Blue Sky Photo | TrekEarth

Photographer’s Note

This another picture taken in Western Australia during a wonderful weekend spent in Exmouth due to the lack of bed space on board of the offshore drilling platform where I was working at the time. It was a day of spectacular skies. Please enjoy the picture as much as I did while taken it.

North West Cape is a large peninsula of land in the north west coast of Western Australia. Along the western edge of the peninsula runs down Cape Range which consists of spectacular rugged limestone ranges and breathtaking deep canyons.

Driving along the only road is unbelieving experience. The red soil is doted by innumerous bunches of spinifex and hundreds of ant mounds can be seen up to the horizon. On the western shore are kilometers of white sandy beaches edged by the fringing coral of the Ningaloo Reef, the only reef in the world on the west side of a continent.

The only town on the peninsula is Exmouth (pop. 3,500), born in 1967 as a support town to the Harold E. Holt Naval Communications Station, a joint Australian-United States center.

Another important landmark on the North West Cape peninsula is the Vlaming Head Lighthouse built in 1912 as a direct result of the wrecking in 1907 of the cattle ship SS Mildura.

ISO: 100

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scampi (688) 2008-09-03 0:26

Hi Antonio,

Wow, it's a beautiful picture with clear white cloud in the blue sky. I like this picture,

Best regards,

Ha Thanh

jimkilgallon (0) 2008-09-03 0:29

Hello Antonio
Beautiful blue skies and wispy cloud formations, simple but gorgeous sky.
Regards
Jim

bakes888 (18045) 2008-09-03 0:29

Hi Antonio. This is certainly big sky country. Well composed to make the most of that sky and still have some depth. Thanks for sharing.
Cheers, Paul.

mikolaj_kawa (29308) 2008-09-03 0:32

Hello Antonio! Amazing cloud. Wonderful landscape. Nice horizon. Very original perspective. Good shot. Well done!

baba_flies (7903) 2008-09-03 0:47

Hello Roberto ... Antonio! This is exactly how I like it and you are among the few that transform the true soul of Australia into a picture ... at least the way I have experienced it, the isolation, the emptyness, the dryness. Wonderful idea with the low land and the huge sky with these amzing clouds floating against us. I love it, I really do! Best regards ... Barbara.

robertosalguero (2759) 2008-09-03 1:26

Ola Antonio,

Beautiful display of clouds in this well composed image. The ground add a nice balance to the view and the good saturation of colours make for a more pleasant view of this scene. Good details and excellent point of view. Thanks :-)

Roberto

velocista (879) 2008-09-03 1:27

ola antonio,
gosto muito desta fotografia que nos mostras aqui. gosto pela sua simplicidade e pelas cores do ceu. o azul escuro que se converte em azul clarinho com as nuvens pelo meio resulta num bom efeito. quanto a vegetacao esta tambem gira. faz-me lembrar as dunas da murtosa. parabens
pedro

hispic (7399) 2008-09-03 2:18

What a beautiful sky! The method that reduced surrounding brightness makes the beauty of the cloud stand out. An excellent image with high definition.
Have a nice evening, Hisashi

kschanna (2573) 2008-09-03 3:21

Hello Antonio,

Excellent capture, such a dramatic sky. Excellent composition with a lot of the sky and just a bit of earth,

well done

regards
Kamran

rigoletto (25934) 2008-09-03 3:31

Interesting cloud formation, looks like a feather in the sky.
The quality is superb and i like the polarized colors.
Rgs,
Deniz

stego (22304) 2008-09-03 4:00

Olá António,
Epá! É um céu realmente espectacular, que te teu uma foto fantástica. O terreno em baixo, simplesmente com a erva, sem nada que chame a atenção em particular, fica muito bem.
Um abraço, José.

delkoo (33870) 2008-09-03 4:09

hi antonio
amazing plume of clouds, you were there at the right moment to get that surprising weather episode.
well seen
didier

belido (15955) 2008-09-03 4:37

Olá António,

tenho certeza de que você sabia o quanto um céu desses poderia render uma ótima composição. A idéia de valorizá-lo na imagem foi acertada. Gosto dos desenhos das nuvens e o intenso azul. Bela imagem!
Abraço,
Carlos

Greg1949 (8499) 2008-09-03 4:49

Antonio, this looks to be a place to go and get in touch with oneself, great cloud shot. Fine capture.

Greg

lucasgalodoido (16525) 2008-09-03 13:17

Olá Antônio,
gostei dessa variação da tonalidade do céu aqui, acho que é causada mais pela posição do polarizador. Gostei das formas das nuvens também.
Parabéns e Abraço

luisafonso (858) 2008-09-03 13:43

Fantástica! Tu sabias que eu ia gostar disto. Este céu é demais. Dá uma dinâmica à foto incrível. Está mesmo muito boa. Palavras para quê!

isa (1964) 2008-09-03 16:13

Olá António,

Um céu de cortar a respiração. Soberbo efeito das nuvens. Excelente técnica fotográfica. Belas cores. Wonderful.
Um abraço,
Isa

mehmetemin (7217) 2008-09-03 17:28

Hi Antonio
Good composition! Very nice colors and lights!
Best regards
Mehmet Emin

gneufeld (14959) 2008-09-03 19:23

Hi Antonio,
I am a sky watcher and so am attracted to this image. I love the active cloud formations although the foreground might have had a bit more interest. Good idea well presented. TFS. Gerald

bucanas (2209) 2008-09-03 20:17

Ola Antonio,
Magnifica foto.Bonita captura.
Parabens e abraco,
Ralf

zeca (20024) 2008-09-03 21:15

Olá Antônio!
Estas nuvens são as que chamamos "rabos-de-galo" por aqui, e não gostamos muito de vê-las, apesar de bonitas. É que os rabos-de-galo prenunciam ventos fortes, geralmente originando mudança de tempo. Todavia, a sua beleza no céu é flagrante e você os capturou muito bem, dedicando-lhes o merecido espaço no enquadramento que ainda prestigia uma vegetação parelha e bastante suave.
Abraço,
Zeca

Docarmo (8812) 2008-09-03 22:08

Olá António,
Que coincidência, meu último "post" também foi para mostrar um céu que achei muito bonito. O "teu" está lindíssimo e o padrão das nuvens está bastante especial, não se vê com freqüência, foi bom teres registrado o "acontecimento". A impressão de profundidade dada pelo movimento das nuvens está fantástica. Parabéns!
MCV

AiresSantos (41142) 2008-09-04 1:02

Ola Antonio
A foto é muito simples mas de uma grande beleza. O ceu esta magnifico e o baixo POV tambem.
As nuvens criam um grafismo muito bonito no ceu. A luz e as cores estao soberbas
Um abraço Amigo
Aires

jhm (81561) 2008-09-04 5:13

Hello Antonio,

The clouds tothe sky have a very specially structure, exactly a artwork to the sky.
Soft and fine foor look it.
Very well done, TFS.

Best regards,
John.

cfreire (11578) 2008-09-04 6:10

Oi, Antônio
Que momemto vc conseguiu capturar, não? O movimento destas nuvens está esplêndido, parece até algo que foi desenhado no céu. As cores e contrastes estão maravilhosos. Bela mostra da natureza. Abraço, Consuelo

dvlazar (6468) 2008-09-04 6:20

An *amazing* sky Antonio - what a great capture. In this case, the sky makes this landscape photo great - it is the main subject. Good shooting!
Dave

jmdias (18635) 2008-09-04 8:09

antonio

se o céu estivesse azul seria apenas uma foto desgraciosa e minimalista demais. Com esta gigantesca pluma suspensa no ar a imagem ganha um ar de preciosidade. bom olho para as belezas do mundo

abraços

jorge

josepmarin (33547) 2008-09-04 11:07

Olá António,
el color del cielo es fantástico y está muy bien polarizado, además de su espléndida decoración de nubes que crean bonitos dibujos en el cielo.
Eso da a la composición un gran grafismo, y un buen contraste con el paisaje sin árboles, muy bajo en tu encuadre.
Buena foto, amigo mío, me gusta.
Un abrazo,
Josep

COSTANTINO (22064) 2008-09-04 12:34

Hi Antonio,
the painter photographer presented to us the
best picture with amazing blue and a fantastic
clear white cloud...
Nice composition,natural colours
You chose a very good angle
thanks and regards
Costantino

adores (15225) 2008-09-04 16:50

Olá António!
Esse céu fantástico e imenso é realmente tudo aqui!Gosto da vegetação quase insignificante. Deu uma composição muito boa, com umas cores óptimas!

batalay (20642) 2008-09-04 22:06

Hello Antonio,

I like the extraordinary sky you've captured, and presented with a superb note. The "big sky" that you sometimes see in the wide open spaces of Australia and the American West really do have special qualities and are easily recognizable. In the Eastern United States one would never see a sky like this.

Warm regards,

Bulent

ChrisJ (69368) 2008-09-04 23:03

Hi Antonio

A marvellous blue sky, with good sharpness & cirrus cloud patterns. Well composed, using the rule of thirds, with excellent graphism & exposure level. Tfs!

emjleclercq (14113) 2008-09-04 23:09

A very nice cloud trail in the sky, which gives a lot of depth to the image.

All the best,

Emmanuel

foozi (4543) 2008-09-04 23:38

Hello Antonio,
thanks for visiting my post and like the pink water liles. With reference to your question, here in Malaysia we plant rice twice a year.
As for the shot above, yes it such a lovely sky. the clouds is unique and veey dramatic and it looks like a feather. But I love the field grass more, with the white flowers and it seems like being blown by the wind making it swaying and forming some sort like waves. Wonderful light control and great composition of heaven and earth.

Regards,
Foozi

jurek1951 (25642) 2008-09-05 0:17

Hi Antonio,
Beautiful clouds and sky.
Beautiful and picturesque scenery :] Nice composition, colours and lighting, well framed.
Georg

giorgimer (20576) 2008-09-05 0:17

Hi Antonio,

not only blue, you can call it MAGIC! The clouds shape is wonderful, nice colors too.

TFS

Gio

ruisc_pt (6206) 2008-09-05 4:31

Este céu é realmente fabuloso.
A falta de cama na plataforma teve pelo menos o nosso benefício de poder admirar esta obra de arte fotográfica.
Um ab
R

luiscar (3282) 2008-09-05 5:30

Hola Antonio

Pues es verdad, el cielo es realmente bello, ademas me gusta el POV que aunque parezca facil, hay que tener buen gusto, la prioridad del cielo con un trozo de tierra mas que suficiente para ver el lugar...el cielo es el protagonista.

muy bueno, la definicion y el color.

saludos

dareco (17024) 2008-09-05 5:58

A very beautiful picture, a reminder of the simple beauty all around us. This sky is amazing!!! Very pretty colors and nice detail. TFS

marietom (31760) 2008-09-05 8:58

hello Antonio,

Magnifique, ce grand nuage qui s'étire dans le ciel, j'aime beaucoup ta composition, simple et belle !
Bonne soirée
Marie

Photo65Net (43084) 2008-09-05 10:27

Hello Antonio,
Amazing dynamics in this one.
I like a lot your compo choices, with great saturation.
Beautiful job,
Have a nice week-end,
JB.

chrisnet (20354) 2008-09-05 12:03

Hello Antonio,
You have captured some marvellous clouds and this view is very well framed, good work.
Regards

xuaxo (5609) 2008-09-05 12:22

Olá António
Acabei agora de comentar uma foto com belas nuvens no Canadá, mas esta tua tem nuvens ainda mais espectaculares. Só é pena a imagem estar tão escura à esquerda e o campo não estar mais verdinho.
Um abraço,
F

maximage (13197) 2008-09-05 14:33

Bonjour Antonio,
Un ciel de rêve! avec des nuances assez incroyables. J'aime beaucoup cette large part laissée au ciel.
Amitiés.
max

polpo56 (7748) 2008-09-05 15:51

Hola Antonio,
my best compliments for your nice gallery, full of beautiful photos.
In this shot I like very much the composition and the beauty of the clouds in the sky.
Great sharpness and contrast in a perfect exposition management.
Bravo
Ciao
Ludo

tober (3862) 2008-09-05 16:32

Olá Sr.António, esta uma imagem lindissima !!! O céu azul com belas nuvens é realmente fantastico. Adorei do contraste entre os cores do ceu e tambem enquadramento. Muitos parabéns, Tolga

nivaldo (12846) 2008-09-05 17:20

Um belíssimo céu muito bem capturado!
Uma imagem de aquarela, ou um quadro de tinta a óleo, não importa! Uma "pintura" !
Parabéns Antonio.
Um abraço brasileiro,
Nivaldo
RECIFE, PE

danyy (67810) 2008-09-05 23:00

Bonjour Antonio,
un superbe ciel aux nuages filamenteux, très bien capturés et qui rendent beaucoup de contraste sur le bleu intense du ciel derrière lui.
Le cadrage qu'il fallait, avec une prairie aux couleurs si naturelles.
Regards.
Daniel.

Silvio1953 (40583) 2008-09-06 0:26

Ciao Antonio, fantastic blue sky with wonderful colors, very well done, have a good week end, ciao Silvio

aadilj (17950) 2008-09-06 1:01

I love the way you have looked and capture the sky. The perspective is superb.and that spalsh of clouds in the sky is mesmerising

Gerrit (35389) 2008-09-06 5:27

Hi Antonio.
Beautiful and very special sky. The definition of the grasses of the plain is very good and it forms a great base.
regards, Gerrit

leo61 (42664) 2008-09-06 10:51

Hi Antonio!
What a wonderful cloudformation and good composition with this low horizon.Fantastic contrast between the nice tones of the land and this wonderful sky.
Regards,Leo
Today I posted a shot from Sittwe market and this time,you`ll have time to visit Mrauk U.

brevbrev14 (370) 2008-09-06 12:03

ciao Antonio, very good composition with a stunning sky
your note is really interesting
good in BW too this image
ciao!
Valeria

paololg (13074) 2008-09-06 13:15

Ciao Antonio,
amazing. Surely one of the most beautiful and mystical skies that I have seen. Looking at this image for one minute, I have had the impression that the clouds stirred. This is a photo to put in a manual of the photo, Sincere compliments.
Ciao
Paolo

paura (37658) 2008-09-06 13:33

António,
Lindas as cores aqui. As formas que as nuvens se apresentam também. Sua excelente lente acompanhou sua visão artística.

Abraço

Paulo

TeresaT (10727) 2008-09-06 16:12

Olá António,
Mas que céu mais espectacular que tu conseguiste apanhar aqui.
As cores e luminosidade estão perfeitas.
e o enquadramento 5 estrelas com esta linha do horizonte tão em baixo para dar o devido destaque a este céu.
Um abraço
Teresa

pablominto (39832) 2008-09-06 16:19

Hello Antonio,

That is one interesting sky!
The thin veil of clouds are forming the most amazing patters, we can read directly off the shapes how the wind blows...
Well framed with inpressive sharpness in the finer details!

Greetings,
Pablo -

bostankorkulugu (33318) 2008-09-06 22:35

now that^s what i 'd call "a perfect blue sky"... simple yet sooo nice...

cheers antonio...

korkut

carper (63859) 2008-09-08 10:15

mavelous one Antonio,
good low horizon, fine composition, fantastic sky with a fine balance in the composition, very good photojob here, Have anice evening.
regard. jaap

Jardim (3189) 2008-09-08 12:23

Olá António,

Esta foto tem um ritmo elegante, isto é, sinto, vejo as nuvens a dançar, talvez uma valsa. Gosto muito do efeito criado.

Júlio Jardim

testmaniac (11832) 2008-09-09 9:48

Hi Antonio, WOW!!! great sky!

TFS

Phil

Juntas (3005) 2008-09-10 1:46

Olá António. Embora sem grandes (outros) motivos, essa nuvem era incontornável (parece um penteado). Azul forte, como eu gosto e como diz o Greg, um local perfeito para meditar (pelo menos resultou quanto à beleza da foto). Abraço. Paulo

papagolf21 (55848) 2008-09-11 4:09

Bonjour, mon ami Antonio,
Quel ciel ! que la nature sait se montrer belle. Encore faut-il pouvoir saisir ce merveilleux moment. La réussite est totale. Je joins mes louanges à celles déjà écrites.
Félicitations.
Amitiés.
Philippe

riclopes (32819) 2008-09-11 4:21

É tão espectacular que até dói, António. Alguém com um pincel gigante andou a brincar no céu...Fabuloso efeito de arrasto, excelente diagonal. Nem é preciso haver mais nada na paisagem ;-)
ric

edytungkal (4513) 2008-09-14 6:35

Perhaps one of the most beautiful sky i ever seen...
For sure beautiful sky are always my favorite and i found that on your Antonio, using the dramatic cloud as a focal point, i call it simple perfect. well done...thanks for the pict and have a nice we

daniel

mbasil (2117) 2008-09-14 17:10

Nice capture, Antonio. I love the cloud and the "big sky" feel to it. The shot worked out well despite the small aperature, but if you want to capture more foreground next time, you should probably consider a smaller aperature (f/8 or f/11).
Mike

plimrn (19518) 2008-09-14 20:17

Ola Antonio,
Some of the most fabulous clouds I have seen; all captured in feathery detail. What an exciting WE. I just had to look it up on google maps, it sounded so familiar. We didn't quite make it that far north, we stopped at Coral Bay.
HLJ, Pat
SAA, Pat

maltese (21519) 2008-09-15 9:25

Hello Antonio
Il est superbe ce nuage, on dirait presque une gigantesque plume qui vient donner beaucoup de douceur à cette photo.
Les couleurs et la lumière sont superbes!!
Très beau travail
Amicalement
hervé

Angshu (33185) 2008-09-15 20:55

Hello Antonio
The clouds are just amazing. It's definitely worth it to capture these clouds in their full glory keeping the low horizon. A fine contrast in colours as well. Beautiful shot!
Regards
Angshu

macondo (12933) 2008-09-16 0:28

Hi Roberto.
I was going to look at the Singapore shot, but this one caught my eye! It's an unusual sort of shot, with the ground being rather dull and devoid of light and shade. Maybe you lightened it in photoshop or something. Anyway, I quite like the effect, in showing such a flat horizon very low in the frame under that amazing sky. The sense of vastness and emptiness is certainly enhanced. The cloud formation is stunning, with the effect of the CPL. Terrific shot of this part of Australia, which I haven't yet been to.
Regards,
Andrew

wolves00 (152) 2008-09-18 4:38

Antonio,

Excellent shot, a really dramatic sky. Fantastic composition with the ground only forming the lower part of the image.

TFS,

Richard

kiks (5961) 2008-09-19 8:26

What a beauty this cloud, so soft and yet so powerful. Very well seen and composed, Antonio.
Best regards
KIks

barni (14389) 2008-09-24 2:55

Hello Antonio
Excellente image avec un ciel complètement incroyable.
Have a nice day
Christophe

Charo (31651) 2008-09-25 1:40

Olá Antonio,
Me encantan estos cielos con nubes espectaculares, yo soy muy aficcionada a observarlas y a veces a fotografiarlas. Bella toma donde el cielo es el protagonista.
Un abrazo,
Charo

Bluejeans (31417) 2008-09-25 10:18

Oi amigo ,
Uma paisagem bem simples mas o céu fala por si ficou é uma bela formação de nuvens , gostei muito do tom de azul , parabéns!!!
Um abraço Gonçalo

Pascale (10066) 2008-09-27 10:49

Bonsoir Antonio
Ce magnifique nuage méritait cette composition minimaliste .Les couleurs sont superbes.J'aime beaucoup. Bravo
Pascale

zeynepe (9328) 2008-09-29 2:58

Hi Antonio,
The stunning sky makes the composition fantastic!!!
A Superb sky-scape:)
Congrats and have a nice week,
Zeynep

jmcl (13721) 2008-10-22 19:09

Hi Antonio,

Wonderful .. beautiful emptiness .. wonderfully composed clouds .. striking blue ..

John

Janice (4386) 2008-10-30 0:04

Hi Antonio, what an awesome cloud formation on that wonderful blue sky.
Very eye-catching. Very good sharpness and a well composed image
TFS
Janice

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serp2000 (9119) 2008-12-08 1:39

Hello, Antonio,
We can see an interesting process in the sky. Excellent work! I like colours and fine details. TFS!
Serghei

speedymanu (1580) 2009-01-03 16:56

Hello Antonio

a breathtaking scenery where you've enhanced and magnified the overwhelming sky. A very skillfull composition.

Best wishes for 2009

Emmanuel

raszid62 (2693) 2009-08-06 8:20

Hello
Beauty moor under wonderfull sky. This clouds are amazing, they likes as from tale.
Best Regards
Joseph

Photo Information

Copyright: Antonio Ribeiro (ribeiroantonio) (21701)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-04-19
Categories: Nature, Decisive Moment
Camera: Canon EOS30D, Canon EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS-USM, Hoya 77mm HMC Cir-Polarizer
Exposure: f/3.7, 1/1600 seconds
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2008-09-03 0:18