Cloud Drama on Lake Michigan by taffy

Cloud Drama on Lake Michigan

Sunset was most unusual last night. The cloud looked ominous, hung in the sky for awhile, and then about an hour later, it had all dissipated.
Thank you all so much for putting Water Wizard in the TT today. I appreciate your support - visits, comments, favs! Wishing all a good weekend!

A slightly different perspective (standing to the left and looking out) in b&w is on Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/taffyraphael/20395586350/
Wow, fabulous clouds! FAV!
August 15th, 2015  
I like the removal of the sand stuff. Wonderful shot
August 15th, 2015  
Beautiful sight wonderfully captured! FAV!
August 15th, 2015  
Incredible sunset. Congratulations on making the Trending Page. Well deserved.
August 15th, 2015  
Great shot, love the sky
August 15th, 2015  
pam
favfavafavfav
August 15th, 2015  
Big weather coming in, it appears. Lovely, how the light shines on those clouds, with the color variations of the sky. I like the subtle HDR, too. Not obvious, at all. What a serene place, nicely captured.
August 15th, 2015  
Love that stormy sky
August 15th, 2015  
Drama is right! Incredible shot!
August 15th, 2015  
I love the dark muted colours in the sea - lake? I see its a lake, of course! Great processing to bring out the sun-kissed clouds and the foam on the waves! fav
August 15th, 2015  
Very interesting sky.
I have been really impressed with some of the very subtle HDR landscape pics around recently, especially yours and Eric's @ericdibosco sunrise shots. I haven't really tried bracketing but you guys are making me want to get out there and try it!
August 15th, 2015  
Powerful image. Fav
August 15th, 2015  
Beautiful shot, Taffy. I love the waves. FAV
August 15th, 2015  
Ooh, brilliant shot!
August 15th, 2015  
Very ominous!
August 15th, 2015  
Absolutely beautiful shot, Taffy! Fav!
August 15th, 2015  
Stunningly dramatic shot.
August 15th, 2015  
Stunning sky! Fav!!
August 15th, 2015  
Fantastic cloud and lake. Great sky.
August 15th, 2015  
What a glorious scene, beautifully photographed and processed.
August 15th, 2015  
Fav!
August 15th, 2015  
This is such a dramatic shot Taffy. I love everything about it. Fav
August 15th, 2015  
Terrific and dramatic sky, I like all the colour variations.
August 15th, 2015  
Stunning sky. Fav
August 15th, 2015  
Beautiful sky and colours. Fav
August 15th, 2015  
Very dramatic indeed
August 15th, 2015  
Magnificent
August 15th, 2015  
Superb and dramatic cloudscape :)
August 15th, 2015  
Favtastic cloudporn!
August 15th, 2015  
super lovely. Fav.
August 15th, 2015  
Gorgeous shot. This is amazing!
August 15th, 2015  
A fav for this magnificent shot.
August 15th, 2015  
Great image but I prefer the b&w version over on Flickr
August 15th, 2015  
Instant fav. A big wow!!!!!
August 15th, 2015  
Very dramatic.
August 15th, 2015  
A beautiful, dramatic sky. Fav!! 😃
August 15th, 2015  
@leonbuys83 Thanks, Leon, for taking the time to check out the Flickr ones! I almost always use Flickr to figure out how to improve a shot and appreciate your kind comment!
August 15th, 2015  
fabulous sky ...
August 15th, 2015  
@jgpittenger Thanks Jane...I feel like I should have noticed the junk on the sand before posting originally! What surprised me is no one commented on the weird vertical wisp of cloud to the right of the main large cloud. It's driving me nuts but there's nothing I can do about it as it's too integrated in too many places. To me, it looks like a processing problem instead of the natural cloud that it is.
August 15th, 2015  
Very dramatic. It looks like the clouds are pulling inwards
August 15th, 2015  
Beautiful capture, composition, depth, light
August 15th, 2015  
Kat
Outstanding capture, I love everything about it, instant Fav Taffy!
August 15th, 2015  
I actually like the vertical wisp...reminds me of sun rays
August 15th, 2015  
Love the dramatic clouds, and colours, fav.
August 15th, 2015  
Awesome shot Taffy! Fav
August 15th, 2015  
A very dramatic sky. Great waves too.
August 15th, 2015  
"Whoa!" (That's a quote.) Fantastic sky, colors and clouds.
August 15th, 2015  
Instant FAV
August 15th, 2015  
Beautiful shot. Fav
August 15th, 2015  
Incredible shot. The lighting, the scene, sky and water all come together perfectly, well done:)
August 15th, 2015  
Heavens! (I said out loud...) To say I'm fav'ing this is an understatement.
August 16th, 2015  
I knew this was yours the second I saw it-and I knew I'd fav it too (o:
August 16th, 2015  
Wow! Spectacular - so well composed - a most definite FAV!
August 16th, 2015  
Gorgeous!
August 16th, 2015  
Bravo!!
August 16th, 2015  
wonderful ...
August 16th, 2015  
@olivetreeann Aw...very sweet of you to say that!
August 16th, 2015  
Congratulations on making the PP. Well deserved.
August 16th, 2015  
Dramatic
August 16th, 2015  
Very beautiful....the light sky and reflections on the water are stunning.
August 16th, 2015  
ominous!
August 16th, 2015  
wow this is amazing!!
August 16th, 2015  
Very dramatic looking.
August 16th, 2015  
Fabulous seascape. I like the composition.
August 16th, 2015  
What a gorgeous sky xx
August 16th, 2015  
The lighting in this, both sky and water, is gorgeous
August 16th, 2015  
Spectacular sky!! Enjoy you last couple of days on the Island!! Hope your move goes well Taffy!! Fav!
August 16th, 2015  
Oh what an awesome sunset love the massive cloud and blue tones in your photo Taffy, I'm enjoying your sunset photos!
Great to have some cool sunset shots before you head back to the city!
August 16th, 2015  
lovely drama!!!
August 17th, 2015  
Lovely capture!
August 17th, 2015  
Beautiful shot. The colors reflected in the water add to the drama.
August 17th, 2015  
You already know how much I love this one! I am so glad that people like Sally @salza take note of how gentle HDR can be handled. I think many people simply regard HDR as that hard, well delineated images, which works well for urban scenes and cityscapes, but not necessarily for landscapes.
August 17th, 2015  
Love it :) fav
August 17th, 2015  
The look of those clouds and waves is amazing! A marvelous scene captured!
August 17th, 2015  
Lee
Just a fabulous shot. Fav.
August 17th, 2015  
It's like the cloud is in waves coming from right and from left, then there are the water waves below . ..
August 18th, 2015  
Beautiful, subtle colors. Fav!
August 19th, 2015  
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