Midday Storm

[FootLoose]

I took this late last year but finally processed it today. I had a devil of a time trying to bring detail out in the clouds while keeping the noise down. C&C welcome.

Midday Storm B_W_Dnoise_MG_8050 copy by Foot Loose2012, on Flickr

[Kaye Leggett]

I like it, though wonder whether you have straightened the mast - would it not have been bending in the wind ?? Interested too about your choice to go B&W

[Shadowman]

Nice effort.

[Rebel]

I love the clouds, but with the mast as an image it doesn't work for me.

[Dave A]

You did well processing the clouds, nice image.

Dave

[FootLoose]

I like it, though wonder whether you have straightened the mast - would it not have been bending in the wind ?? Interested too about your choice to go B&W

Hi Kaye, the yacht was in drydock having its hull scraped. Otherwise it would have been bobbing about like a cork. I converted to b&w because the dark clouds are a steely blue colour and the greys slight variations of that. To bring out the detail I needed to boost the contrast, but that made the blues turn a garish colour. That doesn't happen with black and white.

[FootLoose]

Nice effort.

Thanks for viewing, John.

[FootLoose]

I love the clouds, but with the mast as an image it doesn't work for me.

Thanks for commenting, Matt. I didn't think the clouds alone would be sufficiently interesting; I also felt that the mast gave the scene a sense of scale.

[FootLoose]

You did well processing the clouds, nice image.

Dave

Thanks, Dave.

[IzzieK]

I love clouds, but this one was very threatening...did you have to run away to shelter after shooting this one? I agree with you about the mast showing the sense of scale...

[John 2]

Like that Greg. Needs lightbox to fully appreciate it. Given the impending storm, a bit of noise might even have been appropriate.

[Wavelength]

Liked it

[FootLoose]

I love clouds, but this one was very threatening...did you have to run away to shelter after shooting this one? I agree with you about the mast showing the sense of scale...

Thanks, Izzie. No, I didn't run - I am incapable of running. Besides, real togs run towards the storm, not away from it.

[FootLoose]

Like that Greg. Needs lightbox to fully appreciate it. Given the impending storm, a bit of noise might even have been appropriate.

Thanks, John. Now you've made me wonder if the noise I removed was upper-level precipitation.

[FootLoose]

Liked it

Thanks Nandakumar.

[just me]

Greg....I like it too, but must confess.....I scrolled,and scrolled down the image hoping to find the boat, or at least some part of it ......but perhaps this would not have been possible anyway as the boat , because of the storm, would have moved to much ?

Griddi......

[FootLoose]

Hi Griddi, the yacht wasn't in the water. It was in drydock to have the hull scraped. If I had tried to include a portion of the vessel, you would have seen the ugly fence surrounding it.

[Saorsa]

I like it, though wonder whether you have straightened the mast - would it not have been bending in the wind ?? Interested too about your choice to go B&W

Masts will bend when the sails are under load but the wind alone is seldom strong enough to take them out of column. The stays and shrouds take care of that. When racing, many boats have an adjustable backstay to force some bending for purposes of performance.

[Tronhard]

I like this image. The clouds obviously suggest an impending storm. The mast creates a tension... to me it creates a connection, almost a story connecting the viewer and the situation. I have sailed extensively and if I was on the boat at sea, looking at that scene I would be heading for shelter or battening down the hatches...

[IzzieK]

Thanks, Izzie. No, I didn't run - I am incapable of running. Besides, real togs run towards the storm, not away from it.

I know...I know...but I ran away from rain and storms and thunders and lightnings because I do not want my gear to suffer. But then, I am NOT a real tog...just pretend one.