Roiling Cumulonimbus - IR by TwoPynts

Photography • Scenic • posted on Mar 05, 2008

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"But here by the mill the castled clouds Mocked themselves in the dizzy water." ~ Edgar Lee Masters

pteb recently asked if I ever did any cloudscapes in infrared. I have, and though there is a small strip of land and water at the bottom, I think this qualifies as well. To give you a sense of scale, the tall Lake Placid Tower seen between the two white topped water towers near the center is 27 stories tall. The tops of cumulonimbus clouds can easily reach 39,000 feet (3,900 stories or 12,000 meters) or higher. Upon its completion the then Placid Tower was the world's tallest concrete block tower. Postcards encouraged calling home from the highest pay phone in Florida. The observation deck provided a million-acre view of surrounding orange groves and lakes, but has been closed to the public in recent years. I kept the file rather large, and it is best viewed at full size. -----

Thanks for your vermillion comments on my previous upload, Sanguine Skies ----- Sony DSC-P200 (IR Converted w/B+W 092 Filter) & PhotoshopCS. (1097) Lake Placid, FL, USA 2008 Sponsored by: Kramer Kreations

Comments (49)

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Gor111

2:29AM | Thu, 06 March 2008

Wowwww this cloudy sky looks really spectacular! What a fabulous IR shot!!!

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durleybeachbum

3:21AM | Thu, 06 March 2008

Magnificent photo!!

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G_Mansco

3:55AM | Thu, 06 March 2008

An incredible sky. Wonderful shot ;O)

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Meisiekind

6:34AM | Thu, 06 March 2008

Excellent capture of some amazing clouds. I love the mood created by the ominous approach of this giant wave of clouds. Well done! xx

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NekhbetSun

9:39AM | Thu, 06 March 2008

Interesting info and super cool shot Kort !

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dcarvell

9:50AM | Thu, 06 March 2008

Amazing shot!

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nikolais

1:30PM | Thu, 06 March 2008

striking beauty

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mark.spooner

4:28PM | Thu, 06 March 2008

A lovely cloudscape.

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sirvictor

5:24PM | Thu, 06 March 2008

beautiful sky, well capture

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zoren

6:41PM | Thu, 06 March 2008

aaaaaawesome!!!

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quantumgoose

6:29AM | Fri, 07 March 2008

Beautiful cloudscape!

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CavalierLady

12:28PM | Fri, 07 March 2008

G A S P ! ! ! That is awesome!!!! Unbelievable view once I was able to grasp the unbelievable scale of this image! Super work!!!!

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mps

9:28PM | Fri, 07 March 2008

Wonderful clouds. I've always been a cloud admirer.

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odie

9:49PM | Fri, 07 March 2008

Love the layers.

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e-brink

6:22AM | Sat, 08 March 2008

Incredible image! What a great sky!

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rockstrider

7:28AM | Sun, 09 March 2008

That looks like one huge storm heading in! Superbly dramatic capture Kort!

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MaraP

9:47AM | Thu, 13 March 2008

Outstanding work!!!

SecondChoice

4:21AM | Mon, 17 March 2008

superb tones and very impressive, indeed!

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Art_Ramos

11:39PM | Sun, 04 May 2008

This photography very much reminds me of Ansel Adams with the way the clouds are very robust and a focal point to the image! This needs something to contrast and enhance the magnitude of the clouds. With AA it was always mountains. a church, a skyscraper, a farmhouse, et. al. would look wonderful in this scene.