Somewhere Near Eads

Gallery: LandscapePosted June 16, 20121,289 views46 comments

It's been a stormy June in Colorado, so in between gulping down percocet to combat the pain of recent surgery, ive been hitting the road looking for more storms to photo. Next week looks interesting a bit farther north, up Nick and Nancy's way. Anyhow, once it became obvious the tornado threat had fallen to zero Thursday afternoon, i drove back from W KS through Kiowa County (middle-o-nowhere, CO) and pulled off on this dirt road to take a few shots of the departing storms to the east. I took a lot of magenta out of this, otherwise the colors are totally untouched here.
5Dmkii; 70-300; 1/3s at f/9
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46 comments

Comment posted by Alister Benn on June 16, 2012 at 9:57 PM

Beautiful cloudscape with some stunning light... Have a great season

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on June 16, 2012 at 10:18 PM

Those clouds are impressive! The light is too, and this really gets your emotions going. I have seen skys that look similar to this and it feels like I'm standing in my back yard looking at this!

Nick Bristol
Lone rock, WI

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Comment posted by Eva McDermott on June 16, 2012 at 10:23 PM

Very ominous, almost apocalyptic Stan. Glad the NE does not get crazy weather like this! Powerful image BTW. Take care.

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Comment posted by jack jaeger jr on June 16, 2012 at 10:23 PM

Bad A_ _ shot Stan ! Powerful clouds and light love it !!!

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Comment posted by Youssef Ismail on June 16, 2012 at 10:30 PM

Stan I think you have found a new calling. This is epic. I really like it a lot.

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Comment posted by Peter Coskun on June 16, 2012 at 10:38 PM

That is some really nice light in those clouds and definitely like the shapes and forms here. Hard to do a cloudscape and make it appealing, you did that here.

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Comment posted by Joseph Campisi on June 16, 2012 at 10:46 PM

Maxfield Parrish, eat your heart out!

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Comment posted by Rob Graham on June 16, 2012 at 11:29 PM

Who need the Dunes when you can come up with amazing cloudscapes :). Great light and structure to the clouds.

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Comment posted by Stan Rose on June 16, 2012 at 11:33 PM

Hey thanks guys, i was kind of disapointed the KS storms weren't more impressive (the most exciting thing that day to this point was watching Reed Timmer fussing with a radio controlled car at a gas station in Scott City

) so this sunset was almost a consolation prize, glad you like it!

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on June 16, 2012 at 11:51 PM

This really shows the power in these storms, Stan. Love the late light making it shine.Epic storm, epic shot.

I think you could take a fourth off of the top and it would be even stronger. It "elevates" the thunderhead to more prominence, and even brings out the "towers" underneath.

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Comment posted by Bruce King on June 16, 2012 at 11:51 PM

Nice. One of the coolest cloudscapes I've seen.

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Comment posted by Stan Rose on June 16, 2012 at 11:57 PM

Morris, i was tempted to go with that crop, but not sure square is the way to go. I probably will though...

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Comment posted by Danny Laureys on June 17, 2012 at 3:29 AM

This is Beautiful, I just love clouds

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Comment posted by Karsten Wrobel on June 17, 2012 at 5:46 AM

love the light and the power these clouds convey...

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Comment posted by Peter Richter on June 17, 2012 at 8:53 AM

A stunning capture for me, Stan. Your exposure and processing are spot on to my eye.

Peter

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Comment posted by Zack Clothier on June 17, 2012 at 8:53 AM

Great shot Stan, the light on the thunderheads is sweet..a small crop off the top I think would help to emphasize them a bit more.

edit: just saw Morris's crop suggestion

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Comment posted by Shantikara Valuska on June 17, 2012 at 9:49 AM

Amazing!

That's a hell of a sky! Looks like a painting form a cathedral's cealing.
I'm not sure about the crop suggestion, although now it's kind of centered.

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Comment posted by Joerg Bonner on June 17, 2012 at 11:37 AM

what a spectacular cloud formation!! powerful image!

best,
joerg

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Comment posted by Doug Koepsel on June 17, 2012 at 11:49 AM

I like this a lot. Very broody and primordial. Maybe trade some top for a little more on the bottom if you have it?

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Comment posted by Robert Dayton on June 17, 2012 at 12:04 PM

Breathtaking, Stan! This is a real "wow" image, showing the power of nature. It has a
spiritual quality about it for me.

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Comment posted by Ian Cameron on June 17, 2012 at 1:07 PM

Cool clouds Stan

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Comment posted by Cliff Dodge on June 17, 2012 at 1:35 PM

That is beautiful!

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on June 17, 2012 at 1:44 PM

Spectacular sky with the late lighting on the distant cumulus towers. I'd be tempted to crop about 1/2 to 2/3rds off the darkness up top to further emphasize the glowing towers.

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Comment posted by Michael Anderson on June 17, 2012 at 2:06 PM

Killer cloud composition Stan. I love the golden light. Hope you are recovering well.

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Comment posted by John Fan on June 17, 2012 at 4:53 PM

Incredible cloud and light.

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Comment posted by Harry Lichtman on June 17, 2012 at 8:03 PM

Crazy looking storm cloud. If not comfortable about cropping the top1/4, how about that little grey patch of a cloud URC?

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Comment posted by Stan Rose on June 17, 2012 at 8:47 PM

I think ill probably crop about half the dark portion up top--not worth reposting though. thanks, Harry

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Comment posted by Lon Overacker on June 18, 2012 at 2:30 AM

Stan,

This is just frickin' awesome - or if I were 30 yrs younger... just sick. ;-) And you'll be happy to know Stan that I'm not going to dog you about color. This looks like I think it would had I been there and now provides and example of what I was wishing Morris' images looked like. Morris, if you read this I hope it makes sense. But really super job pulling out the magenta, no color fringing, etc. It's intense for sure, but very believable to me.

Not my image, but my vote is for no additional cropping. Yeah, perhaps consider cloning some of that darker cloud in the URC, but I think the sense of space and scale for that matter is really enhanced by the extra room up top. JMHO.

Love it.

Lon

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Comment posted by Anil Rao on June 18, 2012 at 2:34 AM

There is so much drama, energy and spirit in this photograph. Its abstract and realistic at the same time. Just what I love.

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Comment posted by Kah Kit Yoong on June 18, 2012 at 7:46 AM

Great stuff. Reminds me of those renaissance paintings where God appears.

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Comment posted by Marc Adamus on June 18, 2012 at 10:49 AM

I think it's a solid shot, though not a big standout for me. Maybe I've seen too many similar grabs from planes and whatnot. The lack of 'sharp' appearance is somewhat noticeable, but even sharper I'm not feeling this one quite as much as your others.

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Comment posted by Harley Goldman on June 18, 2012 at 11:59 AM

Beautiful light in the center clouds, but I would echo Marc's sentiment. Solid image, but not one of my favorite Stanleys. I do think the Morris crop suggestion is a good one, though.

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Comment posted by Nicolaus Wegner on June 19, 2012 at 6:38 PM

What happened to the interesting stuff up this way Stan? All I'm seeing is wind and fire in the forecast this week. ;]

Amazing what goes on in the skies above us.

I could go without all the stuff on the borders though, and just have the cloud that's lit up in the scene. Crop the rest.

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Comment posted by Stan Rose on June 19, 2012 at 10:38 PM

i meant this weekend--and now it looks like its shifting a bit east--ill be there

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on June 20, 2012 at 5:28 PM

Congrats on the WP!!

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Comment posted by Doug Koepsel on June 20, 2012 at 6:46 PM

Stan, congrats on the pick!

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on June 20, 2012 at 7:51 PM

Congrats on the WP - wonderful clouds.
Sandy

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Comment posted by Tom Hilton on June 20, 2012 at 8:26 PM

Well deserving of a weekly pick,
with very stiff competition...
This has been a great week for NPN Landscape posts.
Congrats..

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Comment posted by Paul Duval on June 20, 2012 at 8:52 PM

A late afternoon storm is like a 30,000 foot tall peak catching the alpenglow, just awesome Stan.

Paul

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Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on June 20, 2012 at 9:29 PM

Gorgeous Stan...congrats on the WP!

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Comment posted by Stan Rose on June 20, 2012 at 10:42 PM

wow--im shocked, thanks folks!

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Comment posted by Craig Myers on June 21, 2012 at 12:37 AM

Great drama. Something out of Genesis. Congratulations on the WP.

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Comment posted by Patricia Brundage on June 21, 2012 at 7:24 AM

Powerful image! Great highlights bring out the depth and strength of the impending storm. Congratulations.

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Comment posted by Richard Olsen on June 21, 2012 at 11:37 PM

Awsome image stan! I guess it takes a weather guy to make art out of a cloud

Congrats on the WP!

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Comment posted by Bill Fach on June 22, 2012 at 12:53 AM

Stan: Congrats on the WP and a fantastic capture of a spectacular moment. Really well done.>=))>

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Comment posted by Morkel Erasmus on July 1, 2012 at 6:00 PM

some intense clouds here Stan!!! congrats on WP

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