Weather. August 25, 2012
Posted by littlebangtheory in Art and Nature.Tags: black and white photography, low clouds, skies
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Here’s a black and white photo of some low clouds passing through a couple of days ago:
This scene was interesting to me partly because its “interesting” aspect was so ambiguous. None of the elements were particularly compelling, yet the whole scene worked, and I wasn’t clear on how it worked. It took me a while to conceptualize it as you see it, and in that time the skies changed enough so that I nearly missed the shot.
I gotta learn to think faster.
Little Bang Theory 
The BW definitely makes the scene look more ominous. In the vein of “what I see in the clouds”, I spy a giant plucked turkey – facing forward, legs folded in along the bottom – hovering in the sky. You should name this pic “Ghost of Thanksgiving’s Past”… just a thought. 😉
I see a big, squinting bunny facing left. 🙂
Shoot first, ask questions later? I love the broodingness of it.
Laura, there are indeed situations where the “shoot first” technique comes into play – with wildlife, for instance. Sometimes the first shot is the ONLY shot, and a crappy photo can at least give me something to learn from. But in most cases, the “shoot first” technique leaves me asking the question “Why???” later!
I like how narrow the strip of land is in proportion to the height of the clouds. it just goes on and on.
I don’t see the bunny or the turkey; maybe the underside of some giant Norse god, heading head-first into the earth. This is probably just my anxiety about an upcoming plane trip, though.
It really does give that feeling of just how big the sky is compared to what we stand on. Makes you think, don’t it?
Yup. 🙂