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shutterspeed
04-30-2010, 10:56 AM
“I've looked at clouds from both sides now. From up and down, and still somehow....It's cloud illusions I recall....I really don't know clouds at all.”

With Joni Mitchell's song in mind, what are cloud illusions? Well as a kid (and my kids do it today) I could see shapes and things in the clouds. Sometimes it was a turtle. Sometimes a lion. Sometimes a dragon. They became whatever the imagination wanted.

There's probably not much more relaxing than laying in a hammock and watching the clouds roll by.

So this week's challenge is to photograph clouds. Any kind of clouds. Storm clouds, rain clouds, sunny day clouds, sunset/sunrise clouds. Show us your cloud photos.

If you have any questions please feel free to post them or email me. I'm here to help.

You have from*Friday Apr 30th*to*Thursday May 14th*to submit your entries for this challenge. Below are some examples to get the creative juices flowing.

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4022/4533730188_d2ab631cdf.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/202/496785430_11b72b8375.jpg

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/240/520416880_9a5208fe30.jpg

REMEMBER:
- You may post up to 2 photos per challenge.
- Post-processing and use of actions ARE ALLOWED.
- Photos must be taken by you during the challenge week.
- Photos must be posted in the *new* PHOTOGRAPHY gallery & in this thread.
- PLEASE SIZE PICS to no larger than 600px WIDE and/or TALL.*
- Please number or title your photographs for recognition.

Jodimc
04-30-2010, 11:36 AM
Ahhhh! Clouds, what a great challenge! Hope mother nature sends me some beauties!

tkeetch
05-01-2010, 12:56 AM
I'm back! I so wanted to participate in the last two.. and time flew by! But I'll get hoppin' on the new ones. :)

MissMint
05-05-2010, 01:44 AM
Here are some clouds (with a slight sun flare!)
Hope I'll have a chance to post another. TFL!

http://www.peppermintcreative.com/gallery/data/506/IMG_5814.jpg (http://www.peppermintcreative.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=8356)

birgit
05-05-2010, 12:13 PM
have to show you this although it's an old one of maya... that's an illusion :smug:

http://img714.imageshack.us/img714/4916/wolken.jpg (http://img714.imageshack.us/i/wolken.jpg/)

and now i'll try to catch some fresh clouds!

birgit
05-05-2010, 12:28 PM
what a lovely day...

http://img504.imageshack.us/img504/5571/dsc0559ps.jpg (http://img504.imageshack.us/i/dsc0559ps.jpg/)

Jodimc
05-07-2010, 12:19 PM
Calm After the Storm

http://www.peppermintcreative.com/gallery/data/506/100_5293_-1.jpg

Calm Before the Storm

http://www.peppermintcreative.com/gallery/data/506/100_5277_copy.jpg

MissMint
05-08-2010, 02:22 PM
Beautiful shots Jodi!!!

OMG Birgit - that is soooo freaky but very cool!!!

hsteward90
05-10-2010, 03:50 AM
http://www.peppermintcreative.com/gallery/data/506/clouds.jpg
taken on mothers day!

MissMint
05-10-2010, 11:44 AM
wow that is sooooo cool heather!

glumirk
05-11-2010, 11:32 PM
This has to be the happiest picture thread ever. I love sky pictures! :)

Smilin' at Me
http://www.peppermintcreative.com/gallery/data/506/IMG_6963.jpg (http://www.peppermintcreative.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=8390)

tkeetch
05-14-2010, 01:01 AM
Hopefully I'm not too late.. it is still 10 pm on Thursday *here* anyway.

http://www.peppermintcreative.com/gallery/data/506/Tiff-Clouds1.jpg (http://www.peppermintcreative.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=8399)

http://www.peppermintcreative.com/gallery/data/506/Tiff-Clouds2.jpg (http://www.peppermintcreative.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=8400)

shutterspeed
05-18-2010, 02:26 PM
many many apologies for annoucing the winners so late. was out of town, then got caught up editing photos..yadda yadda yadda!

soooo many great entries this week it's so hard to choose!

a big CONGRATS to:

Glumirk's Smilin' at me
http://www.peppermintcreative.com/gallery/data/506/IMG_6963.jpg
the blue sky and white clouds really popped.

Honorable Mentions:

Jodimc "Calm before the Storm": very dramatic

Miss Mint's "Clouds & Sunflare": looks like a postcard

tkeetch's "Clouds at Sunset": beautiful colors

thanks to everyone for playing along!! :D it's so nice to see so much participation!

glumirk
05-18-2010, 03:25 PM
Woohoo! Thanks! :smug:

MissMint
05-30-2010, 11:18 AM
CONGRATS!! These were all great!