It's So Fluffy!

Gallery: LandscapePosted July 1, 2011261 views13 comments

Trippy clouds on the backside of a massive thunderhead. I suppose this is pretty common in the lower plains and bread basket states, but it's fairly rare here in Wyoming.

Taken hand held at 1/30th of a second, iso 1600, f2.8 at 35mm with a 5dm2.

I have about 50 shots of varying comps from this event, but this is one of my favorites.

Any thoughts or advice is appreciated. Thank you.

Comments

13 comments

Comment posted by Gary Crabbe on July 1, 2011 at 1:57 AM

Awesome display of mammatus clouds. Very well captured.

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Comment posted by Jake Case on July 1, 2011 at 2:15 AM

Looks like something you would find in Stan Rose's portfolio, which I think should be regarded as a very nice compliment.

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Comment posted by Stefan Gimpl on July 1, 2011 at 6:13 AM

35mm. the clouds must have been pretty close and big. great colors. I like it.

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Comment posted by Preston Birdwell on July 1, 2011 at 1:33 PM

Great clouds. The color looks nice. This looks a little soft, Nick.

Here's a Wikipedia article about mammatus clouds.

--P

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Comment posted by Stan Rose on July 1, 2011 at 2:32 PM

Mamma Mia!

I love it. Not at all uncommon this time of year in E WY--tis the season, just gotta be out to get it

Id tame the highlites just a tad and call it a winner.

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Comment posted by Luis Argerich on July 1, 2011 at 3:37 PM

Hi Nicolaus,
Terrific mammatus shot, I like the colors and the softness in the shot, it's great for clouds!

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Comment posted by Bruce King on July 1, 2011 at 6:50 PM

Cool. Looks kinda like the bottom of a foot.

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Comment posted by Nicolaus Wegner on July 2, 2011 at 9:29 AM

Thanks for the tips and comments.

Preston, I think you are right...after looking at this more, it does seem a bit softer than I first realized. I might have to go back and look for a better shot. Thank you for catching that.

Stan, guess I should have said central Wyoming. ;]

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Comment posted by Mark Metternich on July 2, 2011 at 2:36 PM

WTF??? (sorry for the expression!) Wow!

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on July 2, 2011 at 5:06 PM

That is super-

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Comment posted by John Williams on July 4, 2011 at 10:44 AM

Trippy is right! Very cool catch.

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on July 4, 2011 at 9:15 PM

Hey, that movie is next on our Redbox que.