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Equipment & Techniques => Landscape & Nature Photography => Topic started by: Richard Pearlman on September 08, 2015, 02:54:43 pm

Title: Weatherscapes
Post by: Richard Pearlman on September 08, 2015, 02:54:43 pm

Storm clouds moving in over Mobile Bay. Comments and critiques are always appreciated.

Title: Re: Weatherscapes
Post by: DwayneOakes on September 08, 2015, 02:58:55 pm

great

-clouds
-color
-comp (rig in the bottom right really adds to the scale)
-exposure

nits

-none

Dwayne Oakes

Title: Re: Weatherscapes
Post by: Paulo Bizarro on September 09, 2015, 03:49:04 am

Great cloud shots.

Title: Re: Weatherscapes
Post by: francois on September 09, 2015, 07:32:55 am

Yes, great clouds and sky colors. Initially, I thought that the rig at the top right corner was a giraf… I need to get some more sleep  :D

Title: Re: Weatherscapes
Post by: NancyP on September 09, 2015, 10:05:55 am

Great clouds, composition, colors. Also - could be textbook illustration for cumulonimbus type cloud. A local amateur photographer is a retired NOAA - Norman OK storm center meteorologist, and occasionally entertains our club with photos of Every Cloud Type Known To Humans.

Title: Re: Weatherscapes
Post by: Richard Pearlman on September 09, 2015, 02:44:11 pm

Thanks for all the comments. I decided to see what black and white for the second shot looks like. What do you think?

Title: Re: Weatherscapes
Post by: kkerrick on September 09, 2015, 10:55:27 pm

Nice job. I definitely like the color shots more. Upon first seeing these images, I instantly I identified with the subject and colors. Changing it to black and white completely changes mood and feels less intimate.  Besides, it seems like you were seeing the final product as color when shooting this.

Title: Re: Weatherscapes
Post by: Eric Myrvaagnes on September 10, 2015, 09:28:29 am

I agree with Kev. I would find the B&W versions very satisfying if I hadn't seen the color ones. But I think the color really adds a lot to these.

Title: Re: Weatherscapes
Post by: francois on September 11, 2015, 03:41:50 am

I vote for the color versions as well.

Title: Re: Weatherscapes
Post by: luxborealis on September 12, 2015, 08:59:41 am

I must admit to always having a little trouble understanding photographs of "just clouds" or just a single cloud. I love weatherscapes, landscapes, skyscapes, etc. but I always find photos like these, while beautiful and well-executed, lacking in something (context, emotional connection) to make it a "complete" photograph - like a tree photograph that only shows the trunk and branches. Perhaps, like me, this is seen as a wonderful "sketch" rather than a finished work. Great sketch! (No disrespect intended.)