Tag Archives: sky photography
Palm Tree’s Sudden Idea
Creativity may not only be a matter of brain-generated ideas but may also include awareness of unusual juxtapositions.
Giant Clouds Dwarfing the Landscape
The scale of the clouds attracted me at first. Then it was the depth. There are dark grays in front of lighter grays; whites abutting grays; hard outlines against the blue sky and misty whites that dissolve. A recreation of this scene in pen or pencil would be a good way to expand drawing skill […]
Grayness II
The same bank of clouds as yesterday, but darker in tone and softer.
Grayness I
Eventually I would like to get back to watercolors and produce a cloudscape like the one below.
Cloudy, Foggy Night and Rooftop
Scattered Clouds
These clouds are scattered deeply and widely. The feathery ones at the left seem to be very high up, while the puffy ones appear to be closer to the ground.
Orchestral Score Writ on the Sky
There was a lot going on in the sky when I took this picture. Placing it within a quasi-musical notation framework anchors it, in a way.
Clouds at the Edge of the Earth
I’ve never seen this pattern in the sky. I have seen it before, however, on the beach. Receding water of the ocean often leaves this design on the shore. Perhaps the same action was taking place in the sky, with the wind assuming the role of the sea, and the cloudy mist playing the sand.
Cloudy Whole Note
I translated this sky-scape into the realm of musical notation. I wonder what a puffy whole note would sound like.
