Photo: Rift in the Clouds
By Richard X. Thripp at 2008-07-10T23:01:00 in Photography.
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A cool-looking sky that crossed my eyes in the yard one evening. I shot this with my wide-angle (a.k.a. kit) lens, zooming in a bit to exclude the surrounding trees. Just sky. It’s like a rift is about to split the clouds from the sky and destroy the planet. It looks like there are sunrays about the clouds, but instead of being brighter, they’re dark, quite interestingly.
Canon Rebel XTi [2], EFS 18-55mm [3], 1/1600, F3.5, 24mm, ISO100, 2007-09-13T17:53:49-04, 2007-09-13_21h53m49
Source image [4]. Quick and fun post-processing on this one. I switched to black and white, added contrast, then burned in the corners and dark parts around the clouds. Same for the black sunrays. Makes for a dramatic photo. The scene was dramatic to start, but it takes tweaking to replicate the drama on-screen.
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[2] Canon Rebel XTi: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000I3ZCWU/brilliaphotog-20
[3] EFS 18-55mm: http://richardxthripp.thripp.com/tag/efs-18-55mm
[4] Source image: http://richardxthripp.thripp.com/source-rift-in-the-clouds-543
[5] Free high-res stock image: http://richardxthripp.thripp.com/stock-rift-in-the-clouds-599