When I left Home It Didn't Look Like Rain

Jeff Catford

When I left Home It Didn't Look Like Rain

When I left Home It Didn’t Look Like Rain

I headed for Mrs. Macquarie’s Chair hoping for a good sunset. It started out that way too, but when I turned my camera onto the city to pick up some bright reflections off the office tower windows I noticed a very big, very wet, very dirty dishcloth hanging less than nonchalantly over the city skyline.
Oops. No raincoat…
I got very wet walking home, but I also saw the Emerald City, looking her magnificently tarty best, totally swathed in glorious glowing air.

When I left Home It Didn’t Look Like Rain was featured in:
Dawn and Dusk Light – July 2009
! 100% ! – July 2009
Sydney – July 2009

Kit:
Nikon D200 – Sigma 10~20mm F3.5 EX DC HSM
Manfroto tripod
Nikon MC-36 Remote
Exposure:
20mm f11×7 exposures – 1/30s ~ 2s
Post Processing:
Photomatix, PSE, Noiseware, much faffing about

Best viewed LARGE
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When I left Home It Didn't Look Like Rain by Jeff Catford
When I left Home It Didn't Look Like Rain by Jeff Catford
  • 1busymom

    1busymom

    Beautiful!

  • Jeff Catford replied

    Thank you for stopping by and commenting 1busymom .. :-)

  • Rebecca Cozart

    Rebecca Cozart

    Stunning.

  • Jeff Catford replied

    Thank you Rebecca. It was pretty stunning being there.

  • Kevin Bergen

    Kevin Bergen

    So sharp and clear, Jeff! When viewed large, it has an amazing 3D effect to it! Really a wonderful capture, and it HAS to be viewed as large as possible. Just terrific!

  • Jeff Catford replied

    Thanks Kevin. This is a bit of a departure for me and I’m still not sure that I like the effect. You’re right in saying that it has to be viewed LARGE. On my home monitor it does jump out at you … :-)

  • LeighN

    LeighN

    Fantastic Jeff! The sky and light on the buildings is absolutely amazing and those clouds are awesome, wonderful capture. That’s going straight to the pool room, oops I mean favourites ;)

  • Jeff Catford replied

    Thanks Leigh. Although I reckon you should put it in the pool room. I’ll come around with a slab of Barons Blackwattle and we can sink a few… snooker balls and beers that is,, :-)
    Thanks for the Fave…

  • Jason Ruth

    Jason Ruth

    brilliant shot, just look at that rain in the city, it is pooring down.

  • Jeff Catford replied

    Thanks Jason. Unfortunately that rain headed right over to where I was about 5 minutes after I took this. I mightn’t of had any wet weather gear, but luckily I had a nice little raincoat for my camera that some kind person organised for me. Top bloke is is too… :-)

  • Carol Ritchie

    Carol Ritchie

    Fantastic colours, well worth the soaking

  • Jeff Catford replied

    Carol, thank you for your kind comment and yes, I came home ringing wet, but grinning from ear to ear.

  • Jeff Catford replied

    And I forgot to say… thank you for the Fave!! :-)

  • Teresa Zieba

    Teresa Zieba

    Amazing sky and capture Jeff. Awesome shot.

  • Jeff Catford replied

    Thank you Teresa. The sky and the air were amazing. They were filled with light.

  • John Kowalski

    John Kowalski

    Excellent shot Jeff! fabulous angry sky, awesome colour and beautifully captured!!

  • Jeff Catford replied

    Thank you John. Sometimes you get lucky. The best bit though was to have seen it. And thank you for the Fave too.. :-)

  • John Segon-Fisher, RPA

    John Segon-Fis...

    It could quite easily have become a clique’ Jeff, but you have added another dimension. Bravo!

  • Jeff Catford replied

    Thanks John. Being the 2nd person to have been added to my watch list, your comments are always appreciated.

  • Scott d'Almeida

    Scott d'Almeida

    outstanding

  • Jeff Catford replied

    Thank you Scott. Very much appreciated.

  • Scott d'Almeida

    Scott d'Almeida

    outstanding,

  • Jeff Catford replied

    And again… Thank you Scott. Very much appreciated. ... :-)

  • Ekaterina C

    Ekaterina C

    Great view!

  • Jeff Catford replied

    Thank you Wiezo.. It was a great view indeed.. :-)

  • Tridib Ghosh

    Tridib Ghosh

    Great Jeff!

  • Jeff Catford replied

    Thank you for dropping by and commenting Tridib. Much appreciated.

  • athex

    athex

    Great work Jeff and congratulations on the feature

  • Jeff Catford replied

    Athex thank you. Comments from you are especially appreciated and thanks for the congrats too.

  • Moorey

    Moorey

    Lovely shot

  • Jeff Catford replied

    Thank you Moorey and thank you for the Fave too… :-)

  • John Robb

    John Robb

    Such a wonderful image. Beautifully captured in a moment in time.

  • Jeff Catford replied

    Thank you John. It was a beautiful moment in time indeed.

  • Jeff Catford replied

    And thank you for the Fave too!! ... :-)

  • Martina Cross

    Martina Cross

    Love the dirty dishcloth :-)

  • Jeff Catford replied

    Thanks MaCross.. That dirty dish cloth looked pretty scary when I first saw it. Huge, dirty black and angry. I though I was in for the sort of storm that Sydney gets in high summer. But then, it turned into one of the most spectacular and beautiful colour displays that I have seen. It simply glowed.
    I still got bloody wet on the way home though… :-)

  • MKWhite

    MKWhite

    Awesome work :)

  • Jeff Catford replied

    Thank you MK. I appreciate your comment very much.

  • Daidalos

    Daidalos

    wow excellent work

  • Jeff Catford

    Jeff Catford

    Thank you Daidalos.. I think I was saying “wow” a lot when I was taking the shots for this. It was truly stunning light.

  • PhotoAvenue

    PhotoAvenue

    Great work…love the post processing treatment!
    Well done Jeff! :)

  • Jeff Catford replied

    Thank you PhotoAvenue.. I am very happy that you liked it and thank you for the comment.

  • Ian Stevenson

    Ian Stevenson

    sensational

  • Jeff Catford replied

    Thank you Ian. Very much appreciated.

  • ronidesigns

    ronidesigns

    Lovely contrast in tones and hues between the skyline and the clouds. Definately something I could hang on my wall.

  • Jeff Catford replied

    Thank you ronidesigns, from you this is much appreciated.. oh, and… don’t let me stop you from getting one to hang on your wall… :-)

  • David Lewins LRPS

    David Lewins LRPS

    Stunning colours, for images like these I don’t mind getting wet, even soaked! Excellent image Jeff

  • vampvamp

    vampvamp 20 days ago

    what a great cityscape!

  • Jeff Catford replied 20 days ago

    Thank you for stopping by and commenting vampvamp. Much appreciated.

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