Keep Watching The Sky
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.
Taken with a Nikon D40 and Nikon 18-55mm lens at 18mm
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RichardV
Great capture Stuart. The sky looks awesome.
Catherine Veal
wonderful shot Stuart, nice to see you back mate.x
Andrew Walker
stunning Sky shot stuart
Jenny Haskey
Oh what – now you tell me (see I’m just so not down with the kids am I!!!) OK the happy bunny ‘smiley’ or signature as Lady J likes to refer to it is just gonna have to go – could get very confusing!!!
So instead I guess I will have to tip tap away and say Stupot, love this, love the new avatar, love seeing you back!
Steven Agius
Awesome capture Stuart, that sky is amazing superb shot as always.
Michael Oubridge
What a wonderful image, you are right about the seasons in this country, it might have something to do with the fact that RBlers never sleep so we are all tired LOL
Curtiss Simpson
Beautiful !!!
Wendy Slee
I love this shot! Your have captured the most amazing sky! And our clocks change tonight too, but we gain an hour (and thank god daylight savings is over…....we all hate it here!)
Best wishes….
funkyfacestudio
I love those clouds stretching across the sky, It’s very striking !
Suni Pruett
Wow…awesome!!!! Beautiful colors!
new profile??
Jeff Burns
Absolutely Brilliant that sky is amazing
you are incredible. Wow is this STUNNING
JaredJames
Beautiful!
Globalphotos
Stunning image, that sky is awesome :)
Andrew Bosman
Sensational (again) Mr C….. :-)
peterhoenderdos
great one
Lindsay Knowles
Another awesome shot Stuart.
Mel Brackstone
Fabulous fabulous sky, and with those wonderful autumn colours it makes an awesome scene.
Colin Tobin
Outstanding shot! Those clouds are just incredible Stuart.
I must ask though, what happened to the rest of your pictures?
AnnieD
Great composition to emphasize those incredible clouds but still retain other interesting elements. Wonderful shot! It’s amazing how clouds can be isn’t it? I saw a ‘mackeral sky’ one sunrise about 4 years ago, and I have never seen such a magic sky since, although I still think it will happen like that again one day.
Rebs O
WOW – fabulous capture, love the sky
Elizabeth Duncan
The colours! Wow. Stunning.
TFFDavid
Great photograph Stuart.
Deborah Parkin
I would love to see this in b&w – it is such a striking image Stuart
Andrew Clinkab...
what a fantastic capture
Luka Skracic
Such vivid colour, one gets the sense that the world is flying by, unreal work mate!
felixx
What an amazing sky!!! Love that thin strip of light hitting the fields and the sense of space is wonderful :)
Rinkydink
stunning sky, love the clear brightness of this shot
Kelly McGill
The clouds are unbelievably amazing. You are a master at what you do, Stuart.
Philip Johnson
great shot love that sky
Jeremy Harrington
that sky is great, very nice shot Stuart
David DeWitt
A great scene but most of all the cloud design!! Not only did you capture it, but you composed it well!
Kimberly Palmer
Whoa, this is stunning. Love that sky and the colors are outstanding.
Elné Burgers
That sky is so amazing!
judygal
Wow that is simply amaizing, Great capture.
Can0n
Great HDR Stuart, the sky is fantastic :)
keleka656
Beautiful skyscape and colors. Impressive gallery you have. I am enjoying going through. Your talent, as a photographer is beyond words. Keep ‘em coming!! (as they say) :-)
KevinH
Great exposure, again – I love the clouds!!
Kathleen Hill
well composed and a sky with more impact than any I have seen
Steve Chapple
Simply stunning, an amazing capture!
“If you are seeking creative ideas, go out walking. Angels whisper to a man when he goes for a walk.”
Inmon, Raymond
Naomi Frost
That sky is amazing. I’m so pleased you reposted this one. It’s one of my favourites.
Chris Clark
spectacular photograph Stuart and the beautiful rich colours
John De Bord P...
Now this is just magical…...what an incredible shot!
Nikki Mulkern
Those clouds are amazing, brilliant capture
Matt Hurrell
Wow Stuart, what a great sky. The autmnal colours are stunning too. Is this an HDR shot?
Elizabeth Duncan
Wow this is amazing!
Dalton Sayre
Thank you for sharing this fine sky that I’d have never otherwise have seen
Ginger Barritt
I love this photo…the colors are amazing. Beautiful work.
Rosalie Dale IPA
Amazing Stuart. I sat and looked at this for ages.
Prasad
So vibrant and stunning capture, Stuart
Dave Law
A truly stunning capture of this beautiful sky in Nottinghamshire. The colours again are spot on.
digitalmidge
Fab ‘timescape’ here…love the movement of the clouds, very clever creation.. ;-)
Kye Vincent
This one is a winner
M G Pettett
Wonderfully rendered skyscape!
Steve Chapple
Stunning, amazing capture, such a strong effective image!
gladders
Did I ever tell you how much I like the sky on this?
Gerry Myers
this is spectacular…i have a fetish with sky myself
naturelover
An amazing colour-wonderful capture!!
Marc McDonald
Wow! Beautiful sky!
ozrebelxti
I bet you were even more impressed when you saw the pic ,great shot.
kristie penny
incredibel capture, beautiful colours!, contrast!!, everything!!!!!!!
John Dekker
simply stunning skyscape…..magnificent
Larry Varley
Great capture Stuart.
Scott Ruhs
Love the way the clouds go in this image – adds a sense of motion which is very unusual for a landscape shot. Great capture!
H M Bascom
Outstanding shot.
aphoto4you
art in the sky beautiful…
Jennifer Woodward
Wow, such a stunning sky… great shot!!
Elana Bailey
Stuart, that sky is sensational. A fab capture. Well done.
igotmeacanon
spectacular sky mate, is it a long exposure?
Lensman2008
I used to pass this village (Ratcliffe-on-Soar) every week for nearly 28 years, on my way to work at East Midlands Airport.
Stunning skyscape, similar to one I saw (and didn’t have my camera for) only the other day.
In answer to igotmeacanon, no it isn’t a long exposure. That’s the way the wind catches the clouds at high altitude. These are cirrus clouds, and sometimes known poetically as ‘Mare’s Tails’.
Julie Langford
Wow – amazing photography
Rachel Counts
Very awesome
Tiffany Brown
Amazing capture!
annonymouse
WOW !!
LukeAustin
Amazing sky and light on the landscape
Roddy Atkinson
Absolutely superb capture, great comp. and stunning sky!
Tara Filliater
the sky looks so stunning.
it looks like you used a the panning effect
Ella Shelton
Powerful effect! Great shot.
Gary L. Suddath
awesome capture
Mindy McGregor
Wow!!! This is beautiufl work Stuart!
Daveart
Superb image great composition colour and detail excellent sweeping sky compliments in whole image, well done
Dawne Olson
The sky is unbelievable!! Never seen anything quite like it and I think ours here are pretty good!!
Flawless composition!
mimi yoon
wow!
Pat Moore
WOW is right, this is awsome!!!
Geir Floede
WHAT A SCY!!!
I have never seen something like this….
stevendesiow
Wow, incredible. Did you see any UFO as well? LOL Thanks for sharing. Everyone shoud see this photo.
Cathleen Taraw...
Congratulations, you are featured on the Skyscapes homepage :)
Miri
great shot, what a stunning sky!
i’m from round there (now living in Oz) so had a lovely surprise when i saw the desc of the work
:-)
Jonathan Dower
wow… makes a change from the sky at the moment! (clouds, more white clouds, a hint of grey cloud, then a bit more white cloud.)
Ryan Green
great colour, great shot
John Conway
what a sky! it looks like someone has just grabbed it and pulled it over the whole scenery
nice inter play of light on the F/G too
LindaMcCarthy
Amazing sky and an outstanding piece of work.
Paul Gana
wow, great sky and colors
josiem
incredible sky!!
Petri Volanen
Beautiful sky, beautiful tree – very good!
Wanda Lechene
very very beautiful
reflector
An incredible sight ! Excellent framing, colours and capture !
Deon de Waal
WOW…or rather let me put it another way….WOW!!!
Laurie Puglia
LOVE THIS! your cloudscape is amazing!
Lucindawind
wow ! no words of how awesome this is :)
martrix
Wow, that’s an amazing sky! :)
Nick Hunt
lovely work, fantastic!
Justine Devereux
everything about this picture is just so stunning! i’ve never seen such a sky!
Eva and Klaus ...
Great capture, really spectacular!
Robert Boretti
WOW! This is just amazing. I have never seen a sky like this before. beautiful!
Jeff VanDyke
Beautiful shot!! Love the clouds!!
cynthiab
awesome sky and photo
Danielle Espin
Fantastic capture! Beautiful
steveberlin
one of the best skies I have seen in a long time. Wow, great use of foreground, cutting it off at even less than 1/3. I love the composition here which accentuates and adds to the great composition as well.
Stephen Vecchi...
Excellent skyscape…great colors and very unique cloud formations.
Anthony Hedger
this is beautiful Stuart
John Edwards
An outstanding shot
Lucindawind
outstanding!
Amanda Gazidis
Amazing sky!!!
karenuk1969
Wonderful colours :-)
rodsfotos
Just sufficient of that beautiful Autumnal landscape in the composition to anchor the image but what a beautiful and dramatic sky you captured here, a beauty Stuart,
Regards, Rod.
Mindy Miller
Absolutely gorgeous!
Stacy Rodriguez
BEAUTIFUL CAPTURE,LOVE IT IN THE B&W ALSO///
ANNETTE HAGGER
beautfiully captured shot !, the sky is amazin in this …..anna ; )
KENDALL EUTEMEY
Hi Stuart. Fantabulous sky. Fantastic work! Peace
Kelly J
Fantastic!!!!!!!!!!! Now you can add one more comment to your tally!!!! Truly I love this – funny what you see when you look up! (Didnt trip did you??) :)
tonymm6491
Congratulations! Lovely sky!
cathrinedp
You are a magician with the sky. Your images are spectacular
misiabe80
This is beautiful!!
EarthGipsy
Stunning!
Welcome to My Neighbourhood Group Nice to have you in our street!
Lorraine Parra...
stunning, just love skies….. you have a great portfolio…will return
Paul Davis
This photo has it all…. Wow!
Gethin
really nice!! great capture
Mindy Miller
Beautiful shot Stuart!
Hans Goepel
Wonderful shot Stuart
cathrinedp
i live in the UK, but I don’t see the UK you capture. This is beautiful. What a sky!!
KcranmerArt
I absolutely love these skies you capture Stuart, seriously breath taking!
linskudd
Excellent shot.
Madonna007photo
Wow ! Great shot !!!
The sky is simply glorious…..
linifer
What a sky!!!!
Lucindawind
stunning !!
Anuja Manchana...
Beautiful mate.
Scott d'Almeida
stunning,
BettinaSchwarz
incredible … !!! :)
Denis Molodkin
Wonderful work!
arvyart
Amazing! Simply fantastic!
Jim Robertson
Just noticed this Stuart. What a beautiful image.
Antanas
perfect
Luís Lajas
Wowww the clouds…. they are perfect :-)
Wayne Cook
Fabulous…..just beyond words…
Anna Shaw
That is stunning!!
Anna
Michelle Wrighton
WOW this is stunning, that sky is just incredible!
Julie Langford
Stunning, vibrant and colourful. Remarkable image. I would not believe my luck if I could find a sky like this here in the UK, they are usually so grey and boring.
rosiczka
great work)))
Mimmie Hunter
Great Work
M G Pettett
Looks great in colour too!
Christian Hartung
great shot, well done
nishagandhi
wow!!great shot
Rainy
Congratulations!!

Mimmie Hunter
Congratulations…..Beautiful capture