Crater clouds

[compilerbitch]

Crater Clouds, Maui, 2007

This is another photo taken from a point near the summit of Haleakala, looking into the crater through the clouds.

Comments

[dd-b.livejournal.com]

That one I need to see the print to believe in. At which point it might be very striking. The cloud highlights look burned out, and the dark-middle greys have that weird look they get when bits of the curve are too flat. (ViewSonic VP930b calibrated with Spyder 2, so not the best display but probably fairly close to the settings it should be at.) But I like a lot of Ctein's pictures that make such heavy use of the dark tones (in dye transfer prints), for example, and this might end up like that in a B&W sort of way.

[compilerbitch.livejournal.com]

I haven't printed this yet. It's kind-of on probation -- it's an image that I initially didn't decide to process, but I thought I'd give it a try anyway. There is a lot of fine texture present at full resolution that isn't really visible at web sizes (it is at about 1/80th the pixel count after all!). Don't know yet. I think the weird too-flat-curve look is actually cloud having a similar effect around the centre of the image. It looks quite different at higher resolution, I think it's the texture.

[hilarityallen.livejournal.com]

I love this. I may have been watching too much early Dr Who, but it reminds me of an alien landscape. Well cool.

[compilerbitch.livejournal.com]

I had lunch with someone earlier this week who had just got back from exactly there, who was looking at it as a possible 'analogue' site for testing rovers and robotic drilling devices because it is so much like the lunar and/or the Martian surface. So, you're not the only one who thinks it looks alien!

The photo looks strange because, well, Haleakala looks strange.

[karohemd.livejournal.com]

It doesn't show up. :o(

[compilerbitch.livejournal.com]

I think my server was down for a few minutes. Nothing I did was responsible, anyway! It seems to be back up now.

[void150.livejournal.com]

That's beautiful.

[compilerbitch.livejournal.com]

Thanks. :-)

[arrhythmia.livejournal.com]

lovely. i always wish i could see these at (even slightly) higher resolution, but i'm guessing you've got your reasons.

[pinguhateseng.livejournal.com]

Gorgeous!

[pplfichi.livejournal.com]

The darker foreground clouds and the shows really make this pic for me. Lovely :D