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Crescendo welcomed, Hans! Who could resist that beautiful build up of clouds? And Micheal’s #738 provides a lovely transition to calm restored.
Seems like everywhere I look these days, there’s a little reminder of how the sky holds me sway. I think I hear Kate and Anna McGarrigle singing…
Heartbeats AcceleratingThe tide’s been out a long time on this topic. Now waves return to wrap up of Volume II ~~~ Will we be carried out to sea again?
The Force is definitely with you, Michael!
Below, another image from that wildly windy day that blew us around here recently.
Hans, your Clouds That Look Like Nothing At All (recently appearing in the Contrail topic) gave me a giggle. Whatever appears to be leaping out of water in the image below might be Nothing At All As Well. But as you have a markedly keen skill at pareidolia, perhaps you have an idea as to what it might be, or an explanation for its behavior? You don’t suppose something could be after it, do you?
Love those soft, subtle tones in your Swirling, Gregory. And the bright halo in your #503, Michael. And I keep scrolling back to the gorgeous hues in Purple Without Rain, Hans. A dramatic contrast in feel to what you’ve captured in French Sunset. That thin, grey arcing accent is a nice touch!
Here is one that caught my eye just a few weeks ago.
Finally catching up with this colorful thread and enjoying the wonderful variety show.
Gregory, your Cirrus intortus gives me shivers of delight. And Michael, your #728 is simply stunning and lovely layered #733 is a favorite. As is your Play Of The Winds, Hans.
Caught this tiny glimpse of moon in its slow passage through late afternoon Cirrus. Of course, it was actually the drifting Cirrus that rendered the illusion.
Half Moon AdagioWonderful arcs of brilliant light and color, Gregory and Hans! Last Sunday, we had a spectacular sky here. A dry cold front had moved in and the sun king donned his corona in regal fashion.
Love the flow and softness in your most recent images above, Michael and Hans. There was nothing so calm in last Sunday’s morning sky here.
Frenetic FeteThank you for such a kind response, Catherine! Though it may be quite the other way around as I feel it’s the heavens that hold me sway. And had I the talent to paint them, it would surely be an enjoyable endeavor. Alas, not (at least not yet) to be!
Diving again into my archives, I came across this image from Alaska’s Inside Passage. I remember being smitten with that intensely colored, calm, icy sea snuggled up to the dark, rocky land. And then there was this thick, foggy mist of a comforter, laying down its softness, silently sinking into crevices along the shore…
Welcome to the forum, Allan! Love the sense of depth you’ve captured with the grey cumulus and the wavering streak of homogenitus. Hope to see more images from you wherever you are. The intriguing silhouette in the lower right corner has me wondering where that might be.
Also enjoying #503, Michael. Another delicious serving of your lovely Arizona pinks and blues.
And Gregory, thanks for dropping into your archives to share a peek at a warmly brightened sky. Sunrise or sunset? Doesn’t really matter, does it, when the sky lights up like that!
Whatever comes sweeping in at the start or end of day is just fine with me.
Thank you both for kind comments, Hans and Catherine.
And so right you are, Catherine, about the moment and its magic. Hans’s rosy-ribboned ditch photo and your stunning Antarctic sunset are perfect examples. Also love your icy lake with the shimmer of light on its surface.
The image below may be a little stretch on the Clouds Over Water theme. ;) The water, in this case, happened to be raindrops that began to fall just as I looked up to capture a bright patch in a darkening sky.
(Tiny dark spots in the image are some of those first raindrops that fell, having landed right on the camera lens.)
Love the rich brilliance of your Orange Jewelry, Hans. It is stunning!
Nothing so colorful in the silver/gold sunset below. What caught my eye in the lower right corner were the dark streaks against the light, right above the light streaks against the dark. It began to remind me of an etching plate…
so, just for fun, I inverted the image to see what it would look like…
surprised to find it looks more like what one might expect from the sky (except for that telltale palm tree).
And I have Michael to thank for encouraging this indulgence of curiosity. Thank you, Michael! Ages ago, you opened my eyes to novel explorations of cloud imagery. The mind at play is a wonderful thing!
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