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The Art of Photography => Landscape Showcase => Topic started by: Arlen on July 28, 2018, 11:41:17 pm

Title: Smoke and Clouds
Post by: Arlen on July 28, 2018, 11:41:17 pm

The new not-normal in the American West.

Title: Re: Smoke and Clouds
Post by: Jeremy Roussak on July 29, 2018, 03:20:50 am

It's beautiful. I'd have liked a little more space at the top, though.

Jeremy

Title: Re: Smoke and Clouds
Post by: farbschlurf on July 29, 2018, 03:33:17 am

Well, that's wave-form indeed. I like it.

Title: Re: Smoke and Clouds
Post by: Farmer on July 29, 2018, 03:39:40 am

Quote from: Jeremy Roussak on July 29, 2018, 03:20:50 am

It's beautiful. I'd have liked a little more space at the top, though.

Above the centre-right cloud feature?  Yeah, just a tough would probably feel nice, but wow is this a great shot.  Great exposure and depth and colours.  Just wonderful.

Title: Re: Smoke and Clouds
Post by: Bob_B on July 29, 2018, 07:46:53 am

Beautiful, and I too like the sine wave cloud

Title: Re: Smoke and Clouds
Post by: stamper on July 29, 2018, 08:50:32 am

This is special.

Title: Re: Smoke and Clouds
Post by: Eric Myrvaagnes on July 29, 2018, 09:33:04 am

From great tragedy comes great beauty.

Title: Re: Smoke and Clouds
Post by: francois on July 29, 2018, 09:37:37 am

Breathtaking shot!

Title: Re: Smoke and Clouds
Post by: Jeremy Roussak on July 29, 2018, 10:15:58 am

Quote from: Farmer on July 29, 2018, 03:39:40 am

Above the centre-right cloud feature?  Yeah, just a tough would probably feel nice, but wow is this a great shot.  Great exposure and depth and colours.  Just wonderful.

Exactly. Not that it isn't great as it is, but the striving for perfection goes on...

Jeremy

Title: Re: Smoke and Clouds
Post by: Arlen on July 29, 2018, 10:44:57 am

Exactly where to draw the line is always an internal debate, and I take your point. How about this?

Title: Re: Smoke and Clouds
Post by: stamper on July 29, 2018, 10:54:38 am

Yes. More is better!

Title: Re: Smoke and Clouds
Post by: degrub on July 29, 2018, 10:54:44 am

Is that Mt. Hood or Lassen ?

Title: Re: Smoke and Clouds
Post by: Rajan Parrikar on July 29, 2018, 11:51:16 am

This is a beauty.

Title: Re: Smoke and Clouds
Post by: Jeremy Roussak on July 29, 2018, 03:12:04 pm

Quote from: stamper on July 29, 2018, 10:54:38 am

Yes. More is better!

Yes. Precisely.

Jeremy

Title: Re: Smoke and Clouds
Post by: Telecaster on July 29, 2018, 03:14:02 pm

Looks like Mt. Hood to me. Smoke does make for spectacular skies…the revised crop of this pic is a gem.

When I lived in Cali I loved hiking in the Lassen National Forest and Park area. Around this time last year some friends & I had to cancel a hiking trip there due to our planned route being ablaze.  :-\

-Dave-

Title: Re: Smoke and Clouds
Post by: Eric Myrvaagnes on July 29, 2018, 06:02:12 pm

Quote from: Jeremy Roussak on July 29, 2018, 03:12:04 pm

Yes. Precisely.

Jeremy

+1.

Title: Re: Smoke and Clouds
Post by: Farmer on July 29, 2018, 06:51:54 pm

That little extra space, breathing room, is wonderful.  It's a gorgeous shot.

Title: Re: Smoke and Clouds
Post by: Arlen on July 29, 2018, 11:06:17 pm

Thanks to all of you for your supportive and constructive comments. The crop with the extra room at the top is clearly superior; not sure why I didn't do it that way to start with.

To those of you wondering about the location, it is Mt. Jefferson in the central Oregon Cascades. The smoke was blowing up mostly from the large Garner Complex fire in southern Oregon, about 150 miles to the southwest.

Title: Re: Smoke and Clouds
Post by: Paulo Bizarro on July 30, 2018, 06:19:45 am

Nice.