It loomed over Lubbock
Check out this cloud! I was working through the weekend (on my real job, which sometimes get busy) and when it was time to take a break, of course I went on a bit of wander to see what I could see.
There was a big line of clouds building up east of town; I found a nice vantage point at the soccer fields, where I sat on a broken aluminum bleacher and watched the clouds build. And the thing is that just sitting and watching a scene unfold is new for me – usually I am more of the shoot-it-and-move-along sort of photographer. This slower approach doesn’t (yet) feel natural, but I’ll keep trying and see how it works out. (See, Brett Erickson: it looks like I am still learning from that class all the way back in July!)
Lubbock, Texas
photographed 8.16.2014
Posted on August 25, 2014, in Photography and tagged 365 photo project, black and white photography, brett erickson, clouds, lubbock, lubbock texas, melinda green harvey, monochrome, NIK Silver Efex Pro 2, one day one image, photo a day, photography, Santa Fe Photographic Workshops, texas, thunderstorms. Bookmark the permalink. 8 Comments.
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Whoa!
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Yep. Whoa!
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Terrific! Great subject for timelapse which forces you to sit and watch…
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It would have been…if I’d had my tripod. I broke that rule about being prepared! In my (feeble) defense, I was out for several hours and there weren’t any storm clouds when I left the house.
(I used to just keep the tripod in my car all the time. I can’t remember why I stopped doing that, but it was clearly a really, really bad decision on my part. As soon as I post this comment, I am returning the tripod to the car!)
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Do you shoot timelapse? I often go out without a tripod, and then find myself shooting at some stupidly high ISO, and not doing timelapse.
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Wow!
Wonderful shot! 😀
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The Apocalypse is nigh! That is a monster of a sky, Melinda. I always try, on holiday, to give myself a half a day when I just potter about with a camera – no real plan, I just wander. Sometimes down the bye-ways, and sometimes in a wood or meadow and just let my eye wander. No hurry, no deadline, no pressure. It is so different, and it often yields something completely different. Watching this must have been a real treat.
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Thanks, Andy. We’ve had a years-long drought and this summer has been the first time since I became serious about photography that I’ve been able to get some cloud photos. It was a real treat to watch these – partly from my view as a photographer and partly from my view as a drought-endurer.
I like your half-a-day plan!
My husband and I are shortly embarking on a road trip to a location that we COULD get to in one long day, but we’re breaking it up, building in time for wandering down country roads looking for cemeteries, or checking out downtown alleys in small towns, or whatever captures our attention. It will be a nice break from our usual busy schedules.
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