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  • in reply to: Contrail Thread Volume IV #399688
    Patricia L Keelin avatarPatricia L Keelin
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    A warm welcome, Donatella, to the cool Contrail topics Volume IV! Isn’t it fascinating how some homogenitus can hold their original form while others morph or contort in only moments? Thank you for the clear reminder of how they usually begin, before wild winds have their whimsical way with them.

    Just yesterday, a single dissolving contrail caught my eye simply because the shape looked interesting. When I downloaded the photo onto my computer, curiosity got the best of me and I played around with it a bit in PhotoShop (rotation/contrast/slight color adjustment). The resulting image below is more an artistic interpretation than what we usually post here, but I offer it as an example of how clouds, even in their simplest of forms, can inspire creativity and wonder. While the original contrail has been maintained, the image now brings to mind an icicle in the Land of Aurora Borealis (thanks to a bit of lens flare caught by the camera) and represents a dream of something I hope to see in reality someday.

    IMG_6025_Icicle [Contrail Inspired Art]

    in reply to: Optical Phenomena Volume IV #399686
    Patricia L Keelin avatarPatricia L Keelin
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    Hans, you are so thoughtfully kind to mention recent posts by others as you introduce Volume IV of Optical Phenomena. Your sundog SunRobin is a frisky delight—a shimmering bit of sky mischief you’ve brought us! Can’t wait to see what follows.

    in reply to: Sunsets and Sunrises Vol lV #399518
    Patricia L Keelin avatarPatricia L Keelin
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    Hans, thank you so much for identifying the upper tangent arc! It’s my first capture of this phenomenon, and also of a sun pillar, so very exciting! Your richly hued Last Sunset Over Haarlem is… well the adjective that comes to mind is… delicious—like raspberries in winter.

    And Gregory, what a lovely series you’ve shared here. Easy to see why you hurried to catch it—and why you stayed through the dimming of the day.

    The image below (from last month) shares those same deepening shades. It was taken only seven minutes before the sky dipped its paintbrush into the darker tones featured in Dipped In Dusk (posted further above). The rewards of waiting and watching are beyond words.

    IMG_5816_Just Before Dusk

    in reply to: Clouds-that-look-like-things Volume III #399289
    Patricia L Keelin avatarPatricia L Keelin
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    Don’t know how I missed the anteater, Hans! Especially when I have such a true fondness (born in an amusing dream) for Myrmecophaga Tridactyla.

    Be that as it may, I do see the rather formidable line of spectators with their eyes on you. But worry not! Here to the rescue (or at least to move them aside) comes…

    IMG_7980_Rhinoceros LacunosusRhinoceros Lacunosus

    in reply to: Sunsets and Sunrises Vol lV #399158
    Patricia L Keelin avatarPatricia L Keelin
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    Love those soft, gentle colors that closed the day in your sunset photo, Greg. And that’s quite a dramatic contrast in the series you captured, George. Amazing, the palette Sky has to play with.

    What caught my eye in today’s sunset here was the subtle sun pillar to the right of the palm trees and the unusual color and brightness above the cloud bank.

    IMG_6010_First Catch_440PM

    Ten minutes later, that spot of color turned so bright is looked like a second sun.

    IMG_6020_Like A Second Sun_450PM

    Mesmerizing!

    in reply to: Black & White Cloud Photos Vol XIV #399151
    Patricia L Keelin avatarPatricia L Keelin
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    Nice contrast and clarity in #179, Michael!

    In the image below, it was the subtle silhouette that caught my eye.

    IMG_5963_BW_Shadow Of A Cloud DreamerShadow Of A Cloud Dreamer

    in reply to: New Years Day Clouds 2020 #398631
    Patricia L Keelin avatarPatricia L Keelin
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    A rather dull morning here as well, then the sky midday blossomed a bit, and end of day hosted a tiny sliver of moon. Wishing everyone a splendid New Year of clouds that delight and surprise us all!

    IMG_5904_Midday_20200101

    IMG_5950_Moon Sliver_20200101

    in reply to: Clouds-that-look-like-things Volume III #397643
    Patricia L Keelin avatarPatricia L Keelin
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    Found this little critter in a garden of cloud branches where it had just…IMG_5880_Earned Its Wings Of Subtle IridescenceEarned Its Wings Of Subtle Iridescence

     

    in reply to: Black & White Cloud Photos Vol XIV #397642
    Patricia L Keelin avatarPatricia L Keelin
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    Indeed, Michael, you’ve given us one that intrigues beyond words in #177. Love the mystery of it!

    And your Cloud Sculpture, Hans is one I would hang on my wall. Beautiful.

    A moment after taking the photo below, there occurred a transformation of the bright wee cloud, making an image better suited for the Clouds-That-Look-Like-Things topic. So there it will land perhaps to inspire a bit of wonder…

    IMG_5873_BW_Light CreatureLight Critter

    in reply to: Sunsets and Sunrises Vol lV #397641
    Patricia L Keelin avatarPatricia L Keelin
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    A warm welcome to you, Greg! And hope we do see more of your lovely images on the various forum topics. The parhelic circle you posted to the Optical Phenomena topic must have had you dancing that day.

    Magnificent Pink Pileus, Michael! And Undulatus At French Sunset is an absolute favorite, Hans.

    In the sunset sky below, it looked as if an artist had gone a bit wild with a paintbrush…

    IMG_5826_Dipped in DuskDipped In Dusk

     

    in reply to: Clouds-that-look-like-things Volume III #395771
    Patricia L Keelin avatarPatricia L Keelin
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    Danke je, Hans, for a clever launch to Volume III. Love your stylish, pareidolic specs! With those in place, I imagine you can even see what isn’t there, as in the case below.

    A wanderer arrives without its rider (which may be why you don’t hear much about him in the traditional yuletide stories).

    IMG_3940_The Fourth Camel of the MagiThe Fourth Camel of the Magi

    in reply to: Optical Phenomena Volume III #395753
    Patricia L Keelin avatarPatricia L Keelin
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    George, congratulations on your aurora photo chosen as today’s Cloud of the Day! A fantastic beauty of light, motion, magic! What a thrill that moment of night sky dancing must have delivered. I imagine you shivered in joy as well.

    in reply to: Color Thread Vol. VII #395466
    Patricia L Keelin avatarPatricia L Keelin
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    No Title Yet, could be from the sea, Hans, like the wind having its way with a wave. Love that sense of motion!

    Below is from the archives here, and comes with these seasonal greetings:

    Cool Winter Skies, Warm Winter Dreams, Cheers and Best Wishes to all!

    IMG_4146_Cool Skies

    Patricia L Keelin avatarPatricia L Keelin
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    Laurence, happy to see you return!

    in reply to: Clouds-that-look-like-things Volume II #395261
    Patricia L Keelin avatarPatricia L Keelin
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    That looks to be the magical breath of a cool prestidigitator, Hans! Marvelous! 

    This next one brings us to The Tail End (pun waggily intended) of Volume II. Curious to see Who and What will show up in Volume III. Whatever this creature was, others couldn’t be far behind.

    IMG_5557_The Tail End

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