A fine summer morning at home Photo

Photographer’s Note

I am back from a visit home and it was heavenly. We had the most wonderful temperatures for that time of year you could ever imagine. Sunny, highs in the 70's, low humidity. Went to our annual family reunion, saw all kinds of relatives I hadn't seen in ages, old friends.... I needed that. :)) This shot is from along the street my mom lives on. Home. And I still miss it. Shot at 800 ISO for some reason. No clue. I have all my family photos to process and get emailed back, so I'll be back as soon as I get that finished. This year I PROMISED.. LOL

gunbud, dareco, Floydian, Dyerco, TopGeo, Didi, macondo, Cretense, gracious, Charo, Vasa, zmey has marked this note useful

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devimeuxbe (56406) 2008-07-17 14:56

Hi Shelly
The contrasts in the sky are very beautifull and impressives. This is a very nice pictre on the place
Bertrand

carmia (4952) 2008-07-17 15:03

What a lovely picture of this dream place.
Good pov and colours, beautiful clouds!
TFS. Carme.

danyy (69539) 2008-07-17 15:10

Bonjour Shelly,
un ciel qui a du dramatique et bien mis en valeur par un cadrage qui lui donne une grande importance. Les contrastes bien gérés aident bien à cette atmosphère de ciel chargé.
Des couleurs aussi bien rendues.
Bien amicalement.
Daniel.

batalay (21223) 2008-07-17 15:45

Hello Shelly,

What luck to be online when your beautiful shot of West Virginia, with a most spectacular cloud formation. The remarkably crisp atmosphere, a function of that low humidity has allowed this high resolution image, even at ISO 800. With this much light, you could easily have shot at f/22, ISO 100 with a shutter speed 1/16 of that 1/1000 of a second, or around 1/60 sec. The image is already so sharp, nothing needs to be done to improve it — this shot of "Main Street, USA."

Warm regards,

Bulent

emka (22439) 2008-07-17 16:54

Hi Shelly, I was just wondering why you were absent. Family reunion - it must be wonderful event. Superb composition with the impressive sky and very nice street. Good work.

Warm regards

Malgorzata.

gunbud (28181) 2008-07-18 4:07

Hi Shelly,
Glad to have you back!
This street looks much like the one I grew up on in Schenectady, NY. You captured these lovely brick homes in warm light and a beautiful blue sky and summer clouds to really makes them stand out.
Regards, Tom
Later

Floydian (30970) 2008-07-18 5:08

Hi Shelly,
Welcome back, hope you had a great time.
These Dutch clouds on top of your image is making the secenery. Those houses look very lovely, but those clouds are really giving a great boost to the photo, i like that a lot.
Have a great weekend, Henk

TopGeo (22279) 2008-07-18 5:17

Hi Shelly! Wonderfully sharp and excellent light, this is a really nice photo with very good quality's the colours are subtle harmony and combination The sky noticeable
Compliments
Georgios

Dyerco (9318) 2008-07-18 5:17

Welcome back Shelly. Glad you had a good time. The clouds are spectacular although for you it is the street I'm sure. This is a well composed shot that shows the street at its best.
Phil

Longroute (9893) 2008-07-18 7:04

Hello Shelly,

A photo full of wind and cotton-like clouds. This gorgious sky make everything shine and there is an explosion of light. At least that'm my impression. Of course the row of houses is lovely and the whole composition is a well achieved one.
Greetings,
Donato

dareco (17104) 2008-07-19 7:54

Such an assortment of beautiful old houses that I love!! This looks like a wonderful and homey neighborhood! Very beautiful lighting and colors and I love those clouds!! Great job! TFS

robertosalguero (110) 2008-07-20 0:57

Hi Shelly,

Good to see you back here. This is a nice image though the clouds look a bit funky. Overall the houses balance the image well and give this image a pleasant composition. Did you have your camera in auto mode? I think there is some grain which was more likely produced by the high iso. Nice work Shelly :-)

Roberto
:-)later

macondo (13275) 2008-07-20 6:32

Hi Shelly.
That massive cloud formation jumped out from the gallery of thumbnails, and doesn't disappoint! I think your square proportions work well and do justice to the enormous sky. I like the light and colour of the houses in this sunny street scene, and like the way you have shown just enough of it at the bottom of the picture. I think the sharpening might be a little overdone, but it by no means spoils this photo. It's a great shot of 'heavenly' home.
Regards,
Andrew

Didi (36544) 2008-07-20 6:50

Hi Dearest Friend
I hope you spent a good holidays; my turn will be in september.
Nice place with a dramatic sky I think the weather is turning to rain :)
Sincères amitiés.

COSTANTINO (23273) 2008-07-20 12:25

Hi Shelly,
A very strong and dynamic photo with the clouds running into the sky...Good pov,
nice picture with beautiful colours,
Regards and compliments
Costantino

Tobias__Ortmann (2591) 2008-07-21 4:53

Hi shelly,
wow amazing sky great composition and nice contrast.
Also in germany the weather goes crazy.
Changes very fast(sometimes it´s very ansty)
well done Toba

Glint (3076) 2008-07-21 7:36

Hello Shelly,
they say home is where the heart is and some of your heeart stays with your folks. Lovely cloudy sky deserves to have two thirds of the frame. Sharp foreground.
regards
Bev

Cretense (57090) 2008-07-21 12:24

Hi Shelly!

Great architecture photo, with nice framing and perspective, great light managment, and a fantastic "eyecatcher", this breathtaking sky! Congratulations!

Hercules

ElAprendiz (7370) 2008-07-21 15:42

Hello Shelly:

A special point of view, I like this sector housing and would be happy to spend a holiday in there. I invite? je je je

The game cloud in the sky, impressive. The houses are detailed with brilliance, contrast, clarity and definition.

John

pablominto (41458) 2008-07-22 12:07

Hello Shelly,

The amazing cloud formation is skillfully captured, accurate exposure with a fine 3-D effect!
Sharp fine details in the architecture, the fine light adds life...

Greetings,
Pablo -

gracious (20017) 2008-07-22 12:45

Hello Shelly,
Delighted to see your wonderful posting after a while!
A fine and beautiful shot on your mom's place with perfect pov on the buildings and the awesome sky!
the exposure and focus is first class with great sharpness and the lighting
I loved it!
many thanks and take care
Tony

Wandering_Dan (3299) 2008-07-23 8:45

Hi, Shelly -

Classic American suburbia, complete with flag! Good choice to make the sky the dominant feature. I think you should included the full car in the lower right, though (just a minor nit to pick).

Best,
Dan

crckt (7102) 2008-07-25 13:02

Hi Shelly,
A very nice shot of the clouds. You got almost no noise at ISO 800. I like the colors too, and of course the sharpness is great too..
Thanks for sharing,
Shaeri

Charo (31877) 2008-07-26 0:51

Hello Shelly,
Very nice taken with that great sky filled with clouds that seem threatening to storm. Excellent light and details.
Best regards,
Charo

carper (65768) 2008-07-29 9:29

marvelous shot here Shelly,
I like the pov the fantastic clouds and the good quality in the shot, very nice photojob, I like it a lot, have a nice day Shelly.
gr. jaap

gildasjan (24157) 2008-08-03 10:32

Bonjour Shelly
J'aime beaucoup la composition de cette image et la gestion de la lumière.Un très bon rendu de couleurs également.
Bonne journée.
Cordialement
Gildas

bracasha75 (22431) 2008-08-06 13:05

Helo Shelly
"Almost heaven, West Virginia
Blue Ridge Mountains, Shenandoah River
Life is old there, older than the trees
Younger than the mountains, blowing like a breeze
Thanks for sharing this great image
Cheers,Braca

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Vasa (6381) 2008-08-14 13:22

Hi Shelly, dear friend,

I am happy to see this wonderful picture. Again I am proud of our friendship. Your gallery becomes rich during my holidays. Many thanks. Have the nice summer holidays. Friendly your

Branko

zmey (7282) 2009-01-08 7:50

surreal view, shelly. the peculiar sky against the sunlit town street reminds me of the movie "Truman Show"...

regards
kristaps