El Niño has thus far saved us from blizzards, but it’s dull and rather drab here in New England. It’s still better than being buried under mountains of snow.
I’m continuing to process the photographs from Arizona. I’m not half done yet, so expect more to come. This particular batch is all about the sky. In color, monochrome, and black & white. Probably the best part of being in the southwest in January are the cloud formations.
I kept hearing “Ghost Riders In The Sky” echoing in my brain. Yippee yi ai!
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Beautiful.
The groundhog didn’t see his shadow – but it wouldn’t matter otherwise cuz El Nino has blessed us with a mild winter. One month to go.
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I’m holding my breath. Almost home free. One more month.
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Such gorgeous landscapes; I especially like the third one in the series, it really reminds me of Ansel Adams.
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My hero 🙂 I think we all owe a debt of gratitude to Ansel Adams. He showed us how to do it.
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The monochrome really brings out the clouds. I know how you feel – ghost riders in the sky for sure.
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I could almost see the cattle up there 🙂 Black and white is great for clouds. Better than color.
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The special effects do make the skies even more dramatic.
Leslie
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They are mostly just filters, so they don’t create anything that isn’t there. Rather, they bring out things that are there, but less visible. Just converting a picture to B&W, for example, completely changes the way you see the sky. Without doing anything but switching to monochrome.
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There seems to be a lot to learn about this art form.
Leslie
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Yes, if you view it as an art form. A lot of people think you just snap the shutter and that’s it. That’s the beginning, but if you treat it as an art — which it is — there’s a lot more after that.
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so much sky- such beautiful clouds. so different from our skies crowded here in the suburbs
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It really does feel like the sky is bigger out west. Something about the quality of the light? The sky is a different blue, too. And oh, those clouds were always telling stories!
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“The Big Sky” (WB-’52) Kirk Douglas, John Archer.
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Looking at the pictures makes me feel overwhelmed. They are all beautiful. You have captured them so well. Their true splendour is clearly visible in your clicks. Lovely.
Here’s hoping you’ll visit my blog too at https://thewhimsicalandwanderingsoul.wordpress.com/
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I visited you. Very nice site. Thank you for coming by here 🙂
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It was my pleasure. I hope you’ll stop by for more visits in the near future. Good day to you. 🙂
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Skys seem to differ in different countries to me. You have the big wide open spaces which make the effect overwhelming. Our skies are fringed with mountains. The widest skies I ever saw in Europe were in Vienna, there seemed to be nothing in the way.
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You don’t see big skies here in New England. It’s a western phenomenon. The west has a wide openness and a bigness. VERY different than here. Beautiful.
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The winter skies in Arizona and New Mexico can be absolutely stunning — you saw a good number of spectacular cloud formations!
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Thank you and yes, they really were spectacular. Probably one of the best reasons to be there in the winter 🙂
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