Portentous Afternoon

Gallery: LandscapePosted October 21, 20166,319 views13 comments

One in a series of storms that blew across Central Utah a few weeks ago. The winds were very strong ahead of the storm, and I had to lean heavily on the tripod to hold everything down. Ended up with a few that were acceptably sharp.

17-40mm @ 17mm, f/16, 1/60s

I appreciate your comments and critiques.

Way better large.

Comments

13 comments

Comment posted by Harley Goldman on October 21, 2016 at 5:14 PM

Beautiful image! Love the dramatic sky and the mushroom look to the cloud. Excellent conversion, too. That wind was howling! Love this one.

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Comment posted by scott lanz on October 21, 2016 at 6:36 PM

Amazing drama captured here, Gary. The mushroom shaped clouds look positively nuclear. Awesome image. devil

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Comment posted by Vance Gese on October 21, 2016 at 7:24 PM

This is simply spectacular, Gary. The slant of the rain coming up to the precipice gives the viewer a hint of the howling wind you experienced. Love the contrast between the drama and power of the clouds and the quiet and calm of the sky far in the background on the left hand side. A stunning, masterful image, print worthy without a doubt (and book worthy too). The large image is a joy to view.

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Comment posted by Igor Doncov on October 21, 2016 at 8:50 PM

This really does look like a bomb blast, The contrast between the sharpely edged canyon and the more fluid clouds adds to the drama. A really fine image.

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on October 21, 2016 at 10:59 PM

Wonderfully strong image. The monochrome does a great job portraying the beauty and power of the storm.

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Comment posted by Jeffrey Sipress on October 22, 2016 at 12:11 AM

I like that place and like this image, Gary. Great BW work, real and not over the top.

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Comment posted by Bill Fach on October 22, 2016 at 8:37 AM

Gary: Oh this is fine! Spectacular conditions superbly captured and rendered. The color junkie in me would like to see the original but this is powerful. Makes me envy your opportunity. devil

>=))>

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on October 22, 2016 at 10:07 AM

Another excellent b&w image, Gary. You really captured the power and drama of this storm. Comp works great too.
Nice work.

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI.

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Comment posted by Bill Leggett on October 23, 2016 at 2:54 PM

Wow, Gary - a very powerful image. It's a nice choice to frame high for the atmosphere against the rest. The landscape is the appetizer, but the stormy sky really makes for top billing. Excellent work devil

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Comment posted by Dan Kearl on October 23, 2016 at 4:14 PM

You are posting one epic after another... What a superb view you had and the PP almost appears in color it is so effective.

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Comment posted by Mark James Ford on October 24, 2016 at 10:23 AM

Hi Gary, I can't say anything new - simply a wonderful capture and presentation! Fantastic!

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on October 24, 2016 at 5:24 PM

A fine look at a nasty storm, with excellent details in the land below the storm. This does a fine job of capturing the sense of a big storm rolling across open spaces. I especially like how the rain is thin enough so that some of the cloud details behind the rain show through.

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Comment posted by Rick Turner on October 25, 2016 at 10:20 AM

Sweet moment ~ all in.

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