Sweeping the mountain tops.
The mountains of Palccoyo, Peru, covered by clouds and a roaring wind.
I shot this picture handheld, as the wind and hail would prove too much for my travel tripod. I aimed to display the shapes of the clouds as they roamed over the colored mountains of Palccoyo, a place recommended as an alternative to the decidedly too crowded Vinicunca and the Cerro de los Siete Colores.
To do so, I darkened the sky, added contrast to the mountains and brightened the clouds. I wanted to show fluidity in the cloudscape, so I didn't bother with a very short exposure as I often do in these kind of landscapes. This time I strive for a blurrier shape, and the dark clouds in the background helped me accentuate it.
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Other worldly effect. Cloud chasing has its rewards.
You could post this in Minimalism, Abstract Experimental, Rémi. You often achieve a painterly, somewhat mystical effect, as here. It's a bit dizzying, with that spiralling cloud. Well done!
You could post this in Minimalism, Abstract & Experimental, Rémi.
You often achieve a painterly effect - abstract painting in this case. There's a dizzying effect for me, with that spiralling cloud. Well done!