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Equatorial Storm

by Stephen Cunliffe

Gallery: LandscapePosted February 2, 2010157 views6 comments
Sea and sky only; earth was definitely absent.
Captured at sunrise in mid Atlantic, right on the equator.
Canon 50D
EF24-70mm f/2.8L USM
ISO 200
f/5.6 @ 1/750
Polarizer
Suggestions for improvement are always welcome.

Comments

6 comments
Comment posted by Giovanni Allievi on February 2, 2010 at 12:38 PM
Gorgeous cloud formation, Stephen!

My only critique here is that there it seems a bit too much of local contrast applied (i.e.: visible halo around small cloud puffs to the right).

Were you on a boat ? It must have been both beautiful and frightening...

Giovanni.
Registered on March 26, 2008, 87 Posts, 379 Comments
Comment posted by Stephen Cunliffe on February 2, 2010 at 1:28 PM
Giovanni,
you are right about the halo, thanks for pointing it out.
And yes we were on a ship; but the storm stayed a couple of miles away. We did plough straight through another one, and I was glad we werent crossing in the days of sail!
Registered on May 25, 2009, 62 Posts, 202 Comments
Comment posted by Francesco Ferreri on February 2, 2010 at 5:36 PM
That's amazing! Rainbow and curly clouds: it reminds me of Tibetan Buddhist paintings.
Registered on October 24, 2009, 6 Posts, 14 Comments
Comment posted by Andreas Resch on February 3, 2010 at 3:58 AM
Great clouds, Stephen. The little piece of rainbow looks great there. Technically everything's a little soft here.
Registered on November 14, 2007, 322 Posts, 6101 Comments
Comment posted by Anil Rao on February 3, 2010 at 7:17 PM
A very interesting image, Stephen. I love the shape of the cloud(s) and the light.

The staturation is a little too high in my opinion and was wondering what your thoughts about reducing it a bit.
Registered on November 15, 2003, 234 Posts, 4923 Comments
Comment posted by Stephen Cunliffe on February 3, 2010 at 8:06 PM
Anil
I have to agree that I have worked contrast a bit too enthusiastically, which has also over-saturated the sky.
Stephen
Registered on May 25, 2009, 62 Posts, 202 Comments