Aspiring by pflaume

Aspiring

Today was one of those days where the weather couldn't decide what it wanted to do. We had rain, sunshine, hail, and finally an impressive thunderstorm. Somewhere between the sun and storm, this amazing sky appeared. I was driving at the time and stopped for some quick photos. I opted for an up shot to avoid a chain link fence and high school track busy with runners. I do like the simple composition with the church spire and treetop reaching into the stormy skies.
I love the simplicity of this.
March 21st, 2013  
@photoandi Thank you so much!
March 21st, 2013  
Lovely moody sky with lots of fluffy storm clouds. The church spire really adds to the shot. Nicely done!
March 21st, 2013  
Awesomely good !!
March 21st, 2013  
Ann
Beautifully captured !
March 21st, 2013  
The composition is cool and adds to how low the clouds were. I love how dramatic they look! Great shot!
March 21st, 2013  
Love the composition and amazing clouds.
March 21st, 2013  
Aspiring and awe inspiring too. Great shot with a great sense of scale.
March 21st, 2013  
Fabulous. I just love how you've composed / cropped this image, it just so good. Brilliantly done. Fav
March 21st, 2013  
Absolutely stunning shot of a powerful looking sky
I love the contrast of lighting with the spire :-)
March 21st, 2013  
I can see why you did the crop! An awesome viewpoint of the ominous sky! Love it!
March 21st, 2013  
cool clouds
March 21st, 2013  
Bob
Terrific shot - Fav!
March 21st, 2013  
Super sky and clouds
March 21st, 2013  
Beautiful clouds. I really like the depth of this shot.
March 21st, 2013  
fabulous prefer them to be white :)
March 21st, 2013  
Amazing sky - love the way the church spire reaches up to the one patch of blue
March 21st, 2013  
A-spire-ing? Ouch! Great shot though :) The right hand side, with the treetop(s), has a kind of oil painting look somehow. Maybe because it's more dramatic?

By the way, out of interest I cropped a copy vertically on that right hand side and it looks quite interesting. See what you think.
March 21st, 2013  
Fantastic capture. Those clouds look incredibly dramatic.
March 21st, 2013  
Nice picture.
I really liked the colors of the sky.
Congrats.
March 21st, 2013  
Beautiful, spiritual composition.
March 21st, 2013  
Rain or not this is a gorgeous shot.. love the moody clouds, treetop and that spire piercing it all.. well done Lisa!
March 21st, 2013  
Gorgeous shot. So much drama in that sky. Great composition.
March 21st, 2013  
Yes, Really love the church spire....also the color of it against the beautiful sky
March 21st, 2013  
wow!! looks like a four season sky.
March 21st, 2013  
Amazing! Look at this in awe
March 21st, 2013  
@kevinmckay Thank you so much for your comment and fav, Kevin. I really like this one so I am delighted that you feel it, too.
March 21st, 2013  
Pea
Love your composition Lisa! And the sky is so dramatic - fab shot!
March 21st, 2013  
That is one dramatic cloud formation! Great 3D quality to this - nice one!
March 21st, 2013  
@kareenking Thank you, Kareen. I understand what you mean and feel it, too.
March 21st, 2013  
@Cheesebiscuit Thanks for the comment, CB. I can see a crop option on the right. The tree top and layers of clouds above it do their own cool thing. I appreciate the suggestion!
March 21st, 2013  
I like the simple and effective composition of this as well as I am loving the dramatic cloud formation. The church spire looks like a needle piercing the heavens. Great shot.
March 21st, 2013  
Our weather was the same here! Nice shot!! I like the composition.
March 21st, 2013  
Caz
Love the composition
March 21st, 2013  
Nice skyscape Lisa
March 21st, 2013  
Amy
Your sky has so much character. Great capture.
March 21st, 2013  
That's a really neat crop, just the lovely tree and the spire to give scale to the massive clouds.
March 21st, 2013  
Wow, what a gorgeous sky! Love the composition.
March 21st, 2013  
really amazing big sky - clever cropping and excellent title :o)
March 21st, 2013  
Fantastic, Lisa. What an amazing sky and your crop is fabulous.
March 21st, 2013  
Those clouds look laden. I too really like your composition with the spire and tree tops.
March 21st, 2013  
Quite the sky! Quick on the draw with the camera...:-)
March 21st, 2013  
The clouds are amazing and love just the hint of cityscape : wonderful !
March 21st, 2013  
Tim
Beautiful dramatic feel to this. I love the way that you have framed this with the spire and tree creeping in. Wonderful light. Such a powerful looking sky. Great shot.
March 21st, 2013  
That sky is awesome! :)
March 21st, 2013  
Wow - I hope that's got a lightening conductor!
March 21st, 2013  
Meg
oh my gosh this is so dramatic and pretty....haha love the part about avoiding the chain link fence and runners...I've done that too.
March 21st, 2013  
Great sky shot Lisa, and the church spire adds additional interest.
March 21st, 2013  
Fabulous sky, really like this.
March 21st, 2013  
what amazing clouds! that spire is intriguing as well pointing up as if almost to dare a strike!
March 21st, 2013  
Stunning shot Lisa! I too love the simplicity. But the sky really steaks the shot, just amazing.
March 21st, 2013  
I really love skies like that - so dramatic!
March 21st, 2013  
great pov! love the sky, so beautiful!
March 22nd, 2013  
Wow that sky is brewing something. Nice catch.
March 22nd, 2013  
Wonderful clouds and the spire shows the scale.
March 22nd, 2013  
Jo
Lovely shot, funny how we did something similar, only I didn't have a church in mine!
March 22nd, 2013  
wow so beautiful! love the sky! great shot!
March 22nd, 2013  
great clouds here..nice shot
March 22nd, 2013  
Quite beautiful- the clouds are captivating.
March 22nd, 2013  
Stunning shot in many ways. Great choice of composition. Love that bit of steeple and interesting sky.
March 22nd, 2013  
Love the drama of this sky! Really atmospheric shot.
March 22nd, 2013  
Love that sky! And the minimalism.
March 22nd, 2013  
Dramatic clouds, well captured
March 22nd, 2013  
Difficult to keep all the detail in the clouds, and nicely done here. Interesting spire.
March 23rd, 2013  
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