The runaway train came over the hill and she blew

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The runaway train came over the hill and she blew

This is the gentle glacier and melt water hills and valleys of Yorkshire outside the village of South Dalton.

With the crop safely gathered in, the ghost trails of the plants form the track for the rolling runaway trains of the clouds above.

Converted into a black and white pinhole.

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this was taken a few moments before this shot

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The runaway train came over the hill and she blew by clickinhistory
The runaway train came over the hill and she blew by clickinhistory
  • Jason Vickers

    Jason Vickers

    Bold and awesome capture, Nicely done!

  • clickinhistory replied

    Thank you Jason

  • Bluesrose

    Bluesrose

    wow.. the clouds seem so low that I could almost touch them!
    Thank you for this feeling!

  • clickinhistory replied

    my pleasure to read such a comment Maris

  • Steve & Lesley

    Steve & Lesley

    now this is what you call photography – top marks 10/10 well done

  • clickinhistory replied

    thank you Steve, it is appreciated and extra marks given if you can spot Super Ted lol

  • BettinaSchwarz

    BettinaSchwarz

    this is magnificent Richard … loving that big sky with those fabulous clouds … the tracks of the runaway trains are magnificent …
    an instant fav in my book!

  • clickinhistory replied

    Thank you Tina, it was an amazing afternoon watching these clouds bubbling up

  • Hélène David-Cuny

    Hélène David-Cuny

    Hat off ! I must say they are perfectly domesticated now, they follow the trail, good job Richard !

  • clickinhistory replied

    Thank you Helene, took a while, but cloud training school has finally paid off lol

  • hologram

    hologram

    sorry, but has to be an OMG shot, in fact I’m not speaking, Just the quintessential building blocks of photography, a-mazing, END-OF
    wow……
    h

  • clickinhistory replied

    thanks h, means a lot, trouble is no one has yet spotted Super Ted lol

  • hsien-ku

    hsien-ku

    i really love the way you capture the sky! this one is breathtaking!

  • clickinhistory replied

    From one who masters light, lol that is a compliment, thank you

  • Hélène David-Cuny

    Hélène David-Cuny

    Left side with his fume trail behind ? (But excuse me, who s super ted ? a local heroe ?)

  • clickinhistory replied

    lol you got it Helene and now Helene, meet SuperTed

  • amorspainter

    amorspainter

    strong moving picture

  • clickinhistory replied

    Thank you amorspainter

  • Stacy Rodriguez

    Stacy Rodriguez

    BEAUTIFUL!!!! :)

  • clickinhistory replied

    Thank you Stacy

  • Hélène David-Cuny

    Hélène David-Cuny

    Super Ted, nice to meet you. So in addition you’re becoming very good at portrait

  • clickinhistory replied

    lol blame childhood years of cloud watching

  • TaniaLosada

    TaniaLosada

    ABSOLUTELY LOVE THIS ONE! amazing sky, dramatic clouds and beautiful b&w tone! love the contrast, the light, the comp and the textures!

  • clickinhistory replied

    will let you write all my critical reviews in future lol Thanks Tania

  • RavenSoul

    RavenSoul

    Awesome view!

  • clickinhistory replied

    Thank you RavenSoul, just loading an image right now that was taken a few minutes later showing just how fast the clouds were changing along this stretch of the valley, lol in fact it is loaded

  • Anne McGinn

    Anne McGinn

    very sweeping in scope – the clouds blow me away, and I can almost see that long black train chugging up the hill…..

  • clickinhistory replied

    The clouds were amazing, could have spent all afternoon watching them, thank you Anne

  • x- pose Klaus Wanjek

    x- pose Klaus ...

    Very very good work!!!

  • clickinhistory replied

    thank you x-pose

  • Steve Liptrot

    Steve Liptrot

    Another great capture Richard

  • clickinhistory replied

    Thank you Steve, the clouds were just lining up to be captured lol

  • Christine Wilson

    Christine Wilson

    powerful sky the really well done

  • clickinhistory replied

    Thank you Christine

  • Tara Turner

    Tara Turner

    fantastic!

  • clickinhistory replied

    Thank you Tara

  • Scott d'Almeida

    Scott d'Almeida

    stunning

  • clickinhistory replied

    thanks Scott

  • jon daly

    jon daly

    you are becoming the cloudmaster…

  • clickinhistory replied

    Thanks Jon and for those email links, lol what can I say, they keep following me, a photographer could become paranoid lol

  • Antanas

    Antanas

    perfect

  • clickinhistory replied

    Thank you for that word Antanas

  • Gene Praag

    Gene Praag

    Such a dramatic sky…...Well seen and captured!

  • clickinhistory replied

    Thank you Gene, some amazing shots of those wild horses you have on your site

  • Mojca Savicki

    Mojca Savicki

    Wow, stunning clouds!

  • clickinhistory replied

    That they were Mojca lol

  • Donald Cameron

    Donald Cameron

    This one’s even better, amazing contrasts. If there was such a thing as a “sky of the year” award this would be a frontrunner.

  • clickinhistory replied

    From a master of black and white and mood, that is a great compliment Donald, thank you

  • Glenn Stephenson

    Glenn Stephenson

    Like the crop lines in this Rich.

  • clickinhistory replied

    Thanks Glen, I know they were a blessing for this shot

  • ThinGlass

    ThinGlass

    Really like the Big Sky. Excellent composition

  • clickinhistory replied

    Thank you ThinGlass

  • J.K. York

    J.K. York

    the lines the harvester made in the field are superb in the way they converge in the middle. that is one monster sky scenic. excellent tonality. well done.

  • clickinhistory replied

    Thank you JK, must thank the farmer if I see him lol, if only all landowners were so helpful to us photographers :)

  • Justtrying

    Justtrying

    dreamlike beauty

  • clickinhistory replied

    Thank you Justtrying

  • J.K. York

    J.K. York

    hey, have him do a few crop circles next time, lol.

  • clickinhistory replied

    heh, not a bad idea lol

  • Shoaib .

    Shoaib .

    powerful image… nice work

  • clickinhistory replied

    Thanks Shoaib

  • Ingz

    Ingz

    absolutely stunning.

  • clickinhistory replied

    thank you Ingz

  • secretagentman7

    secretagentman7

    At the risk of seeming literal and unimaginative, I’m more inclined to think the clouds are like the puffs of white smoke from an invisible sky train . Capital work , nonetheless !

  • clickinhistory replied

    such is the beauty of cloud watching, to each it frees their own imagination, thank you

  • eclipsegirl

    eclipsegirl

    Fantastic work!

  • clickinhistory replied

    Thank you D and nice to see you back on here in steady of partying and enjoying yourself all the time ;)

  • Carrie Gardner

    Carrie Gardner

    ohh wow, wonderful, the field gives a great feeling of “expanse”

  • clickinhistory replied

    Thank you Carrie, it does sort of contrast to the small fields of West Yorks, but you do get a good ring road or three that way lol

  • dvande1

    dvande1 14 days ago

    wonderfully done indeed!

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