...before the storm

This is the view from my home looking across the road to the North. It was a beautiful, late summer day, with an ominous afternoon thunderstorm building. Just to my left, the brilliant sunset was breaking through the clouds bringing out the rich color of the ripened wheat. To my right were 3 rainbows... I really need to move somewhere that has some decent photo opportunities. ;-)

Thanks to all that take the time to view. Your comments are greatly appreciated.

Bill

why didnt you include the beautiful sunset and rainbows....

The color and exposure are great- wonderful detail in the clouds. I would have cropped out the hills on the left and sharpened the focus on the wheat for a more texture oriented shot or included some point of interest- a tree or hay bale.

Very attractive minimalism and beautiful colour range. Any post processing? Thanks

I did shoot both the sunset and the rainbows but, in this shot, I was trying to capture the intensity of the storm. Although the rainbows were beautiful, the area of sky that they were in was muddy looking and devoid of texture. If I included the sun, I would have lost the deep dark nature of the sky you see here.

Calee, Sorry we don't have many trees around here and I didn't have a hay bail handy. ;-) I would agree that it would be nice to have another element here but, I really liked the contrast between the dark angry sky and the rich, calm color of the wheat. Thank you for your comments

Bill

Thank you Georgios. Only the frame was added, nothing else was done in PS.

Bill

Great shot. Did you use a graduated filter of any kind??

nice freedom

Thank you Meiko and Wilson.. No, I didn't use a filter.

Bill

i quote like the rainbow shot.... maybe even a little more than this one. :)

jay

Rainbow shot is great! You are lucky to have such lighting available.

Thank you Calee, I'm glad you like them. I do feel very fortunate to live where I do. It is a beautiful area, always changing. This time of year the hills are turning green as far as you can see.. I hope to get time to go out and take some photos tomorrow. Thanks for looking.

Come back soon... come back often..

Bill

Hello Bill, I have to say that I like both the storm & the rainbow shots. I like your use of space & your ability to create beautiful compositions with minimal subject matter.

Regards, Mark