Altocumulus Over Mojave

Gallery: LandscapePosted June 29, 20111,787 views9 comments

I took this a few weeks ago at Red Rock Canyon State Park in the Mojave Desert. The clouds were really moving across the sky and I had a great evening in the desert. These may actually be stratocumulus clouds, but "Stratocumulus Over Mojave" is one character too long for a title.
Thanks and comments welcome,
Rudy

D700, 14-24mm
Blend of two exposures

Comments

9 comments

Comment posted by Paul Duval on June 29, 2011 at 11:44 PM

Rudy,

Maybe Stan, will chime in but they look like Stratocumulus, Altocumulus are mid level clouds. They lend a sense of movement and sweep to the image. Nice.

Paul

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on June 30, 2011 at 11:46 AM

Impressive. The blend works great. Comp and light (at least on the laptop) are fantastic.

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Comment posted by Bruce King on June 30, 2011 at 3:16 PM

This is sweet! Great details and the dramatic sky really set this one apart IMO.

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Comment posted by Michael J Greene, on June 30, 2011 at 3:59 PM

The sky is amazing Rudy and I like your processing. From a compositional stand point, I wish there was some separation between the foreground and background elements. Overall, I think this does an excellent job at capturing the stark beauty of the Mohave.

Michael

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on June 30, 2011 at 6:44 PM

Very nice Rudy. I really like the looks of this sky with these wonderful clouds with the blue behind. A nice view of this place.

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

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Comment posted by Lon Overacker on June 30, 2011 at 6:44 PM

Hey Rudy,

So very nice to see an image from you. Won't give anyone an argument on the clouds, but I can say that the sky is awesome. Your chose composition emphasizes the clouds and I think works very well. I may have opted to stagger the view with the foreground plant and the rising rock formation behind so they weren't on top of each other - but that's minor as the clouds are the real interest here. No nits or other suggestions. Thanks for posting.

Lon

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Comment posted by Eva McDermott on June 30, 2011 at 6:56 PM

Spectacular sky Rudy! I too am on the fence about the "stacking" of foreground elements but this is about the sky and I keep going back there. The detail of the foreground plant is stunning as are the clouds more so in the large version. If you are going to print this, I might be tempted to clone out the little bit of brush on the left edge. Beautiful work none the less..

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Comment posted by Rob Graham on June 30, 2011 at 11:11 PM

great sense of depth, the clouds are amazing

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Comment posted by Mark Metternich on July 3, 2011 at 4:26 AM

That is some excellent light here! Nice shot Rudy!

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