A Watched Sky Never Stops
March 2008
I’d pulled in to capture a picture of the Cooling Towers at the Ratcliffe-On-Soar Power Station in Nottinghamshire but on the walk from the car I just couldn’t believe the sky I saw on the way past this field. The clouds really were that shape.
Taken on Nikon D40, 18-55mm Nikon lens at 18mm.
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Globalphotos
Dramatic sky and excellent tones, looks fab in mono, great shot :))
gladders
I just love that sky Stu…its like a receding ocean wave…lovely in mono as colour!
mrscarlotta
Just beautiful hon xx
Paul Vanzella
your work, Stuart, is so explosive… i’d describe this as action landscapes in monochrome… SENSATIONAL!
Jeff Burns
Loving your black and white work this is amazing stuff
you found a great talent here buddy these are beautiful
waitin' for rain
so beautiful forms of clouds !!
love them in b&w
Richard Veal
Stunning capture Stuart.
Catherine Veal
works really well Stuart.x
Steven Guy
Dynamic movement, stunning
Steven Agius
Fantastic shot.
Andrew Bosman
Got some seriously good sky going on here Mr C. Such a wonderful contrast of lines and textures brilliantly captured in magnificent mono!
Jean M. Laffitau
Just beautiful and the sky is amazing!
checkma8
nice job great image!
Ian Tilly
Breathtaking
Colin Hollywood
Fantastic! – instant fav.
Rosalie Dale IPA
You sure have some serious cloud action happening Stuart!
midzing
fantastic image,,, well done
ktowers
excellent shot , great in b&w, makes it look so dramatic
Franz
Brilliant…2 thumbs up!
Nikki Mulkern
Wow!!! Really love the sky in this one, just brilliant!
Dave Law
It works so very well, excellent.
Mugsy
Magic!
funkyfacestudio
Wow this is fantastic ! the sky is amazing !
nodrogart
Excellent work Stuart, my Fav in this series so far, I just adore the skyscape, and the silhouette of the church in the distance
Paul Tupman
Wow! This is fantastic Stuart! I love that sky! Totally mesmerising.. the movement in it is wonderful in comparison to the static detail of the tree.. really amazing work, your B+W phase is a welcome sight! Love it!
Michael Rowley...
great shot stunning sky cover
RavenSoul
BEAUTIFUL!
berndt2
Fantastic image
Robert Hardy
Love the mono treatment! Superb sky!
Amy Briner
just stunning :D
alistair mcbride
Wicked looking sky,looks good in b/w
Elaine Harriott
Absolutley fantastic, I love the skyscape. B&W works so well for this shot, i love it!
Lensman2008
You’re really good at this, aren’t you.
Well seen, and well handled.
Lois Romer
wonderful stuart. love this effect
Mindy McGregor
Fantastic work
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Persimmon
amazing clouds and I like the way the steeple is leaning. magic effect
igotmeacanon
this works great in black and white
Joey Visser
great b/w! very effective!
rustycb
just stunning well done :-))
Jason Connolly
Great sky mate, lovely shot..
midzing
brilliant shot,,,I love the black and white, well done
Brad McEvoy
Fantastic sky.
billyboy
Wow, projectile clouds! This is the way it`s gonna look when the Jehova`s Witness people finally give up and leave us to regret letting our dogs rip their trousers at the front door. And what`s so coo is that your pretty and peaceful landscape below completely denies the total chaos happening above. Your dynamic range is awesome… and yes, there are greys in this…
Stunning work!
josiem
gorgeous! love the sky
perfect in b&w
Mindy McGregor
Wow!!! I love your B&W work it is outstanding Stuart!
Deon de Waal
These clouds are flippin awesome and the b&w just works brilliantly with this shot.
Cathleen Taraw...
Congratulations, you are featured on the Skyscapes group homepage :)
kentuckyblueman
I love this shot,great work!
Diane Schuster
Wonderful, I don’t usually like anything but color, but this is great! The clouds are very expressive and beautiful!
CarolM
Amazing sky. Black and white really shows it off. Excellent image.
Karen Zimmerman
What an amazingly beautiful image!
Stephen Vecchi...
Looks great in b&w…very nice work.
SilverVisionz
Wow very dramatic atmosphere…especially love it in mono!
EnVee
love the mono!! so powerfully beautiful :)
brianjarvis
dynamic
Mel Brackstone
You’ve done a fantastic job with the conversion here, Stuart. What wonderful tones, and what a great sky! We sometimes get these in Autumn…..I’d love to capture one this good!
Dan Biggins
Absolutely stunning-looks ace in b&w!
Steve Chapple
So powerful and dynamic, an instant fave! Fantastic in B&W!
KazM
Brilliant B&W
Antoine Khater
Great B&W ! did you use slow shutter speed here or the sky was like that ?
mazzi1979
stunning, so powerful
Eva and Klaus ...
You deserve your feature so much. This is a brilliant photo!!!
Secretwomen
Dramatic sky !
van049
Fantastic capture of such a dramatic sky scape!! Wow, this is a beautiful image and one of my favorites!!
karenuk1969
Stunning, just beautiful!
Ryan Cheney
a beautiful image. Very nice.
Christian Hartung
magnificant shot, love the clouds in this shot, well done
linda858100
AMAZEING
ANNETTE HAGGER
just looked at the colour version of this and i loved that but this one has something more being in B&W it makes for a more moody shot, adding this one to my favs!....anna ; )
Sue Nueckel
LOVE that sky!!!!
Cassie Gannon
Absolutely breathtaking capture. Straight to favs!!
AnnieSnel
Wonderful shot!!
Sc0ttB
Fantastic sky. Great black and white.
Lynn Stratton
This is mind blowing! Absolutely gorgeous!
Elana Bailey
Really like the mono version, but the colour one does it for me. Well done.
Laura Cutmore
a successful black and white, really love that sky
Greg Artis
Great shot Stuart – definitely works better in bw!
Smogmonkey
WOAH! that’s awesome :)
Vikram Franklin
It’s all been said before …. I LOVE that sky!!
Tatiana R
Yes, great image, great sky, excellent composition!
Joanne Bradley
What a dramatic sky, truly impressive! Excellent work and so effective in b & w!
Kendra Taber
WOW, what a amazing sky with such whispy clouds.
genaro1
beautiful shot
Sue Kane
Awesome clouds…love the comp and your choice of BW…very dramatic!
M G Pettett
Beautiful capture!
Irene Burdell
An amazing sky and fabulous capture .
DonDavisUK
Amazing, look at that fantastic sky. Awesome Stuart.
Myke Winters
Well, I must agree with everyone here….bloody good sky mate, love it
biddumy
The sky is incredible. Great shot!!!
bobculshaw
Wow Stuart yet another masterpiece! The sky is truly amazing, was it a long exposure or was it really ‘exploding’ like that?
Stuart Chapman replied
Thanks Bob – i’ll tell you this shot was hand held and the sky really was like that – no editing to it all.
Meeli Sonn
Gorgeous, three thumbs up.
Scott d'Almeida
outstanding
Lynn Bauer
Fantastic clouds…greatly captured!
redtree
Fantastic. The sky is incredible. Straight to favs!!
David Hibberd
Awesome Shot mate!
Andrew Murrell
I believe wow is the polite word to use..
Jason Ruth
stunning
Heather Rivet...
intense