November Clouds Photo

Photographer’s Note

The name 'November' is believed to derive from 'novem' which is the Latin for the number 'nine'. In the ancient Roman calendar November was the ninth month after March. As part of the seasonal calendar November is the time of the 'Snow Moon' according to Pagan beliefs and the period described as the 'Moon of the Falling Leaves'.

November has also been known as: Slaughter month, of beasts ready for winter, (Old Dutch) and Wind month, of fisherman brought boats ashore (Old Saxon).

November is also the first month of 'Samhain', known as time of the year of the 'coming of darkness', 'the end of summer' and of the 'forces of the dark' in the pagan calendar.

It has been suggested that the earliest known date for the beginning of Samhain was in fact November 11 rather than the end of October, which perhaps goes some way to explaining the number of feast days during this period including the remembrance of the dead and the religious.

If there is a hard frost before 'St. Martin's Day' (November 11) according to folklore it will be a wet rather than cold month.

Hope you'll like it.

Technical Informations:
Exposure Time: 10/2500 sec
F-Stop: f/5.6
ISO Speed Ratings: 100
Focal Length: 5.9 mm
Metering Mode: Pattern
File Size: 186 kb

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Nicou (44929) 2007-11-11 10:20

Hello Steffa,

Que ces nuages sont mangigiques, avec la forêt qui se décpoupe avec toutes ces branches très bien mise en vlaure, ces couleurs mangigique, un vrai rêve.

Bravo et belle soirée

Nicou

Sanderson-Brown (1697) 2007-11-11 10:23

Hi Stella,
Very well caught, perfect moment with a great position.
Well done for capturing a beautiful image
Regards
Paul

lestans (15456) 2007-11-11 10:27

Ciao Stella!

che tramento incendiario!
Che meraviglia la nube che taglia la scena in diagonale lasciando da un lato il cielo azzurro e dall'altro tutti i colori del fuoco.
Bel lavoro, e poi ci hai allegato una interessante inusuale nota.

Complimenti!!

Livia

dareco (17104) 2007-11-11 10:29

WOW! Incredible clouds!!! I love the colors! Very nice. And a very informative note as well. Thanks! Karen

jaywalker (12190) 2007-11-11 10:32

Hi Stella, I like the photo, however it looks like you have over done the PP a little, the colours are really strong & look great but the silhouettes at the bottom of the shot look falce at the point where they meet the sky, still very well composed & TFS, kind regards Wilson.

wautersw (3603) 2007-11-11 10:59

Hi Stella,

great autumn clouds, excellent and amazing colours and quality. TFS

Wolf

Wandering_Dan (3237) 2007-11-11 11:01

It's a beautiful shot and with great diagonals, but you do have some obvious post-processing artifacts, not just in the tree line but also in the cloud line. Those can't be fixed with a WS as far as I know, but a repost is an option.

Dan

danos (32538) 2007-11-11 11:22

Hello Stella,
A first rate panoramic capture of a November view of the sky. Indeed, it is so much better to provide the expansive horizontal view here. The subdued light, with the sun still painting pastoral colors in the clouds makes this a memorable shot.The silhouettes of the trees, on the foreground make the capture more interesting.Well done Stella.

Regards,Danos

evanrizo (456) 2007-11-11 11:36

Ciao Stella, do you burn the sky???!!!-:))
A stunning, a very impressive composition and ideal framed.
Have a nice night.
Evan

ifanik (20542) 2007-11-11 13:22

Hi Stella
Very beautiful and impressive colours in your photo
These clouds they is as if they are burned
Bravo
**look the member (Maryspace) is my daughter**
Thank you
Nick

AROBN54 (10777) 2007-11-11 15:10

Hi, Stella,
this is such a beautiful shot. The colors are superb and you have great lines. I love the different shadings in the clouds. It's a shame about the artifacts from sharpening, but I have done a workshop to see if I could kind of help them. Hope you don't mind. Thanks and have a great week!
Shelly

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Bruno40 (6440) 2007-11-11 18:05

Hi Stella
I like your dramatic sky. Well composed and exposed.
Good work
TFS
Jorge

batalay (20964) 2007-11-11 20:55

Hello Stella,

for those who say "Every cloud has a silver lining." they haven't seen a cloud on fire. Absolutely gorgeous image of the sky, complemented by an informative note. I think, it was during the Punic Wars when the Roman Senate introduced two months without pay —January and February. They went from 10 months of 36 days each (plus five days of holidays) to 12 months of 30 days each (plus five days of holidays). Then in 46 BC, I believe, Julius Caesar introduced the Julian Calendar, with a leap year.

Warm regards and have a good week,

Bulent

azaf1 (15547) 2007-11-12 1:07

Stella,
This is gorgeous. A sky that I envy, I didn't have the opportunity to experience myself. But you have managed to capture it very well.
congratulations
Argiris

isabela_sor (42175) 2007-11-12 1:31

My God!!This sky is stunning!!!My sister Anes wil love it too!!
Fire on sky
Hugs

dip (12590) 2007-11-12 2:04

Ciao Stella,
wonderful image,it looks like a big fire,
very well captured and composed,
Greetings,
Dimitris.

miumiu (3866) 2007-11-12 3:53

Ciao Stella!
Wonderful moment and view of point!
It look like burning clouds...very special! I like it!
Really impressive catch!
Have a nice day!
Agnes

PixelTerror (86146) 2007-11-12 4:16

Ciao Stella,
Fascinating natural spectacle, these amazing colors give the feeling a big fire is raging there, and contrasting against the clouds darkness it gets even more impressive.
Have a nice day JY

saxo042 (15726) 2007-11-12 4:31

Hi Stella,
Fantastic colours! First I thought it was a forest fire but fortunately only sunset (or sunrise?). I like the composition with the diagonal cloud and the dramatic colours.
Regards
Gunnar

cunejo200 (7159) 2007-11-12 5:46

What a beautiful sunset and silhouette. The well defined clouds certainly are appealing and immensely aid the composition. Best regards.

Sekhmet73 (4133) 2007-11-12 8:34

Ciao Stella, un bellissimo cielo rosso infuocato. Mi piacciono molto il contrasto tra il blu/rosso ed il taglio diagonale delle nubi.
Sabrina

syd1946 (17913) 2007-11-12 8:56

Hi Stella,
Congratulations for your note!Fitting very well to the picture's mood!But your image works so well itself.Like a burning sky,an explosion of the nature in the most of the dramatic moments.Great lighting also!

wishes,
Thomas

COSTANTINO (22747) 2007-11-12 9:20

Ciao Stella ,
Una foto bellissima,con una grande profondita del cielo, bellissimi colori e molto bello il gioco delle nuvole,molto interesante la nota.
Brava Stella,
Complimenti,
Costantino

stelli (2945) 2007-11-12 10:51

Amazing sky and clouds! It looks like it's coming from a huge fire (no more fires on this end please!!) Thank you for sharing! Regards Stella

Silvio1953 (41843) 2007-11-12 11:06

Ciao Stella, bel cielo infuocato con bellissime nuvole, grande, brava, ciao Silvio

leo61 (43406) 2007-11-12 11:28

Hi Sella!
Great sunsetshot,looks like a fire in the sky.
Good composition with this low horizon.The strong orange tones are wonderful and contrast well with the deep blue sky.
Reagrds,Leo

clio (22779) 2007-11-12 13:57

Ciao Stella,
Cielo straordinario, con la linea nera degli alberi, si direbbe realmente che c'è un incendio.
Ciao
Diane

stamatis (2410) 2007-11-12 16:27

Ciao stella, hai catturato col la tua macchina fotografica un tramonto meraviglioso,con dei colori vivi,

tanti saluti da Stamatis

Cretense (56222) 2007-11-12 18:46

Hi Stella!

What can I say? Amazing picture, fantastic sky, excellent composition and perfect light managment, for this marvellous photo! Congratulations!

Ciao, Hercules

hatti52 (12654) 2007-11-13 0:51

Ciao Stella,
sky was burning?
amazing clouds with saturated colours
bravo

Budapestman (42020) 2007-11-13 4:26

Hi Stella,
Magnificent impression its so than a fantastic vision. Colours and lights are amazing, the composition is very attractive. Beautiful work, Very well done! Have a nice day
George

gildasjan (23799) 2007-11-14 0:27

Bonjour Stella
Un ciel magnifique comme un feu et sa fumée qui viennent donner cette atmosphère particulière à la photo.
Bonne journée.
Amicalement
Gildas

mursaloglu (5164) 2007-11-14 1:31

Cara Stella
Una foto cosi drammatico e cosi adeguato a dir le parole son poche. Il color minaccioso delle nuvole in rossonero son tremende. Brava. Tanti complimenti ihsan

tpstrek (1863) 2007-11-15 0:37

Hello Stella,
Only one word: bellissima !!
TFS,
Henri

erel (11540) 2007-11-15 8:19

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mumek (17468) 2007-11-16 3:13

Good morning Stella!
You captured a fire on the sky! Excellent composition, fantastic clouds on the sky, great colours and atmosphere.Thanks for the note
best regards
ziggy

giorgimer (21226) 2007-11-16 13:03

Ciao Stella,

questa nuvola è semplicemente spettacolare, mi piacciono le tonalità calde e il bordo delineato dalla luce

Complimenti!

Gio

emjleclercq (14310) 2007-11-21 14:28

Fantastic light and colors for this sunset view. The dark cloud is perhaps big in size in the image, but you appreciate all the more the light behind it.

All the best,

Emmanuel

CRATEOS (7274) 2007-11-22 7:12

ciao Apouliana amica..the clouds special the November clouds is always loved from me..with this colors is super..!!!!

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