I planned on doing a night shoot tonight. I wanted to take some photos of moving traffic at night, and I was about to go when I looked out of the window and saw this lonely, strange-shaped cloud.
This cloud required four shots in total, and is my first proper attempt at stitching photos together using Photoshop Elements. It's so easy to use and does virtually all of the work for you. I left the surrounding trees underexposed as I liked the silhouette effect, and I also like the way they bookend the image and fill the gap at the bottom. It really was a clear sky except for this rogue cloud, which is why I was drawn to it. Unfortunately the image size above doesn't do it justice.
I'm not a cloud expert by any measure. However, doing a quick Google search on types of clouds would suggest that the cloud is a stratus of some sort, but I'm probably wrong. So if you know, please tell me because I'm interested. Geeky I know!
Semi-professional photographer based in Nottingham, England, I shoot mainly events and weddings. I'll be posting my work using my Fujis - X100S and X-Pro1.
Photostream:
Blog:...
Nice shot. Don't know what the cloud is, but have asked my sister - she's doing A level geography and geology and I'm sure they cover clouds in at least one of them. Will let you know what she says...
I don't know what type, there have been many like this here in Southern California, not usually the type of cloud for the desert. I love the way these clouds look like feathers. You did a great job with the photoshop.
this is very beautiful - I wouldn't have know you'd edited the four together if you'd not said. I think these wispy clouds are called cirrus. Stratus is a layer or sheet of cloud
Great stitch job! Even if the software will stitch for you, if you don't have the pictures done well it will show. I too thought this was one shot until I read your info. Love it!
The most common form of high-level clouds are thin and often wispy cirrus clouds. Typically found at heights greater than 20,000 feet (6,000 meters), cirrus clouds are composed of ice crystals that originate from the freezing of supercooled water droplets. Cirrus generally occur in fair weather and point in the direction of air movement at their elevation.
GREAT cloud picture. I was totally surprised that it is actually a composition of 4. I think its a cirrus cloud.....but I LOVE how it looks like a feather.
June 5th, 2010
Leave a Comment
Sign up for a free account or Sign in to post a comment.
The most common form of high-level clouds are thin and often wispy cirrus clouds. Typically found at heights greater than 20,000 feet (6,000 meters), cirrus clouds are composed of ice crystals that originate from the freezing of supercooled water droplets. Cirrus generally occur in fair weather and point in the direction of air movement at their elevation.
Found this and it suggest that they might be Cirrus clouds. There's a picture at: http://ww2010.atmos.uiuc.edu/%28Gh%29/wwhlpr/cirrus.rxml?hret=/guides/mtr/cld/cldtyp/home.rxml