Tuesday, June 16, 2009

Clouds



Seen from above, they attain a solidity that normally eludes our worms-eye view: the plane, diving into the clouds, shudders and shakes.

And looking out the window I was pleasantly surprised to find an O’Keeffeian abstraction—quick, grab the G9!

Of course, if I had been shooting film, I would not have been so reckless in the amount of exposures.

Photos: Clouds 1—North Carolina, 2009; Clouds 2 (O’Keeffe)—Midwest, 2009

4 comments:

Diane said...

Love these! I'm flying out to Montana in August, so I'm not looking forward to that "shudder and shake"! I know it all too well.

Mike Mundy said...

Actually, the flight out was pretty sedate. The trip back was boring and bouncy. Boring because the cloud cover totally obscured the view.

Montana: Big Sky Country! Digital SLR Country! Wow!

Diane said...

Yep, that's usually when a flight gets bouncy...when there is total cloud cover, and from the looks of your pics, those were cumulous clouds=turbulence. (top photo) We'll be spending a few days in Glacier, so it should be a good chance for photos. Ever been there?

Mike Mundy said...

Yellowstone, yes, but Glacier, alas, no.

Pretty soon the glaciers will be gone, I hear, so now is the time.