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Cloud 02

by Nicolaus Wegner

Gallery: LandscapePosted April 26, 201299 views7 comments
Creative title right.

Wyoming's spring storms are here! After one of the windiest winters I've seen, it's nice to have it blowing in more than just sand and dirt.

Thanks for looking.

Comments

7 comments
Comment posted by Matt Anderson on April 26, 2012 at 9:19 PM
My posts self explode in time.
It's now...
I like it! Wondeful work!

Registered on September 6, 2007, 346 Posts, 2696 Comments
Comment posted by Eva McDermott on April 26, 2012 at 10:00 PM
What a fantastic image of a dramatic sky Nicolaus! Love the abstract qualities too.
Registered on January 4, 2009, 1015 Posts, 13229 Comments
Comment posted by Mat Malone on April 27, 2012 at 12:38 AM
Incredible sky. So much character. Do you have a wider view? Might not be as good of a photo but I'm curious what the whole sky looked like.
Registered on December 15, 2008, 91 Posts, 882 Comments
Comment posted by Nicolaus Wegner on April 27, 2012 at 1:02 AM
Thanks guys.

Sure Mat, here is a more 'accurate exposure' of the scene. I went a little darker with the above image as I was going for a moodier, more doomsday sort of look. From the file below you can sort of pick out where this section of the clouds is. It changed a bit as I switched lenses and clouds here move pretty fast, especially those on the backside of some of these thunderheads.
Registered on February 21, 2010, 133 Posts, 1509 Comments
Comment posted by Nick Bristol on April 27, 2012 at 9:09 PM
A very dramatic sky, Nic, and I like it. The wider shot is really nice too, but not as dramatic. Nice work!

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI
Registered on February 1, 2004, 752 Posts, 14140 Comments
Comment posted by Mark Metternich on April 27, 2012 at 10:38 PM
Nice drama.
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Comment posted by Stan Rose on April 28, 2012 at 12:00 PM
Should be Cloud II :wink:
I like it, Nic, but the center bright portion is a bit powerful, it pulls too much attention there IMO. In looking at the larger view, I think if you took a crop of the bottom 1/2 side just right of the bright portion in this top version, then processed it the same way you have here, that might be the real winner.
Registered on September 15, 2005, 836 Posts, 17099 Comments