"Twisters in the Sky"
Posted: Tue Oct 09, 2012 3:38 pm
As a landscape photographer my evolving relationship with
mother nature continues too amaze me as she shows sides of
her that I have never witnessed before. This is one of the many
aspects of landscape photography that is on going and ever
changing, it ensures that boredom will never set in, and it constantly
fuels inspiration.
Clouds are one of the most important pieces of a photograph to me
and are always part of the envisioned final piece though they do
not always materialize. They can bring character, drama, color,
and many other emotional elements to a photograph.
Cumulonimbus or thunderheads evoke power, fear, and different
levels of drama to an otherwise emotionless landscape which lend
themself too be great black and white photo’s.
Altocumulus and Cirrocumulus are the smaller puffy clouds of
similar sizes sometimes resembling cotton balls that bring
softness and tranquility too the landscape, they look great during
the golden hours and make for great reflections in a mirror
surfaced lake.
Altostratus and Cirrus are the horsetails and wispy clouds that
resemble the soft stroke of a paintbrush, and are my favorite
clouds because there soft patterns when bathed in the soft hues
of a setting or rising sun are very picturesque. They also look
great when there are winds present at higher elevations that
blow these clouds into beautiful and interesting formations that
add another intriguing element to an otherwise emotionless
photograph. To my eye a landscape photograph seems naked
without some clouds in it, it lacks character, and an emotional
response is less likely achieved.
This following photo in black and white panorama that showcases
these clouds beautifully. The white clouds against the black sky that is
anchored by the side lite, and shaded foreground, showcase these
intricately shaped twister in the sky perfectly. There softness brings
a sense of calmness and there delicate motion is soothing to the
mind. One can stare at these twisting gems and get lost in the photo
for quite a while. It feels like your delicately getting pulled up into
them and becoming a part them.
The soft light in the morning that is illuminating the rocks in the
foreground beneath the Divide adds another almost “out of this world”
element to the photograph, but does so in a subtle, non-distracting
way.
Clouds are indispensable in any great piece of landscape art
too me, and they add so many different elements, physical and
emotional, that there existence in a photograph are a required to
achieve any type of success most of the time.
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mother nature continues too amaze me as she shows sides of
her that I have never witnessed before. This is one of the many
aspects of landscape photography that is on going and ever
changing, it ensures that boredom will never set in, and it constantly
fuels inspiration.
Clouds are one of the most important pieces of a photograph to me
and are always part of the envisioned final piece though they do
not always materialize. They can bring character, drama, color,
and many other emotional elements to a photograph.
Cumulonimbus or thunderheads evoke power, fear, and different
levels of drama to an otherwise emotionless landscape which lend
themself too be great black and white photo’s.
Altocumulus and Cirrocumulus are the smaller puffy clouds of
similar sizes sometimes resembling cotton balls that bring
softness and tranquility too the landscape, they look great during
the golden hours and make for great reflections in a mirror
surfaced lake.
Altostratus and Cirrus are the horsetails and wispy clouds that
resemble the soft stroke of a paintbrush, and are my favorite
clouds because there soft patterns when bathed in the soft hues
of a setting or rising sun are very picturesque. They also look
great when there are winds present at higher elevations that
blow these clouds into beautiful and interesting formations that
add another intriguing element to an otherwise emotionless
photograph. To my eye a landscape photograph seems naked
without some clouds in it, it lacks character, and an emotional
response is less likely achieved.
This following photo in black and white panorama that showcases
these clouds beautifully. The white clouds against the black sky that is
anchored by the side lite, and shaded foreground, showcase these
intricately shaped twister in the sky perfectly. There softness brings
a sense of calmness and there delicate motion is soothing to the
mind. One can stare at these twisting gems and get lost in the photo
for quite a while. It feels like your delicately getting pulled up into
them and becoming a part them.
The soft light in the morning that is illuminating the rocks in the
foreground beneath the Divide adds another almost “out of this world”
element to the photograph, but does so in a subtle, non-distracting
way.
Clouds are indispensable in any great piece of landscape art
too me, and they add so many different elements, physical and
emotional, that there existence in a photograph are a required to
achieve any type of success most of the time.
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