Minimalist mountains and clouds
Here’s a different take on the Kananaskis Range of the Rocky Mountains in Alberta, Canada: a silhouetted view with graphic clouds beyond and above. The date was September 11, 2017.
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I like it! the simplicity is appealing. The striations in the lower clouds are about the same angle as the slope of the peak.
Robert Parker
September 13, 2018 at 7:58 AM
Hail, Simplicity! The concept appeals to me enough that I’ve used the tag minimalism on various posts.
It’s good of you to point out the parallelism between the striations and the left edge of the mountain, and of course the contrast between hard and soft.
Steve Schwartzman
September 13, 2018 at 8:21 AM
Fabulous. The contrast between the sharp, black peaks and the diffuse, out of focus clouds is unusual and, dare I say, unique.
shoreacres
September 13, 2018 at 8:03 AM
It was that contrast between the soft clouds and the hard outline of the mountains that got to me. Exposing for the bright clouds caused the mountains to go into silhouette. I could see the details on the mountains when I was there, and I could’ve reclaimed some of them in processing the image, but I found the contrast between light and dark more appealing.
Steve Schwartzman
September 13, 2018 at 8:25 AM
And as I’ve said a few times, I’m all for uniquity.
Steve Schwartzman
September 13, 2018 at 8:26 AM
Was this a long exposure? Those clouds look like they’re in a hurry to get somewhere.
Steve Gingold
September 13, 2018 at 6:41 PM
The amorphousness of the cloud was intrinsic, not due to movement over a long exposure. The cloud was bright, so I lowered the ISO to 100 and still had to go to 1/800 on the shutter speed to keep from overexposing.
Steve Schwartzman
September 13, 2018 at 7:55 PM