. Ruth, your Moon Pastry puts my head on a tilt and a smile on my face. What an odd and amusing image! And Hans, Undulations, with the contrast of smaller clouds at the bottom, reminds me of some photographs by Ansel Adams. Wonderful composition.

Dust To Dust

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Wow! Michael, #702 and #703 are both just beautiful beyond words. Ruth, your January Alpenglow took my breath away. Gregory, The Opening is an irresistible invitation to begin either daytime or dreamtime. Sheryl, couldn’t agree with you more about the magic of watching the colors build and fade. Love the soft, enchanting hues you’ve captured there. Hans, your Mirrored has a painterly quality, so vibrant and crisp. I can almost hear the sea roaring in delight. Philip, a welcome to you as warm as your sun pillar. And Dondatella, love the streaks of contrasting colors, themselves in contrast with that wide skyful of dark/bright clouds. All in all, the photos above make for fantastic viewing any time of day or night.

Below, a slightly different take on this topic’s title theme. Here a bright sun rises above weeping clouds returning light and radiant warmth for all. To borrow a few familiar words: It’s been a long, cold, lonely winter… seems like (four) years since it’s been here…

Here Comes The Sun!

 

[Patricia L Keelin]

Thank you for launching Volume X with such a great photo, Michael. I keep waiting to see if some clouds will fall through that gap. Love the sense of anticipation. Wait a minute… maybe they did (#102)!

And with Hans’s Footsteps In The Snow and Ruth’s Box of Crayons, it looks like we’re off to a fun start.

Twin Fans Of Intortus

[Patricia L Keelin]

Michael, I see something playful in #719. Perhaps something to romp along Ruth’s beach?

Meanwhile, the Leafy Sea Dragon, recently posted to the ‘Clouds-that-look-like-things Volume IV’ topic, found its way here in new form, courtesy of the capricious wind.

Shape Shifter

 

[Patricia L Keelin]

It’s written that Leafy Sea Dragons may live up to ten years in the wild, but alas, this one was swept away by a capricious wind to become, well, something else* in form, though not in essence.

Little Leafy Sea Dragon

*posted to Black and White Cloud Photos Volume XVII

[Patricia L Keelin]

Thank you, Laurence! As if there weren’t already enough reasons to want to visit Scotland. ;)

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Thank you, Gregory! Love the atmospheric impressions in Down to the Ground. I can almost feel the cool dampness of fog and breathe in the aroma of wintery wet leaves.

Maybe no ducks in your latest, Ruth, but a lovely, peaceful photo. I can almost hear the quiet there too.

While I don’t see any feathered friends in the ‘window view’ (to borrow Ruth’s earlier phrase) in the photo below either, perhaps they’ll fly their way into the next volume? Thanks to everyone for all the beauty shared in the collection above.

Blue Dog Window

 

[Patricia L Keelin]

Michael, heading into the mouth of Puff or gazing into a crystal ball, #718 is an intriguing swirl of wonder.

And that Threesome of yours, Hans, looks to be heading somewhere as well. If they travel the shoreline, best keep at least one eye on the sea.

Approaching Waves

[Patricia L Keelin]

Those trees provide the perfect frame for your lovely view, Ruth.

And would love to escape to your sky/seascape, Hans. Wouldn’t even mind getting wet there.

Needing rain here, but ’twas not to be had on the day of the photo below. Yet how could one not feel glorious with the clouds lit up and the moon still up, keeping a sleepy eye on us all?

Morning Moon

 

[Patricia L Keelin]

Michael, I can’t help but see the large head of a sketchy fellow contemplating a tiny drop of moon in #501. A wonderful composition.

Ruth and Hans, it looks like you’ve caught the contrails on some kind of mission. This one below appears to have run into some interference.

Might Be Late Getting There

[Patricia L Keelin]

Hans, it looks like there was no gravity on whatever planet you visited capture Purples. What a gorgeous vision!

And Gregory, I think your fine Fiery Fringes traveled some distance only to become snagged on a tree here.

Cotton Candy Caught

 

 

[Patricia L Keelin]

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