Badland Clouds

Gallery: LandscapePosted October 22, 2016220 views8 comments

On a windy evening in the badlands of Utah, the wind was howling and the clouds were putting on a bit of a show.

D810, 70-200mm

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8 comments

Comment posted by Nick Bristol on October 22, 2016 at 10:25 AM

Harley, The large version is absolutely impressive! Those clouds are fantastic and I also love the landscape below. The b&w processing along with detail doesn't get much better in my opinion. Perfect combination of shadows and highlights. Beautiful work!

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI.

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Comment posted by Bill Fach on October 22, 2016 at 12:09 PM

Harley: The larger version is a must see. This is a superbly crafted image.>=))>

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Comment posted by gary phillips on October 22, 2016 at 1:54 PM

Well done, Harley. You really captured the essence of that windy evening. Love the light on the clouds and how the framing cuts nothing off. The light on the badlands ain't too shabby either. Sweet image.

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Comment posted by Igor Doncov on October 22, 2016 at 5:03 PM

This simple cloud composition is really well done IMO. In most images, including mine, the clouds play a supporting role and they never seem to be optimally aligned with the land. I like that there is space given around the entire cloud and that there are smaller ones echoing the large one. The overall composition works well in a panoramic frame. The gradient tonality in the sky is also a nice feature.

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on October 22, 2016 at 7:44 PM

Really nice. You really nailed the tones in this one. This nicely captures the wide-open sense of this area.

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Comment posted by scott lanz on October 23, 2016 at 8:23 PM

The large image is very impressive, Harley. Outstanding light on the landscape.

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on October 24, 2016 at 5:26 PM

Those are indeed impressive clouds, Harley, I'm amazed at how isolated they are even as your processing shows lots of structure. The land below is amazingly rugged.

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Comment posted by Bill Chambers on October 25, 2016 at 1:13 PM

This definitely needs to be seen in large view to be fully appreciated. The clouds really attract the eye to the image but the beauty (for me) is in the landscape. So much for the eye to explore and enjoy. Well done Harley.

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