Layers of clouds... by marlboromaam

Layers of clouds...

I tried to capture all the layers of clouds right up to where the sun was peeping through. Was disappointed with the original shot. However, added a little PS HDR toning and it helped bring out those layers a bunch!
It works well, grey skies often blur into one. Its a very moody scene.
April 17th, 2012  
great scene! love the grey tones!
April 17th, 2012  
lovely different tones of grey !
April 17th, 2012  
Very mysterious and atmospheric. I love it! It's a fav!
April 17th, 2012  
It looks like a tunnel to the light. Like it.
April 17th, 2012  
Gorgeous sky!
April 17th, 2012  
Love that little opening of light coming through and the treetop is beautiful against the sky! Great job ... I've got two more days of picnik. I feel desperation coming on. lol
April 17th, 2012  
The processing accentuates the contrast which is so good for clouds!
April 17th, 2012  
Great sky
April 17th, 2012  
It looks a long way up through the layers to the light!
April 17th, 2012  
very nice depth! great job!
April 17th, 2012  
Very moody shot Maggie. Love the contrasts.
April 17th, 2012  
great shot! It resembles a watercolor painting!
April 17th, 2012  
Lovely capture of the layers, very moody
April 17th, 2012  
@justeddie Thank you very much, Eddie! Appreciate your kind comments!

@pointnshoot28 Grateful for your comments and visit! Thank you, Donna!

@cocobella Thank you for your lovely comments, Corinne! Always appreciated!

@rach57 Wow! Thank you for the fav, your great comments and the visit! Grateful to have them, Rachel!
April 17th, 2012  
@papalima You nailed it, Patti! Exactly what I was going for! Thank you so much for your comments!

@beckys Thank you so much, Becky!

@karenann Be cool, there are other apps... picmonkey is one. Have your tried it yet. There was also a discussion here not too long ago of other free apps to use in place of picnik. I'd search the discussions for picnik and see if it won't pull it up for you. All is not lost. =) Thank you for your kind comments and visit, Karen! Hugs!

@maggiemae I think you're right, Maggiemae! Thank you so much for your kind comments and visit!
April 17th, 2012  
What a beautiful photo of the clouds, Maggie. Love the bit of light coming through and your processing. Nicely done.
April 17th, 2012  
@kerristephens Thank you very much, Kerri!

@janturnbull Thank you for those comments! You nailed it! Appreciate your visit, Janet!

@litljen Really appreciate your comments, Jennifer! Thank you very much!

@purdey Thank you so much, Sharon! Your comments are very kind. Always grateful to have them!

@swentz1025 Wow! I appreciate that! Thank you very much, Samantha!

@wenbow Thank you, Wendy! Appreciate your sweet comments, as always!

@darsphotos You are very sweet and kind, Darlene! Thank you very much! Hugs!
April 17th, 2012  
This one is loaded with atmosphere. Get it? Did ya see what I did there? Oh, I kill me.
April 17th, 2012  
Great moody sky!
April 17th, 2012  
Very intense shot of our nature in action. I really like it. Good job.
April 17th, 2012  
You've captured it nicely!
April 17th, 2012  
@cromwell ROFLOL! You are too funny, guy! Thank you for your comments! Always appreciated and laughs, giggles, snickers and chuckles are extra special!

@tryeveryday Thank you so much, Michelle!

@anazad511 Appreciate your kind and thoughtful comments! Thank you, ma'am!

@shutterbug0810 Thank you very much, Loni! Appreciate your comments and visit!
April 17th, 2012  
I see the light! Beautiful clouds and awesome processing!
April 17th, 2012  
Lovely shot of the breaking clouds!!!
April 17th, 2012  
@wannabe Thank you, Catherine! You are a balloon, gal! =)

@cindyrez Appreciate that, Cindy! Thank you, ma'am!
April 17th, 2012  
Nice! The layers look awesome!
April 17th, 2012  
@sharritta Thank you so very much, Sharon!
April 17th, 2012  
Looks like quite a stormy sky! Sun adds some hope right? ;-) Nice processiong.
April 17th, 2012  
Very scary looking clouds. Love the different shapes they create. Hope they didn't bring severe weather.
April 17th, 2012  
Kim
Beautiful clouds!
April 17th, 2012  
I love all the layers of grey you got on here, Maggie. Well captured.
April 17th, 2012  
Oh that storm is coming - take cover! I think your processing worked well here!
April 17th, 2012  
Deb
Nice processing!
April 17th, 2012  
Very intense!!!
April 17th, 2012  
Thats a very moody sky! Well captured!
April 17th, 2012  
Love all those grays...
April 17th, 2012  
Nice composition with the one tree top! :-)
April 17th, 2012  
Looks ominous. Hope you haven't been catching the really bad storms.
April 17th, 2012  
Fabulous clouds Mags… those greys interact beautifully.
April 17th, 2012  
Dramatic sky
April 17th, 2012  
Lovely dramatic capture. Fab colour tones, great job!
April 17th, 2012  
cool capture great tones
April 17th, 2012  
That sky looks scary. But its a very nice shot. I like clouds :)
April 17th, 2012  
Very ominous looking! Beautiful shot!
April 17th, 2012  
very nice, maam.. nice processing...not overboard, but enhanced just right
April 17th, 2012  
Very dramatic. Love the moody feel. Fabulous capture!
April 17th, 2012  
Great tones. Love the hdr effect.
April 17th, 2012  
Oooh very moody sky! did you get rain after this? looks a bit stormy! =)
April 17th, 2012  
Neat shot and sky, dramatic and dark.
April 17th, 2012  
Really love the sky and the way the tree peeks into the corner of the photo so majestically!
April 17th, 2012  
Such a dramatic sky! Beautiful!
April 17th, 2012  
Great sky Maggie
April 17th, 2012  
So many shades of grey. The tree looks like a lightning rod
April 17th, 2012  
Moody and mysterious. Love how you captured all the gray layer tones. Good work, Maggie!
April 17th, 2012  
"layers of cloud" remember me something between real and created by photoshop :)
however that's a great shot, you take the small light across a lot of clouds :)
April 17th, 2012  
Cool capture. love the tones. Nice.
Yes, you can pin my stuff if you want. Thanks for your interest and comments.
April 17th, 2012  
@lindag Thank you, Linda! No storms that day. Just wind and clouds.

@copperheadglass No storms that day. Just wind and clouds. Thank you, Meredith!

@kdei Thank you very much, Kim!

@meisen325 Thank you, Monica! Appreciate your kind comments, as always!

@myhrhelper Thank you, Kathy! No storm that day. Just wind and clouds.

@deburahiru Thank you very much, Deb!

@cheyrebecca Thank you, Cheyenne! Appreciate your comments!

@aleksandra Thank you for your kind comments, Aleksandra!

@cmc1200 Thank you, Caryn! Appreciate that!

@lorihiro LOL! I really didn't want the tree but is was hard to avoid. Thank you, gal!

@rmkk Thank you, Marlene! No storms that day. Just wind and clouds.

@sugarmuser Thank you, Sharon! Really appreciate your comments!

@jannykoster Thank you very much!

@lizzy_lu123 Appreciate your kind comments, Lisa! Thank you!

@steeler Thank you, Howard! Appreciate your comments!

@zela Appreciate your comments very much! Thank you, Alena!

@groovygirlrn Thank you, Sheri! No storms that day. Just wind and clouds!

@joeboxster Thank you, Joe! Appreciate your comments very much!

@myautofocuslife Really appreciate your lovely comments, Livia! Thank you so much!

@sangwann Thank you, Dione! Appreciate your comments!

@mantha Grateful for your comments, Sam! Thank you! No storms that day. Just wind and clouds.

@markbuehl Thank you, Mark! Appreciate your comments!

@traciwood Grateful for your comments, Traci! Thank you very much!

@paulien Thank you so much, Paulien! Appreciate your comments!

@simon0128 Thank you very much, Simon!

@peterdegraaff Oh, you're probably right about that, Peter, and there are many more around here, too! Thank you for your comments!

@cimes1 Grateful for your lovely comments, Carole! Thank you so much!

@simonesta The clouds are real, Simonetta. I just ehanced the slight differences in the gray shades so you could see them better. Appreciate your comments. Thank you!
April 17th, 2012  
@netkonnexion Thank you! I always like to ask for permission first, and I will let you know on your original post when it's been pinned.
April 17th, 2012  
Very dramatic sky! Great capture!
April 17th, 2012  
@mummarazzii Thank you, Lisa! Appreciate your kind comments and visit!
April 17th, 2012  
I lkie the tree top against the dramatic sky
April 17th, 2012  
I am also going with the dramatic sky :)
April 17th, 2012  
Love it! Gives off a certain mood....
April 17th, 2012  
The tones are lovely! So much drama.
April 17th, 2012  
that's the sky we had on Friday and Saturday. Great shot of it.
April 17th, 2012  
loving that mood...
April 17th, 2012  
Very moody looking. Looks like a storm coming....
April 17th, 2012  
wow! you really did get depth and dimension in this! nice!
April 17th, 2012  
Fantastic clouds. When I first saw this, I thought it was a moon shot. Almost ready to cue the wolves. Love your processing.
April 17th, 2012  
@windridge Thank you so much, Susan!

@hettie Thank you very much, Hettie!

@marybz Thank you, Mary! Appreciate that!

@dishaparekh176 Thank you very much, Disha!

@msk1p2 Thank you, Sandra! Did you get storms?

@paulineb Thank you so much, Pauline!

@benthomas77 Thank you, Ben! No storm that day, just clouds and wind.

@vickisfotos Oh! Thank you, Vicki! I think you're just one 3 to see it! Appreciate very much!

@jaboney LOL! That would be a nice shot, Mike! Wish that's what I got instead! Thank you for your comments and visit. Always appreciated!
April 17th, 2012  
Beautiful Maggie! love the layers of clouds and love the tree as well :D
April 17th, 2012  
@princesicita Thank you, Princess! Really appreciate your kind comments!
April 17th, 2012  
So beautiful. Such an incredible shot.
April 18th, 2012  
@yonnie Thank you so much! Appreciate your kind comments!
April 18th, 2012  
layers of clouds are eye candy :)
nice shot!
April 18th, 2012  
@earthbeone Thank you, Pamela! Appreciate your lovely comments!
April 18th, 2012  
so did you notice that if you look at it long enough that you can see a swan? the sun is the eye...all the white is the swan head and neck and there is even a bit of darker white that makes his bill....yes, I DO have a good imagination
April 18th, 2012  
@vickisfotos That's pretty cool, Vicki! I see a pregnant bride! ROFLOL! I'd rather see your swan! I'm trying! Love your comments, gal! Thank you!
April 18th, 2012  
@marlboromaam HA! I looked again, I think I see the bride...funny! then I had to retrain my eyes to see MY SWAN! the swan is facing towards the right of the photo if that helps.
April 18th, 2012  
@marlboromaam oooo...I just saw something else! the sun is a boy's ear, the brides head is his forehead, her hands are his nose and then it goes down to his opened mouth, he is looking upwards. The tree is his shoulder.
April 18th, 2012  
@vickisfotos I think I see your boy, but he has pointed ears and a goatee, even a pointed hat like an elf! LOL! We gotta quit this! Too funny!
April 18th, 2012  
eva
Super cool shot. I tried something similar the other day, but didn't turn out good enough to post.
April 18th, 2012  
clever shot maggie, very dramatic and great post processing to create this effect
April 18th, 2012  
@redrucksack Keep trying, Eva! I know you'll get there! Thank you!

@phil_howcroft Thank you very much, Phil! Really appreciate your kind comments!
April 18th, 2012  
Love the purples in here.
April 18th, 2012  
Dark but beautiful...The sun always comes out!
April 18th, 2012  
@carolinedreams Thank you very much, Caroline! You're the first to mention them! Appreciate your comments and visit!
April 18th, 2012  
Sure did, it looks great.
April 20th, 2012  
@veekay Appreciate that! Thank you, Vicki!
April 20th, 2012  
Fantastic colors and layers! Really nice depth!
April 20th, 2012  
@melissapike Thank you for your lovely comments, Melissa! Appreciate your time to go back and view and comment on my pics. Grateful to have them!
April 20th, 2012  
Lovin' the different shades of grey! Great job bringing out the textures!
April 21st, 2012  
@cjphoto Wow! Thank you very much! Such lovely comments, guy!
April 21st, 2012  
this is lovely,,so moody..love the tones and the light.
April 22nd, 2012  
@aslessknownsu Thank you for the kind comments, Susan! Most appreciated!
April 22nd, 2012  
Very intense!
April 23rd, 2012  
@magdalenabas Thank you very much!
April 23rd, 2012  
Nice drama in the sky ! :)
May 10th, 2012  
@vignesh Thank you!
May 10th, 2012  
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