Roiling Cumulonimbus - IR by TwoPynts
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Description
"But here by the mill the castled clouds Mocked themselves in the dizzy water." ~ Edgar Lee Masters
pteb recently asked if I ever did any cloudscapes in infrared. I have, and though there is a small strip of land and water at the bottom, I think this qualifies as well. To give you a sense of scale, the tall Lake Placid Tower seen between the two white topped water towers near the center is 27 stories tall. The tops of cumulonimbus clouds can easily reach 39,000 feet (3,900 stories or 12,000 meters) or higher. Upon its completion the then Placid Tower was the world's tallest concrete block tower. Postcards encouraged calling home from the highest pay phone in Florida. The observation deck provided a million-acre view of surrounding orange groves and lakes, but has been closed to the public in recent years. I kept the file rather large, and it is best viewed at full size. -----
Thanks for your vermillion comments on my previous upload,
Sanguine Skies
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Sony DSC-P200 (IR Converted w/B+W 092 Filter) & PhotoshopCS. (1097)
Lake Placid, FL, USA 2008
Sponsored by: 
Kramer Kreations 
Comments (49)
Fantastic cloud formation, amazing capture. Tony :-)
This is amazing. The wide angle really captures the sense of size. Looks like quite a storm, too. thanks for sharing.
WOW! You always make me jealous when I see these awesome cloud shots of yours. I LOVE dark, stormy, threatening, ominous, intimidating clouds! We do not get them here in Los Angeles. KILLER work!!! John KP
Like a way a two clouds collieds.Fantastic capture.
'THIS' is a sky .. waw what a sky ... i'm bluffed, putted on orbit ! Excellent ! We really can feel the weight of the clouds !
Excellent again Kort!
excellent rolling clouds
Outstanding artwork.
Great capture of those big ole Fla cumulus clouds.
OMG, that's Intense and Beautiful!! Hey I hope you don't mind me asking, but do you use a polarizer on skyscapes?
A totally fantastic photo! Beautiful clouds.
Superb the sense of scale and those clouds!!
Unbelievable clouds!!!! Wow, what a great capture.
Fantstic Foto! superb
storm commeing in. cool shot
Love those amazing clouds:):):)
Thanks for giving us a real idea of the scale. Wow, awesome awesome AWESOME! I think this would qualify as a "Grand" capture~
Yes, looks like they're developing into a storm...stunning shot, very well done indeed!
IR seems to detail and cut edges well for clear distinction. This is most impressive for the size of this cloud build-up.
Absolutely wunderfiull... I adore Kort!
All the above in this magnificent capture, Kort! Love the subtle interplay of dark and light features within the huge cloud hanging over the landscape.
A magnificent capture.
WONDERFULLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL
After I pick my jaw up....Whoa!!
Stunning capture of a majestic cloud! Karen :)
Quite stunning Kort!!!!!!!!!I'm glad you left it larger too!!!
...love this cloud/landscape - especially on the zoom view with those sunlit towers standing out against the dark background...the small thin strip of land really works well here..& I like this subtle use of infrared.....very impressive photo.
Superb shot, Kort. I was amazed by the vertical scale even before I read the description.
Dig the contrast and it seems somebody's about to be hammered ! Super IR capture & ~Cheers~
Powerful and impressive nature!!! Excellent work - really!!!