Mostly clouds

Clouds are normally there in many outdoor photos. Sort of like the first couple below. Innocuous. 

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2. This would be utterly banal without the wisps of cloud, and you might think it still is. A totally clear cloudless sky often makes for difficult photography.

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Or they could  be part of the moody drama, especially on black and white film. There's lots of dust spots, and I can't decide if it's better to painstakingly remove them, or clean the negative better and try again. Plus the exposure was a total guess to show the props moving and yet not over expose.

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But lately we've been getting a lot of dramatic clouds, complete with thunder and lightning. And rain, don't forget that. Lots and lots of rain. It's one of the wettest Calgary Julys on record.

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These ones are from earlier today. Yes it rained. Hard.

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Of the Day

Driftwood (NZ)

Film

Linda wanted to bound down the stairs and out into the badlands. The three of us were standing up at the top shaking our heads.

Newfoundland

Polar bears

Eagles

Why ever didn't I publish this, and maybe I did

Curtis and Celina

90 days, or so ago

Flowers, the happy lilies of today

Landscape 

Seascape? Cloudscape?

Dino related