Brooding Sky

Thank you so much!!! One of those images where the sky was blown out no matter what I did … and one of the reasons I eventually got an nd grad filter!!!! Thank heavens for hdr, lol!!!!!

Hi Trudi!!!! Thank you!!!! the real story behind the dandelions is my husbands positive hatred of the things … and to see a whole field of them just made me laugh!!!!

Thank you so much, Prasad!!

Colleen, you sweetie!!! Thank you!!!! I just can’t resist a good cloud day!!!

Hi Amanda!!! Thank you!!!

Hi John!!!! Thank you, thank you!!!

Oh, YAY!!! Well, I’ll tell you a secret … i was SURE someone was going to call me out for centering the barn, LOL!!!! I did the thirds thingie from top to bottom, but not left to right. “Composition” ... lordie … the never ending mystery, rofl!!!! Thank you again!!!!

Morning sweetheart!!!!! Thank you!!!!! Gotta love Photoshop and Photomatix, lol!!!!!

Hello sweetie!!!!! My you’re up early!!!! Go back to bed, lol!!!!! Thank you … you know, the original title was “Threatening skies” .. but I decided to go a different route and emphasize those dandelions … maybe I should change it???? ‘Cause it doesn’t LOOK so dandy, although it was, lol!!!!!!!

I decided to use your title … it’s much more fitting!!!! Thank you!!!!

Hello Hans!!!! Thank you!!!! It’s a beautiful place up there!!!!!

Hi Rany!!!! Thank you!!!

Hi Irene!! Thank you so much for your lovely note and for the fave!!!! hugzzz!!!

Kevin!!!! Thank you soo much!!!!!

Awwww … well, you should be home again soon … take the shoes off … grab a nice tea … and come browse RB with me!!!!!! Hugzz!!

Hi Dave!!!! Thank you!!!!! it is so pretty … the thing that’s funny is I didn’t see all the poles and wires right away. It’s only until I started planning the shot that … oh … dang!! This is going to take a LOT of cloning work!!!!! Have you ever had that happen??

Thanks Bill!!!!!!!! Thank you, thank you!!!!

Thank you, Richard!!!!

Sean thank you so much!!! I’ve taken this so so many times … in all kinds of weather … but never thought all the cloning that would have to go with was worth it until this time!! So glad you enjoyed it!!!!!

Hiii Pauline!!!! Thank you, sweetie!!!!!

Hi Curtiss!!!! Thank you so much!!!! You know that golden pasture there is what made me start work on this one in the first place … I just love that kind of contrast!!!!

Oh, Ash, you dear!!!! Thank you!!!!! I took this before I got the nd grad filter so in reality the sky was a bit washed out. If it weren’t for that field, as I was telling Curtiss, I don’t know if I’d have bothered with this one. I’m so so glad you think it was worth it!!!!!!!

Thanks so much, Lyn. I took this one on Christmas Day, last year. See all the pretty snowflakes??? And LOOK!!! In the clouds … is that Santa and his 8 tiny reindeer heading this way????? _{chuckle, chuckle, snort, snort} In ALL seriousness … thank you my dear girl!!!!! Pleased that it pleased you!!!!!!!

Hiiiii Walks, darling!!!!!!! Yes, we’re all mad as hatters!!!!!!!! Of COURSE we are!!!!!!! LOL!!!!!! So happy you liked this one, sweetie!!!! Hugzzz!!!

Hello Vivek!!!!! Thank you so much!!!

Hello, hello dear Michael!!!!! Thank you!!!

Hello, hello dear Renee-Rooooo!!!! Thank you, sweetie, you’re loving the fields in the distance as much as I am!!!!! I have a couple of shots in the camera I took a week or so back that features this kind of configuration … took them WITH the nd grad filter … hope they turned out!!!! LOL!!! I’ve been dumping stuff from the computer to make way … but I’m taking shots faster than I can remove them!!!!! _sigh!

Hi Bela!!!! It was incredible to see in person!!!!! I was stopping the car and hopping out every time I got a good clear shot!!!

Angie … thank you so much!!!! It really is gorgeous up there!!!!

Hi Suzanne!!!! Thank you!!! You are SO RIGHT!!! Thank heavens for Photoshop!!!! But I can’t tell you how many shots I’ve worked on … then decided they weren’t really worth all the trouble!! Fortunately I usually figure that out about halfway through … not ALL the way through!!!

Hiii Jesika!!!! Thank you, sweetie!!!!!

thank you again, sweetie!!! This is much more fitting!!! hugz!!!

Hello Elisa!!!!! Thank you … isn’t hdr a fabulous tool!!!!!! So happy you like this one!!!!

Kate thank you, thank you!!! You hit the nail on the head with the leading lines!!!!!

Hello Rajeev!!! Thank you!!!

Hi Ric!!!! Thank you!!!! I took several in landscape at various focal distances … but nothing I did would get those crazy clouds well enough to please me!!! I’m so glad you think I picked the right one to work on and upload!!!

Xandru … what a delight to see you!!!!! Thank you so much for visiting and for your kind note!!!!!

thank you, Steve!!!!!! I love taking a shot right straight out of the camera and not having to mess with it … but with today’s telephone poles that’s not always easy to do!!!!!

_laughing I hear ya. Well, this one and its series have been sitting in mine since May. I only ran across it as i was deleting shots to free up some room. The sky was kind of blown out too … I’ve since finally gotten an nd grad filter which, when I remember to bring it along, makes a big difference. But it was that golden field that told me to take the time on this one.

Oh, Richie, you’ve got me laughing!!!!! Not being wise in the ways of the professional agrarian, I’m assuming the dandelions were there to let this particular field go “fallow” ? Would that be right? Otherwise, they were there to thumb their noses at my poor husband … he HATES the things!!!!

Hiiii sweetie!!!! Thank you!!!

Hey JuJu!!!!! Thank you, sweetie!!!!

Hi Kathy!!!!! Thank you!!! The sky up in the mountains is often just incredible!!!!!!

_{shaking head and mumbling}

Hiiiiii BigD!!!!!!!!! Thank you, dearie!!!!

Thank you!!!!!

Hi Isa!!!! Thank you so much … you know one of the things I love about you .. you get “into” the images!!!! I do that too, sometimes … SO fun!!! So sorry to hear about your AC … we’ve had ours on the fritz a bit lately too … dopey things!!!!! Dopey and expensive!!!

LOL!!! Thank you, Steve!!!!! Up on the mountain we frequently have fun skies!!!! Soooo magical!!!

Thanks so much Andrew!!!! It’s such a pretty spot!!!

Hi hi Lorraine!!! Thank you!!!

Darling Ingz!!!!! Thank you so much!!!!!

Hi Lynda!!! Thank you, sweetie, so much!!!!! If you need advice with the cloner, just holler!!!!!

Arvy, you are SUCH a gentleman!!!!! Thank you so much for your lovely words!!!!!

Hiii Karen!!! Thank you!!! And yes, I couldn’t agree more about that cloner thingie!!!

Thank you, Veikko!!!

Aww thanks, Beve!!!!

Hi Tania!!! Thank you!!!

Thank you so much, Maxy!!!!! Lovely comment … I appreciate it so much!!!!

Hello dear Leslie!!!!! I couldn’t agree more with your “ain’t life grand” ... some days the glory of it all just bursts right out, doesn’t it???? YOU understand!!! Hugzzz!!!!!

Ahhh Dave … you darling!!!!!! Thank you, thank you .. what a wonderful thing to say!!!!! I’m honored!!!!

Hello Kathy!!!!! Thank you!!!!!!

Thank you, Saleh!!!!

Oh, Alf … your comment has made my day … thank you!!!!! What an honor, coming from yourself!!!!

Hi Pam!!!!!! Thank you so much!!!!!!

Hi Carlos!!! Thank you so much!!!

Thank you, Detlef!!!!! I do adore a fun sky, lol!!!! Glad you enjoyed it too!!

thank you so much, hon!!!!!

_laughing I understood what you meant perfectly … I wonder … what does that say about us??? LOL!!!! Hugzz!!!!!

thank you so much!!!!! So happy you enjoyed it!!!

Hi sweetie!!!! Thank you!!!!

thanks Jeff!! I can’t resist a great cloud-day!!!!

Hi Cee honey!!! Thank you!!!

You adorable creature!!!!! Just saw your notes in my feed … I’m so tickled you liked this one!!!! Honestly, up at the mountain we have some pretty amazing cloud days!!! i’m like a kid in a candy store … you can’t keep me inside!!!!! So glad you enjoyed this one. This farm always catches my eye when we drive past and the clouds on this day … well … I just had to jump out and take some snaps!!!

Thank you, thank you!!!!!! Goodness, you’re spoiling me with your wonderful comments!!!! WHEEEE!!!!! We pass by this farm on our way down the mountain to “town” and it always catches my eye. On this particular afternoon I was on my way to the market … WITH my camera of course … and the clouds made me stop. The bad part is all the power lines … but I thought it was worth the cloning time … so happy you did too!!!!

Awww Tibby, my darling!!!! Thank you so much!!!!

Hello Antanas!!!! Thank you, thank you!!!

Hi Shaun!!!! Thank you!!!!! Yes, the sky was a treat on that day!!!!! So glad you enjoyed it too!!

Thank you so much!!!!

Thank you so much, Rick!!!! I appreciate your visit and lovely note!!!

Angel, thank you, thank you!!!!!

Thank you so much Gerry!!!! The clouds call me by name some days, lol!!!!!

Oh, Colin!!! Thank you, hon!!!

Larry, thank you!!!!! One of those fun cloud days … I can’t resist them!!!!

Hiii Elizabeth!!!!! Thanks … the clouds up on the mountain can be incredible!!!!

Luca, thank you so much!!!!!!

Thanks so much, Davo!!!!! I love the skies up there!!!! It’s amazing!!

Hi Richard!!! Thank you!!!

Thank you!!!!!! I’m helpless when it comes to a great cloud day, lol!!!! Can’t keep me inside!!!!