Storm Brewing Over The Waterloo by sandra46
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Description
The Waterloo is a pub on the road from Leek to Stoke-on-Trent. The storm was brewing and I took just this quick shot from the car.
Among my many weaknesses, there are military history and Regency novels. Thus I couldn't help enhancing a little the epic, romantic mood of the photo.
Speaking of "brewing" (pardon me the pun), this brewing storm reminds me of the sad situation of the hop (Humulus lupulus, L.) male flowers. In fact, since male flowers are considered useless, and even spoiling the non-fecundated female cones used for most beers, the European Union has pronounced its death sentence by eradication. Since Britain uses hop male flowers for a number of typical ales, she protested and succeeded in rescuing her hop male plants from hop-cide.
BTW in spring, in my region, Veneto, both male and female wild hop flowers are gathered to be used in a number of typical recipes. In this season it is not uncommon to see people looking for "bruscandoli" as wild hop is called here, to eat alone (like asparaguses), in omelets or risotto.
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Comments (42)
very dramatic sky!!!! Great image!!!!!
Fantastic and dramatic composition!!
WOW great shot from your car! wicked looking storm coming in! I Love it!!!
Great and awesome scene .... Those clouds are menacing!!! tom
Impressive dramatic image!
me encanta este efecto con la nubes. felicidades.
Very fantastic b&w work !!
Wow, this is beautiful, great atmosphere!
eerie sky, xlt capture!
A very richly textured and delicious photo! Truly spectacular for the mood you have captured and conveyed to us in this excellent subject! Very well done! I love your description as well! It really fleshes out the subject quite nicely!
Outstanding mood. Dramatic and wicked feel.
Impressive shot. The tones create a fantastic mood.
Great shot!!
An interesting story with a great shot.
Splendid mood.
amazing scene and great story i love it..excellent shot sandra!!:)
Awesome image!!
I like your slight embelishmnet of the title...actually, I think you are spot on from the look of things:)
What a sky!
fantastic capture and marveolus sky..!!!!
Fabulous capture and cloud formations! Excellent story on the male hops - you do wonder if they have nothing better to worry about...
as always, thoroughly interesting info ... I think you are a teacher by heart, if not profession ... this is just amazing ... hopicide ... very entertaining too! I knew some about the Italian side of this story, because I'm half Italian. Love the capture (appropriately embellished) and the presentation. Ciao!
Wonderful photo and I really like the title you chose along with your detailed explanation
Wonderful and very creative work
Stunning image, Sandra. Wonderful work.
Wonderful shot.
I didnt know the variety of hop! :) Outstanding image. Stormy weather :)
You did fantastic work! Great!
Great image!!!
very dramatic sky.your post work is excellent