Chaos

Gallery: LandscapePosted July 22, 2012331 views21 comments

Been a couple years since I posted but had to share this one of an intense storm over the rocky mountains near Jackson Hole, Wy. Just captured about 15 minutes ago and thought it provided a sense of the crazy weather we have been experiencing across the country. Not sure, but could swear that looks like a funnel cloud near the bottom right!

Thoughts?

Comments

21 comments

Comment posted by Nancy Lea Sandy on July 22, 2012 at 6:22 PM

Totally chaotic. Makes a fascinating abstract. I like the overall blue tones and the extreme textures in the clouds

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Comment posted by Mark Metternich on July 22, 2012 at 6:44 PM

I think it is fantastic!

Great vision.

My only thought is I think it would still fly a little more subdued.

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Comment posted by Chris Moore on July 22, 2012 at 7:58 PM

That's wild! I love the swirls of light.

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on July 22, 2012 at 8:50 PM

Wow! This is one of the best clouds shots ever. It's quite beautiful.

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on July 22, 2012 at 8:54 PM

Looks like all "heck" is about to break loose, weather wise. There are a couple of bright spots that look blown out, but that's a very minor nit on an amazing cloud formation.

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on July 22, 2012 at 8:57 PM

Wicked!

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on July 22, 2012 at 9:39 PM

Awesome! What a great capture!

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

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Comment posted by Peter Coskun on July 22, 2012 at 10:39 PM

Insane. I hope your were able to get some shots with the landscape in it as well cause that is one heck of a sky.

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Comment posted by Bruce King on July 22, 2012 at 11:04 PM

That's just CRAZY!

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Comment posted by Bret Edge on July 22, 2012 at 11:24 PM

This is a serious trip! I love it, Drew.

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Comment posted by Nicolaus Wegner on July 23, 2012 at 12:27 AM

Awesome shot Drew. No doubt we had some wicked weather in Wyoming today...even though they were mostly just mild/medium thunderstorms. I'm really not so sure that's a funnel cloud, but I doubt it. I'm not a meteorologist though...

Very cool, nice processing as well. Might have to share the photo I got a couple hours ago of the tstorm that whipped over central WY.

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Comment posted by David Edwards on July 23, 2012 at 5:11 AM

That sure is a wild sky Drew. Great capture and processing.

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Comment posted by John Fan on July 23, 2012 at 8:16 AM

Some crazy clouds.

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Comment posted by Cliff Dodge on July 23, 2012 at 8:26 AM

It exudes energy, that seems ready to burst out. Nice.

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Comment posted by Tom Hilton on July 23, 2012 at 8:47 AM

Great shot and processing looks good to me.
Nice work!

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Comment posted by Jim Hackley on July 23, 2012 at 3:44 PM

Way to cool, what an intense cloudscape, wonderful patterns, excellent shot.

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Comment posted by Drew M Wright on July 23, 2012 at 5:41 PM

Thanks all for you comments; much appreciated!

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Comment posted by Kory Lidstrom on July 23, 2012 at 7:21 PM

As an abstract, this is excellent.

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Comment posted by Lon Overacker on July 23, 2012 at 9:08 PM

Drew,

Fantastic-crazy cloudscape! I love the contrast here too emphasizing the drama in the sky. I agree about the couple of washed out spots. Not a huge deal, but I think some effective cloning could remove the burnt clouds. Awesome image!

Lon

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Comment posted by Jared Warren on July 23, 2012 at 10:56 PM

very surreal. a very nice capture. As others have said, I think it would work just as well a little more subdued.

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Comment posted by Stan Rose on July 25, 2012 at 12:19 AM

Wicked! Yeah its uber-processed, but i think that's acceptable here cause it's all about the contrasts and you need to bring those out somehow--works for me!

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