Ursus Mammatus

Gallery: LandscapePosted August 30, 2010434 views25 comments

I want to post this as a prelude to the next shot. This was a pretty amazing evening. There were so many clouds in the afternoon that I and some other photographers in the area were worried no sunset would happen this evening. We were pretty stoked when they turned into these mammatus clouds. One of the photographers was Miles Morgan. He was in the sweet spot, so I went to find a different comp. Great to meet you Miles.

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Comment posted by Marc Adamus on August 30, 2010 at 10:15 AM

Wonderful display of clouds here indeed. Great stuff. I might prefer the whole thing just a bit darker to simplify and bring out their dramatic presence.

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Comment posted by Jorne de Bruin on August 30, 2010 at 10:20 AM

Great clouds above some great scenery!

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Comment posted by Gary McGhee on August 30, 2010 at 11:27 AM

Very nice indeed, the clouds look great.

Gary.

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Comment posted by Miles Morgan on August 30, 2010 at 11:35 AM

DANG Ron, this looks totally cool!! You did a much better job of highlighting these clouds than I did. I struggled with the colors on mine, and after looking at this might go back and check out some re-processing. It was a pleasure meeting you as well, and I've really enjoyed your images from that weekend.

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Comment posted by Mark Capurso on August 30, 2010 at 12:42 PM

Great shot Ron. Beautiful. I can hardly wait to see the follow up...

Mark Capurso
Phoenix, AZ

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Comment posted by Keith Bauer on August 30, 2010 at 1:11 PM

Very interesting clouds. Can't wait to see the follow on.

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Comment posted by Mark Metternich on August 30, 2010 at 1:18 PM

No flippin WAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! That is one freekin ridiculous moment in Glacier captured well! I'll admit it, I'm JEALOUS!

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Comment posted by Paolo De Faveri on August 30, 2010 at 1:19 PM

OMG, this is simply unbelievable, those clouds are the werdiest - in a good sense

- I've ever seen.
Fantastic picture Ron, really top notch stuff.

Paolo

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on August 30, 2010 at 3:10 PM

Ooo, I can't wait to see these clouds light up in your next post. Even here, through, it makes for a pretty incredible scene. Scroll crop of some of the bottom of the image works nicely too. Not meaning to be picky, but could also maybe think about a bit of burning on the foreground rock in the center highlight.

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Comment posted by Jim Hackley on August 30, 2010 at 3:56 PM

Looks like one of those magical moments. I like the mood this image presents, along with those wonderful clouds. Great job.

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Comment posted by Ryan Dyar on August 30, 2010 at 4:08 PM

Hey Ron! I was the other guy up there that night (the younger one). Great to see your take fro that evening... it sure was a special light show!

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Comment posted by Ron Richins on August 30, 2010 at 4:25 PM

Ryan, great to hear from you. It was a great way to spend a summer night.

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Comment posted by Youssef Ismail on August 30, 2010 at 6:01 PM

This does not even look real! How unique an image, and I can only wonder what unbelievable sunset light occurred. Can't wait.

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Comment posted by Daniel Ewert on August 30, 2010 at 6:31 PM

Those clouds are spectacular!

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Comment posted by John Williams on August 30, 2010 at 6:33 PM

Wow. If this is the prelude, I wait for the main event with bated breath. Awesome clouds Ron.

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Comment posted by Art Escobado on August 30, 2010 at 7:15 PM

Awesome clouds and good composition. The sky and the mountains blend in a little. Any way to contrast them from each other? Small nit I suppose. Great conditions!

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Comment posted by Luis Argerich on August 30, 2010 at 9:48 PM

Hi Ron,

Amazing landscape the point of view is sensational and the mammatus formation is the cherry to the cake.
Brilliant!

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Comment posted by Michael R Reynolds on August 30, 2010 at 10:14 PM

Robert,
Very Beautiful scene. Vibrant colors and fantastic clouds. I do find the FG rocks to be a little distracting. Maybe a slight crop? Best Regards.

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Comment posted by Nicolaus Wegner on August 31, 2010 at 12:21 AM

Definitely some awesome clouds, looking forward to seeing this next one you are mentioning. Could use a bit more work in the mid and background, contrast wise, I suppose. Very trippy.

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Comment posted by Kah Kit Yoong on August 31, 2010 at 7:02 AM

Spectacular!

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Comment posted by Alexandre Deschaum on August 31, 2010 at 7:21 AM

Love these clouds .. beautiful!

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Comment posted by Eric Good on August 31, 2010 at 7:02 PM

Man I've always wanted to witness those cloud formations. Love the way you were able to do with them here. What a cool scene to take in!

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on August 31, 2010 at 8:01 PM

Great dramatic clouds, and I like the comp.

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Comment posted by Zack Clothier on September 1, 2010 at 1:37 AM

Incredible, those clouds really set the stage here for the grand scenery. I'm heading to Glacier soon, hopefully I'll get as lucky as you did here, great job.

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Comment posted by Harry Lichtman on September 20, 2010 at 4:41 PM

Ron - This must have been on 7/31? Way cool! I agree with the comment to darken the rock formations a tad to highlight the clouds. A remarkable moment.

Harry

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