Reaching Unto The Clouds
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Thy mercy O Lord, is in the heavens; and thy faithfulness reacheth unto the clouds. Psalms 36: 5
This afternoon I couldn't help but notice the clouds. They reminded me of angel wings..I was in the parking lot of a grocery store when I shot this picture...and remarked to a lady walking past how pretty the clouds were ..she said she didn't notice them until she saw me taking pictures. That really surprised me:)
I decided to enter this into the Ripple theme, because clouds are vaporous
and it is showing a rippled effect.
Thank you very much Donald Garrett for the generous spotlight!!!
Thank you also very much JanElle (Heather) for the Nomination.
in response to your questions, Bailey Cooper, I really did not do a lot to this picture in post processing but here is what I did in my old Adobe Photo Deluxe shop ..I used the Instant Fix, worked with the contrast to deepen the tones, and also used an un-sharp mask filter that adjusts to the degree of sharpness needed ...I went around the edges of the picture a tiny bit with a feathered filter....I don't have fancy new photo shops installed but just use the basics ..My computer crashed last week due to an electrical storm and even lost some of my original programs in my Adobe photo Deluxe and am using what I have until all the problems get fixed with the new operating system... I stopped down manually in my camera to a small aperture F/ 16 to get as much detail in the sky as I could to safely hand hold at 1/100 sec. when I shot the picture. The yellow tones might have been produced from an 81B Hoya filter I had on my 200 mm lens and when I adjusted the Instant fix and contrast in my Adobe photo shop it also deepened the darker shades of the clouds in the sky. Thank you for asking...Yes, I agree Leslie, I think it was spiritual. My husband and I planted some rose bushes in the ground that I bought from money given to me from friends to buy as a memorial for my late mother . In the afternoon that same day this past Friday I saw these clouds in the sky and it gave me so much pleasure to see these "angel wings"...as my beautiful mother who passed away in Oct. of 2011 was one of the angels in my life...
71 responses
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Davide Simone (Deleted) gave props (22 Jun 2012):
Andrea, wonderful clouds
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Donald Garrett gave props (22 Jun 2012):
Completely amazing! Beautiful detail...looks like swirls of cotton candy.
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Regenia Brabham gave props (23 Jun 2012):
WOW! What an amazing sky and capture!
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Michele Wambaugh said (23 Jun 2012):
Great capture! Great eye!
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Iztok Urh gave props (23 Jun 2012):
Awesome shot!
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elfriede fulda gave props (23 Jun 2012):
Brilliant sky capture, they do remind me of angel wings also !!
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Sonia Adam Murray gave props (23 Jun 2012):
Spectacular!
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Amita Manandhar gave props (23 Jun 2012):
looks like a painting :)
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Andrea Petersen said (23 Jun 2012):
Thank you all for your kind words..It pays to look up to see the beauty above our heads and I have enjoyed watching the formations in clouds since I was a
child...I stopped down to F/16 for this shot, exposure time 1/100 sec. with
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Sarah Springer gave props (23 Jun 2012):
Andrea, I cannot go outside without looking at the clouds....this is brilliant
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Charles Rushton said (23 Jun 2012):
A cloud with wings. So that's how they stay up there!
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JanElle gave props (23 Jun 2012):
Not just any clouds.. these are very striking indeed, an awesome capture, Andrea!! Love this!!
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Page Looney said (23 Jun 2012):
Just beautiful:)
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Bailey Cooper said (23 Jun 2012):
The wings are pretty cool. Was wondering what you did in post-processing to add the yellows, darken the sky and upper right corner, increase the grain, and harden the edges of the clouds.
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Leslie Hunziker gave props (23 Jun 2012):
this is breathtaking, Andrea! i'd almost have to say it's spiritual!
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Lisa Fournier gave props (24 Jun 2012):
awesome shot !!
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Susan Littlefield gave props (24 Jun 2012):
Wow! What an amazing sky!! And thank you for providing the steps you used in your Photoshop program.
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James Wiley gave props (24 Jun 2012):
From the hard and crisp to the soft and flowing...Exquisite Andrea!
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Lynn E. Harvey gave props (24 Jun 2012):
Just beautiful and very spiritual..
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Ronnie Ginnever gave props (24 Jun 2012):
Wonderful!
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Ann Reece gave props (24 Jun 2012):
WONDERFUL, beautiful angle wings in the clouds!!! I cannot imagine anyone who does not look up at the clouds and enjoy them, but there are many that never do. You did excellent work with you older photoshop program and I enjoyed reading just what you did.
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Bailey Cooper said (24 Jun 2012):
I have a photo of sun and clouds that I love and have posted it 2-3 times after tweaking it but I can't seem to get what I want.... more like this. Thanks for the tips. Once more with feeling then.
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Pamela Haberman gave props (25 Jun 2012):
This photo is arresting. Just magnificent!
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Donna Mullins gave props (25 Jun 2012):
gorgeous formations on a field of deep blue!
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John Linton gave props (25 Jun 2012):
A most excellent entry.
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Shirley Valencia gave props (26 Jun 2012):
fantastic capture. great entry
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Deborah Downes gave props (28 Jun 2012):
Glorious! Looks as if an angel in in flight. A major fav, my friend.
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ROCIO GUILLEN gave props (29 Jun 2012):
Amazing!
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Robert Versteegen (Deleted) said (2 Jul 2012):
excellent one
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Ma. Dolores Guillén Solís gave props (4 Jul 2012):
Excellent!
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JanElle gave props (29 Jul 2012):
Back to vote.. love this image!!
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Susan Littlefield said (30 Jul 2012):
BTV!!
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Kevin Kott gave props (30 Jul 2012):
My vote!!!
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Davide Simone (Deleted) gave props (30 Jul 2012):
back to vote
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Sonia Adam Murray gave props (30 Jul 2012):
BTV!
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Donna Mullins said (30 Jul 2012):
BTV!
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Sarah Springer gave props (30 Jul 2012):
BTV....on another visit to a fab shot
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JOE FAILK gave props (31 Jul 2012):
Back to Vote!
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John Linton gave props (1 Aug 2012):
Oh YEAH! Rad!
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Thad Zajdowicz gave props (1 Aug 2012):
You have a great eye -- voted!
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Deborah Downes gave props (1 Aug 2012):
BTV:)
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Michaela K. gave props (3 Aug 2012):
WOW!!!! voted!
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Mattia Pasotti gave props (7 Aug 2012):
Great! I love clouds
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Ann Reece gave props (8 Aug 2012):
BTV!!! I thought that I had voted already, it must have not 'taken'.
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Michele Wambaugh said (9 Aug 2012):
Original & Beautiful for theme!
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Saroj Swain gave props (13 Aug 2012):
amazing shot!!!Vote!!!
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Litz Go gave props (18 Aug 2012):
this is a fantastic theme entry! great cloud formation. voted
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Judy and Wayne Wanamaker gave props (20 Aug 2012):
Such a beautiful entry! Before I started my photography hobby, I rarely looked at the clouds. It is a shame what we miss when we don't look up. Great entry, Andrea. voted.
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Lynn E. Harvey gave props (22 Aug 2012):
Back to Vote!
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Evelyne Schulte gave props (31 Aug 2012):
Beautiful ! My vote !
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James Wiley gave props (3 Sep 2012):
Back to vote!
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Donald Garrett gave props (7 Sep 2012):
BTV!
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Ioana Caravan gave props (9 Sep 2012):
I can't have enough of the clouds! Great shot and entry!
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Leslie Hunziker gave props (12 Sep 2012):
oh yeah, back to vote.
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Regenia Brabham said (16 Sep 2012):
BTV
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elle gave props (24 Sep 2012):
wow gorgeous .. my vote
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Ronnie Ginnever gave props (26 Sep 2012):
Magical sky - awesome - voted!
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Darion Hamby gave props (26 Sep 2012):
Great shot! Got my vote!
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Suzanne McGeady said (17 Oct 2012):
Big Devonshire clotted Cream clouds swirling in the warm blue tea sky.....gorgeous. Vote.
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Harsh Wardhan said (4 Nov 2012):
A definite yeah!!!
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Roxana Brivent-Barnes said (7 Nov 2012):
This is magic, voted!
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Leslie Hunziker gave props (7 Nov 2012):
btv!
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Talisha Sachlis said (27 Nov 2012):
My vote!
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Robert Larrazolo gave props (15 Dec 2012):
Excelente capturar! Mi voto.
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peter bodigor gave props (26 Dec 2012):
Super nice!!!! voted
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Ron LaFond gave props (28 Dec 2012):
What a wonderful image, Andrea. I love the colors and contrast. This is one that ought to be framed and hanging on a wall. "Yeah!" R
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Massimo Bardelli gave props (20 Jan 2013):
Great entry, great shot.
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Eric Ianuzi gave props (2 Feb 2013):
beautiful image, nice color and expression
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rekha nag gave props (21 Feb 2013):
voted..a great shot for the theme!!!
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dp * gave props (28 Feb 2013):
RAD
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Geoff Plant gave props (2 May 2013):
Absolutely BEAUTIFUL picture. well spotted and captured and great entry to the theme
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