The image displayed above depicts what I think are a mix of altocumulus and stratocumulus clouds over Boulder at 7:04PM on September 12, 2023. I cropped my image to focus on the clouds and removed a tree that was interfering with the focus of the picture. I also enhanced the saturation to bring out the cloud details, creating a more dramatic image. The way the sunset’s light reflects off the layer of horizontal clouds is breathtaking. I identify these as a mix of altocumulus and stratocumulus clouds based on how low the clouds were, the horizontal rolls creating a corn-row-like formation. The camera I used was a Apple iPhone 13 with the following settings: f1.4 , 6mp, ISO 38, 33mm,1/121s
Leo Steinbarth – Cloud First
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Flow Vis Guidebook
- Introduction to the Guidebook
- Overview 1: Phenomena. Why Does It Look Like That?
- Overview 2: Visualization Techniques
- Overview 3: Lighting
- Overview 4 - Photography A: Composition and Studio Workflow
- Overview 4 - Photography B: Cameras
- Overview 4 - Photography C: Lenses - Focal Length
- Overview 4 - Photography C: Lenses - Aperture and DOF
- Overview 4: Photography D: Exposure
- Overview 4 - Photography E - Resolution
- Overview 5 - Post-Processing
- Clouds 1: Names
- Clouds 2: Why Are There Clouds? Lift Mechanism 1: Instability
- Clouds 3: Skew - T and Instability
- Clouds 4: Clouds in Unstable Atmosphere
- Clouds 5: Lift Mechanism 2 - Orographics
- Clouds 6: Lift Mechanism 3 - Weather Systems
- Boundary Techniques - Introduction
- Dye Techniques 1 - Do Not Disturb
- Dye Techniques 2 - High Visibility
- Dye Techniques 3 - Light Emitting Fluids
- Refractive Index Techniques 1: Liquid Surfaces
- Refractive Index Techniques 2: Shadowgraphy and Schlieren
- Particle Physics: Flow and Light
- Dilute Particle Techniques - Under Construction
- Particles 2: Aerosols
- Particles 3: In Water - Under Construction
- Art and Science
- TOC and Zotpress test
- Photons, Wavelength and Color
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Great shot! The ripples really pronounce the larger formation as a whole.
I think the shape of this cloud is super cool. The colors are also very balanced and the sky color has a gradient from top to bottom, which I think enhances the image
I really like the bottom half of this image. The clouds resemble a heart which is a unique shape for clouds. A personal opinion I have is that I don’t feel the top clouds in the image are necessary to complete the effect of the image at large.
I like the way the lighting is coming from behind the image, it makes the image unique.
I really like the color gradient of the sky in this image! I think it really enhances the visual beauty of the cloud by providing a more interesting background than plain blue.
I really like the aspect ratio of this image . It heightens the drama of the image. And great work capturing such a cool shaped cloud!