Friday, May 23, 2008

Skywatch Friday


My photos for today were taken from the car (I was in the passenger seat) on our way home from Coney island, Brooklyn, NY. We were traveling on the Belt Parkway which runs along the south shore of Long Island.




I thought this cloud formation looked like a great dove in the sky.

theteach

40 comments:

Anonymous said...

nice clouds

Anonymous said...

Indeed ... almost like a dove flying!

Michele said...

I love clouds that you can make images from! And yep, I see the dove that you speak of! Neat... looks awesome! Great photos today!
Rocky Mountain Retreat

Voz do meu Coração said...

pretty pictures, excellent.
Congratulations

Texas Travelers said...

Nice skies. Wonderful series.

Thanks for the visit.

To answer your question. RAW gives you the ability to change the exposure if you are not off by more than a couple of stops, without losing any detail in the white or black. If your auto white balance does not read the scene correctly as is often the case for fluorescent lighting, you can change this without doing a lot of difficult color correction.

Have a great weekend,
Troy

Anonymous said...

I see the dove! Looks like perfect weather :)

bobbie said...

A lovely sky. The last shot looks rather like a huge bird I think.

FO - 2 said...

Very nice set of photos.
No. 3 is beautiful! :)

SandyCarlson said...

I saw the dove before I read your words, Mary. Great minds....These are great. Glad you got those as a passenger and not as the driver!

Snap Catch said...

perfect catch for SWF! Hope to see you around in my corner too..

EG CameraGirl said...

You know what? It DOES look like a dove. What a good imagination you have!

Jane Hards Photography said...

Great white dove of fluffiness. lovely.

TR Ryan said...

What a nice thing to see while riding in the car. Doves and angles!

dot said...

I love the blue skies with those white puffy clouds. These are definitely the kind of clouds to find images in. Really nice shots!

Linda said...

Very nice pictures and yes, that does look like a dove!

I've been totally fascinated with clouds lately and have been taking so many pictures of the sky that I'm beginning to think I should start doing Skywatch Friday myself. I've basically given up the weekly memes because I just haven't had the time but I really think this is one I'd like to do.

Melli said...

I DO see that dove! Were these taken THIS week? We've had a LOT of the WHITEST fluffy clouds this week in Southern Maryland... so I was just wondering.

Pat - Arkansas said...

Very nice shots to have been made from a moving vehicle. Well done. Yes, it does look like a dove.

Anonymous said...

lovely shots

Mine in here Thanks

Juliana said...

for the last shots, i also see dove fly :D

My SWF in here Thanks

Hazel said...

pretty pictures,it makes us feel calm after looking the blue sky

RW said...

Great shots Mary!

Anonymous said...

Glad you were in the passenger's seat! :P
Nice shade of blue sky :)

Tom said...

Great clouds .. and yes I note the 'Dove From Above' :O)

Gattina said...

It really looks like a big dove ! I love to imagine what a cloud could represent, it's really amazing sometimes !

chrome3d said...

The last one is a dove indeed and my favourite too.

Anonymous said...

What a "dovely" picture !!:P

Looks nice and sunny.
You know what I am envious that you managed to take pictures out of a moving car !!

We had this beautiful full moon the other night that was playing hide and seek behind some dark rain clouds . The way it lit up the clouds from the back was so utterly beautiful . Try as hard as I might I haven't a decent shot to show :(

My SWF is Greek ! :)

Nova said...

the last picture is looked like a plan /bird...

check out mine here:
http://www.supernovachron.com/2008/05/friday-sky-watch-catterpillar-tries-to.html

alicesg said...

Beautiful SWF. Yes the cloud looked like a bird.

Suzie said...

It does look like a dove. Thank you so much for your kind words yesterday.

Kay said...

I DO see the bird. I'll be doing some expensive (high gas prices) road travel in another month. I hope I get as many nice photos as you did.

marcia@joyismygoal said...

Oh Mary, I love the Dove -- so wispy. Were you stopped when you took these? --I have stopped taking while driving have you?

marcia@joyismygoal said...

well that is what i get for not reading the top-- sorry --good for you

Barb said...

Ha! I saw the dove, too! Awesome shot! I just love clouds.

Carletta said...

Wonderful series of images! That is a huge dove and clearly seen.

Vinny "Bond" Marini said...

ah the Belt Parkway....You make me miss home every Friday! LOL

I do see the dove

Have a wonderful weekend - come by and sit and hear the special mix I did

This Is My Blog - fishing guy said...

Hi Teach: I love beautiful clouds and I do see the Dove in the last photo.

Daniel J Santos said...

great sky watch, great images.

Anonymous said...

you got some beauties this week Maryt. Sooo I hear you are having a birthday this Sunday????
My father's will be 85 on Sunday. I'll have to find my hat and hop over to the party...

Andrea said...

Love the white puffs of clouds. Great capture.

Travis Cody said...

Beautiful.