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It was a dark and stormy day...


It was a dark and stormy day...
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Copyright: Donna Rasmussen (captainsgirl) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 962 W: 54 N: 1498] (6928)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-07-19
Categories: Nature, Transportation, Event, Decisive Moment
Camera: Canon REBEL XTi, Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
Exposure: f/8, 1/200 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): My Favorite Photos [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2007-07-30 4:59
Viewed: 481
Points: 36
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Hello my Treklens friends!
Another photo from my husbands ship. At the point in time when I took this photo we were "sailing" across Lake Erie. ( I put sailing in quotes , as the guys on the ship call it sailing , but we have no sails as we are in a 730' long bulk cargo ship with 2 big huge engines) Lake Erie for those who don't know is the 4th largest of the Great Lakes. Its 57 miles across from Canada to the United States and 243 miles long from New York to Michigan. Its bordered by Ontario, Canada and New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio and Michigan USA. We were traveling from Sandusky , Ohio where the ship had been loaded with close to 30,000 tons of coal to bring to a steel plant in Hamilton, Ontario. I was relaxing in the Captains livingroom ( my husband :o) When the room got dark really quickly . I got up to look out the window and then went to grab my camera and rushed out side. My husband and I stood on the deck out in the middle of this big lake looking at the cloud formations that were rolling in the sky. He said he had never seen such a thing and hes been out here sailing for along time. The clouds were everywhere and actually rolling closer and closer towards the water and us by the minute. We did have water spout warnings out on the lake so I'm thinking they were thinking about forming. Before that could happen another weather front came from the north bringing in heavy heavy rain and it came right though the clouds so we couldn't see them anymore.
It was pretty amazing though.
Funny how it wasn't that windy even with all those dark clouds they were just quietly thinking about doing something I guess...:o)
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  • Great 
  • ablok Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor [C: 188 W: 87 N: 5] (227)
  • [2007-07-30 5:30]

Salut Donna!
On peux dire que tu te trouvais sous un monstre!!Cet arcus est enorme!Tres belle photo!

Hi Donna,
That does look really scarry.
The texture and color in the clouds are amazing. Excellent work on the exposure. I like the small line of lake and the inclusion of the boat for scale reference. Love the note!
TFS,
Niek

hi donna!
excellent perspective and wonderful view on beautifl sky, i like it.
tfs
zoran

Great dramatic sky picture. I love the heavy clouds. Nice capture!
TFS
Leanne

Excellent and dramatic compo,I am impressed by those grey, menacing clouds and by the strange light at the horizon.

TFS,

Andreea

  • Great 
  • c_rapp Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 957 W: 20 N: 1282] (7282)
  • [2007-07-30 11:16]

WOW! Great moody picture! very dramatic looking clouds. Cool pov on them too. TFS
Christan

Hello Donna,

I like this storm, well composed and captured p[hoto excllent details very crisp well composed and capture photo excellent

TFS KYle

  • Great 
  • ttreen Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1410 W: 130 N: 3829] (15915)
  • [2007-07-30 13:13]

Hi Donna that sky is very impressive...
Great notes... happy they did not gain up and form something!

Tricia

Hi Donna, very nice capture, very dramatic, love the formations, great POV...tfs Rick

Hi Donna.
The colors are very good, and the misty sky gives the photo a very interesting and nice look.Well done.TFS.
Greetings.
H.Ayhan

really dramatic picture. the title makes me want a story for this one. maybe i'll write one...
it was a dark and stormy day when....
well anyways, great compostion and the shadowy bit of the ship in the corner makes the day seem darker.
TFS!
.::asharah::.

hi, donna
fine mountain of water above... textures of a quiet anger. good for you being at one end of that weather front, somewhere deep inside it and we couldn't see this great display. thanks
all the best to all of you
regards,
cal

  • Great 
  • SaraT Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 165 W: 0 N: 217] (1155)
  • [2007-08-01 13:13]

Hi
wow
those clouds look dark
it kinda looks like it was raining in the distance.
nice photo
sara

Anjhello Scoring System:
DOF - 3 POV - 3 CREATIVITY - 3 COMPOSITION - 3
LIGHTING - 3 SHARPNESS - 3 COLORS - 2

Average: 2.86

Range:
1 point: Average < 1.99
2 points: Average > 2.00

Scoring System:
1 Good 2 Better 3 Best

tfs!

  • Great 
  • k-2 Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 632 W: 13 N: 491] (3541)
  • [2007-08-09 19:30]

Powerful motherearth. TFS. K2

Hi Donna:You have created a wonderful dark mood here from the clouds,very dramatic sky.The lighting and focus of the clouds are impeccable and I like the silhouette of what looks like the bridge for a sense of where we are.... A wonderful photo Donna...congrats.......Roman

Hello Donna,
A good capture of this dramatic sky!
In particular it is interesting to see the light in the horizon, and the clouds are skilfully exposed...
Pleasant composition, well done!
Greetings,
Pablo -

  • Great 
  • gnada Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2662 W: 74 N: 4764] (21695)
  • [2007-10-07 6:56]

Hi Donna...
Excellent shot of "dark and stormy day" with dramatic sky, look really scary...
Pleasant look from side, well done!
Rgd. George

:(tum...

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