Monsoon Madness

Gallery: LandscapePosted August 9, 20183,097 views13 comments

This is a sunset image taken looking almost straight north. It's rare to get this much color in this direction for sunset, but when it does happen, it's nice having the mountains as a foundation.

My intention when shooting was to create a "light sandwich" using the mountains and top, dark cloud as the "bread." It seemed to provide a bit of unexpected symmetry. Along with the mostly centered main cloud, I also thought there were maybe some other symmetrical shapes around the scene as well. Definitely subtle, but a lot of actual sandwiches do have some internal symmetry when you stop and think about. (Just trying to push this sandwich metaphor as far as I can.)

Let me know if you have any thoughts, sandwich-related or otherwise.

D7200, 18-300 lens @ 21 mm, ISO 800, f/16, 1/10 sec

Comments

13 comments

Comment posted by gary phillips on August 9, 2018 at 3:42 PM

I was enjoying a late lunch so it was nice to add a light sandwich to my cottage cheese. Love the explosion of light and color. The patch of deep blue works well to compliment the sunset colors. Gotta love monsoon skies. Very nice, Tony.

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on August 9, 2018 at 5:29 PM

Tony, I like the sandwich effect! Amazing clouds and fantastic colors. Love looking at this! cool

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI.

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Comment posted by Igor Doncov on August 9, 2018 at 5:31 PM

Don't know about sandwiches but the rendering of the sky is excellent. It looks both like a painting and real at the same time.

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Comment posted by Marylynne Diggs on August 9, 2018 at 5:48 PM

I light the sandwich metaphor, and I think it communicates your focal point well. The light is the thing here, and it works very well.
ML

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Comment posted by Harley Goldman on August 10, 2018 at 11:11 AM

Beautiful monsoon sky, Tony. I love the rich colors and the dynamic look of the sky. A great sandwich.

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Comment posted by Kathy Barnhart on August 10, 2018 at 1:39 PM

Yummy! Marvelous colors and interesting clouds. Where was it?

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Comment posted by Allen Brooks on August 13, 2018 at 8:58 PM

Dynamic. Beautiful colors. Well composed.

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Comment posted by Kah Kit Yoong on August 14, 2018 at 3:04 AM

That’s some crazy colour and cloud formation. Love the drama and overall atmosphere here.
On a side note, I’m with Marc Adamus in Alaska this week and he mentioned you and some of the stuff you taught him about focus stacking.

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on August 14, 2018 at 6:55 PM

The drama and color in the sky is outstanding, Tony. The ridge at the bottom provides a nice anchor. That cloud near the middle looks like it could easily explode into a major thunderstorm. The touch of blue sky really is the icing on the cake.

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Comment posted by Doug Koepsel on August 15, 2018 at 5:57 PM

Tony, my thought would be to thin the top slice of pumpernickel bread.

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Comment posted by Anil Rao on August 16, 2018 at 4:19 PM

This is really gorgeous Tony. It exhibits your typical attention to both the composition and processing. The main cloud formation (center of the sandwich) looks almost like an explosion of sorts. I am drawn to the detail in there. The dark and ominous clouds at the top and the mountain range at the bottom nicely frame the composition. The color, especially the blues, are also so beautiful.

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Comment posted by Neale Dyster on August 17, 2018 at 12:22 AM

Yes, stunning image, great post production. devil

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Comment posted by Richard Teller on August 17, 2018 at 10:44 AM

Just stunning and dramatic. Sometimes you get these blessings when you are out looking for them.

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