Thursday’s Special: Cloudscape

 

“Clouds come floating into my life, no longer to carry rain or usher storm, but to add color to my sunset sky.”
– Rabindranath Tagore, Stray Birds 

Poet, short-story writer, Nobel laureate in literature (the first non-European one), Indian Nationalist, polymath and author of a new genre of popular contemporary music known as rabindra-sangeet that draws on traditional Bengali folk and devotional music as well as Western Folk melodies, Rabindranath Tagore, or simply Kabi as they call him in India, was born in Calcutta some 154 years ago.

Listen to Amaro porano jaha chaay (All that my heart wishes for)

 

 

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This is another Thursday’s Special photo challenge. Today the theme is cloudscape. Are clouds interesting enough to make a picture by themselves? I hope they are! Show me the clouds that you’ve seen and leave me links to your posts. Happy Thursday!

 

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Contributions to this challenge can be seen by clicking the titles bellow:

Clouds over Postdamer Platz

Cloudscape Reflected 

Alternative blue sky

One of many stunners by Irene

 A break in the rain

On Edge with Stormy Weather over Wenlock

Rainbow clouds

Flying bellow the equatorial line

From the plane

Night train and dark clouds

John’s cloudscape

Cloudburst

African clouds

Paisaje con nubes en Madrid

Solstice Clouds

Hawaiian sunsets

Big, Fluffy and Dramatic

Abode of clouds

117 responses to “Thursday’s Special: Cloudscape”

    1. Thanks a lot, Raewyn. Last summer in Europe was very wet, but it allowed me to capture a double rainbow and this beauty 🙂

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  1. Definitely interesting enough to make a picture by themselves, and with that shot of sunset through the frame. Beautiful!

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    1. Thank you Patti. It was after the rain.

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    1. Last summer looked more like spring and sometimes rain leaves wonderful surprises 🙂 Thank you, Linda.

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  2. You have chosen some spectacular clouds there, Paula.
    And that’s a great poem from an author I don’t know.

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      1. Excellent composition, Debbie. I really like it.

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    1. Thanks a lot, Debbie 🙂 Slovakia has some dramatic skies.

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  3. Well, I have seen clouds and woven a story around them too. The story about the rise and fall of a human life depicted through the ups and downs of clouds in a evening. check my video blog. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Flq0dXvj5ao

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  4. I always think clouds are interesting enough to make their own picture, especially spring ones. 🙂 Great shot!

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    1. You must be right, Lisa. Last summer the weather was indeed spring like 🙂 Thank you.

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  5. this is grewat blog

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  6. I know that I have some cloud-porn photos from different flights going here and there. I’ll see if I can find an interesting one later. I like the colors in your shot.

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    1. Good, looking forward to it 🙂

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  7. Yours definitely is. Very dramatic and beautiful scene, Paula.

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    1. Thank you very much, Draco. Drama is a welcoming element in any photo, right?

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  8. !!!!!!
    OMG, Paula, how could anyone compete with this superlative pic?
    Complimenti, vivissimi!

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    1. 😉 You should see the others, Anna. Waiting for your contribution ….

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  9. when they are fluffy like that, I always have urge to touch them.
    here are my cloud puzzles:
    http://lessywannagohome.blogspot.be/2015/06/thursdays-special-cloudscape.html

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    1. Yours is a very clever and effective photo. Wonderful, Klara. Thank you.

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  10. […] The airing inspiration happenhs to be from Paula’s Thursday’s Special “Cloudscape“ […]

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  11. I love your photo Paula. Here’s my contribution – http://artifactsandfictions.com/2015/06/04/a-break-in-the-rain/

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    1. Again it is a great pleasure to see your contribution, Suzanne. I don’t know if you prefer the same photo as the one I chose to display here…..

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      1. I’m happy with your choice. Thank you very much.

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  12. Fascinating… 🙂

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    1. Shot in one country you haven’t visited yet (I believe) 😀

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      1. The only countries in Europe I am miss to visit are Croatia, Macedonia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Slovenia, Bulgaria and Lithuania – while Romania, Turkey and Estonia, I have only visited once – the rest I have all visited more than once – I’m not proud of the “bglack spots” of mine… :-/

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        1. So you’ve been to Slovakia.

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          1. Yes have been visiting Slovakia twice once while it was called Czechoslovakia (as a teenager in two international young handball matches one in Bratislava and one in Prague) and once after – the Czech Republic, I have been visited three times after the splitting.

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  13. […] See others at Lost in Translation […]

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  14. You have picked my weakness. I love clouds. Yours are wonderful and no other distractions at all. Most of mine do have a little else in them.http://irenewaters19.com/2015/06/04/thursdays-special-cloudscape/

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    1. So many great examples Irene 🙂 I chose the photo not for the cloud formation or the colours but for the overall feel. 🙂

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  15. Music to lie on my back and watch the clouds to, Paula 🙂 So cross with myself! For some stupid reason I thought your theme this week was ‘decay’. I should pay closer attention! I have lots of clouds but I think most of them must be in my head. 😦 This is a beautiful shot.

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    1. Love your sense of humour. I chose “decay” for next week and still haven’t capture anything decaying. I remember your gorgeous clouds, Jo. Please relax and when you are ready show us some of them 🙂 xx

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      1. I saw something in your comments about it (decay) and then just didn’t check. I had some Algarve posts I wanted to get back to because it seems forever since I was there. Catch up with you later. Hugs! 🙂

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  16. These clouds do indeed make a picture, Paula. Last night, when signs of summer actually appeared here at last, I was watching the sky over the field. It was like a moving painting, but beyond me to capture, though I did take a few shots. I shall have a look at them now and see how they turned out. A beautiful soundtrack to your clouds.

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    1. I wish the nice weather could last a bit longer for you. We are scorching over here at 32 which is a bit too hot for the beginning of June.

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      1. Gosh that’s hot to start off with. Looks like we’re going to be boiled or frozen. 🙂

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  17. Your choice is stunning, Paula. I love the theme because I have many photos of clouds. I simply love to shoot their shapes and the colors they get during sunrise or sunshine hours. I’ve selected a few, so let me get more focused and make choices.
    Have a good day!

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    1. Boa quinta, Lucile. Thank you for showing me so many cloudscapes, and remember you can never have too many.

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  18. […] I may not have a stock photo nor the time to go out and make new shots. Today’s challenge on Cloudscape from my friend Paula at Lost in Translation is a […]

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  19. Stunning pic and I loved the write up on Tagore. Thanks for the lovely music. I think I have something to contribute.

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    1. I look forward to your entry SnS 🙂 Thank you.

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  20. I’ve been looking at it and trying to make shapes of it. Lovely shot 🙂

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  21. […] visit Paula’s place at Lost in Translation for more fascinating cloudscape […]

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  22. Last night’s clouds were not to be captured, so here are some from last year: http://wp.me/pKVAM-1ly 🙂

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    1. These are wonderful Tish. I would have recognised them as yours even if they had been submitted anonymously. Beautiful! Thank you.

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  23. Forgot to tell you that my cloudscape was shot from a Carabbean beach , by Mario………

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  24. Your clouds are amazing- I can feel the texture! Here’s mine this week https://dailymusing57.wordpress.com/2015/06/04/thursdays-special-cloudscape/

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    1. Creative, fun and I like the music too. Very much appreciated DM 🙂

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  25. […] is another Thursday’s Special photo challenge from Paula at Lost In Translation. Today the theme is cloudscape. She asks: Are clouds interesting enough to […]

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    So much drama in there Paula! Excellent capture!

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    1. 🙂 I appreciate it, buddy.

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  27. […] Not exactly cloudscape, but the clouds are cool anyway… Check out Paula’s post to see some real cloudscapes: https://bopaula.wordpress.com/2015/06/04/thursdays-special-cloudscape/ […]

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    1. We’ll do cityscape too soon 😀 I love your night shot – golden lights on the ground and silver lights in the sky.

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  28. […] Thursday Special: Cloudscape […]

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    1. What a gorgeous satin sky you have showed us! Thank you. 🙂

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  29. A really spectacular cloudscape, Paula. 🙂

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    1. Glad you like it Sylvia. This time you haven’t commented on the music. I hope it did not disappoint you. xx

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  30. The music was a particularly wonderful choice! I had no idea that he composed music, so thank you for introducing me.

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    1. It was a great discovery for me. I am glad you have enjoyed it. Thanks a lot for your visit and comment.

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  31. Des nuages majestueux ! Ta photo est captivante Paula 🙂

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    1. Merci bien, ma chere. 🙂

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  32. […] para Thursday’s Special y para Skywatch […]

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  33. Hola Paula,
    Esta es mi entrada de nubes, aunque después de ver las de tu foto, las mías se quedan pequeñas.

    Paisaje con nubes en Madrid


    Un abrazo.

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    1. No pienses asi Mariangeles. Para mi es privilegio ver el cielo de Madrid que todavia no conozco. Tus fotos son bellas y te agradezco mucho tu entrada. Besos

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      1. Hola, no te he contestado pues el fin de semana no he tocado el blog.
        Me alegro de que te gusten mis fotos, llevas mucho tiempo haciendo fotos y editandolas? Para mi es una afición reciente.

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        1. Desde 2012 mas o menos 🙂

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          1. Pues tus fotos son estupendas.

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            1. Muchas gracias Mariangeles 🙂

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  34. Yes, clouds are too beautiful not to be photographed. Here is my entry to the link up http://patriciasplace.me/2015/06/04/thursdays-special-cloudburst/

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    1. Wow, that’s amazing, Patricia. Thank you for joining us 🙂

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      1. Thanks. Lucky shot. I was grooming my cat and looked up and the clouds were moving in fast. Good thing I had my phone in my pocket.

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  35. Clouds are really lovely. Aren’t they? And loved the Tagore quote 🙂

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    1. Thank you, Trablogger 🙂

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  36. Paula here is my entry, late as always, to Thursday’s Special. The list of stuff, other than you walking me through this Sunday’s post and The Bride walking and supporting in this storm, that has gone wrong is very long. Hope you all enjoy it: http://daffodilhillphotography.com/2015/06/05/thursdays-special-cloudscape/

    Peace~John

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    1. Thank you very much John. The sky you captured is dramatically beautiful. I hope you’ll get some better days soon.

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  37. Life is quite frantic. I thought I commented on this, but it appears I haven’t. Clouds in the head, along with Jo, I think. And comments in the head, but never committed to writing. Yours is a spectacular shot, with the solidity of those clouds on the diagonal, and then the colour.

    My clouds in words: when I used to drive regularly form Broken Hill to the coast I never found the vast expanse of the Hay Plains in western NSW boring in its flatness, partly because of the magnificent and uninterrupted cloudscapes it seemed to produce.

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    1. 🙂 Good to hear from you Meg. I would like to have your entry too 🙂 xx

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  38. Fabulous collection of cloud porn! Love!

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  39. […] response to Lost in Translation’s Thursday’s Special: Cloudscape Inspired by CARPE DIEM HAIKU KAI: Carpe Diem Time Glass #30 Summer […]

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  40. I love those words by Tagore. They are so meaningful. A sky without clouds is a boring subject, but add clouds and it becomes dramatic and interesting! Probably too late for this challenge, but here’s an old post I wrote with this very quote. http://kanwalkwilltravel.com/2014/04/08/hawaiian-sunsets/
    He also composed the song that became the Indian national anthem.

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    1. I knew about the anthem, but so many people do not. I wish they could read this. Thank you for the link, Kan. I will display it on my blog as usual. Thank you for the follow 🙂

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  41. […] For Lost in Translation’s Cloudscape Challenge. […]

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  42. What a great group of clouds!!! I had to join in the fun, it just took me a few days to do it: http://wp.me/p58fTH-X9.

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  43. Have never seen such a dramatic cloud formation Paula!!! Your stunning photo does full justice to Tagore’s wise words. Thank God for English, for his song lyrics are as foreign to me as to you 🙂

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    1. 🙂 I thought you would have the same problem understanding them as I did. I just hope that this translation is accurate. The quote and song touched me deeply. I appreciate your kind comment, Madhu.

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      1. It is. I always find Tagore’s words profoundly inspiring. But I also wonder how much of the nuances are lost in translation. Even our anthem was translated from the original in Bengali.

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        1. I will try to find the translation of your anthem in English. I’m curious. Ours is called Our beautiful homeland.

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          1. Search for “Jana Gana Mana’. Wiki has a passable translation.

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            1. Already done 😀

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        2. In the anthem verses “Thou art the ruler…” refer to Bhagya Vidhata?

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          1. Yes. Bhagya is destiny and Vidhata imeans Lord in Sanskrit.

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            1. Many thanks, Madhu. I haven’t found the translation of the title Jana Gana Mana

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              1. Jana Gana is a collective term for people. And Mana is mind. So that’s an invocation to the ruler of the minds of all people! 🙂

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                1. Awesome Collective mind. Much obliged Madhu for these pieces of wisdom.

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                  1. Always a pleasure chatting with you Paula. I love how I can pick up where I left off with you even when i don’t visit often. Thanks.

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                    1. The feeling is mutual, Madhu. 🙂

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  44. That is a VERY striking cloudscape, Paula. Such depth and texture, I can almost scent the air below those clouds!

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  45. […] Few days back Paula has thrown us a challenge: Cloudscape.  […]

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  46. This is rather a very late response but then I had told you to contribute something. Here is my entry. http://soulnspiritblog.com/2015/06/14/abode-of-clouds/

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  47. Love the fierceness of your clouds.

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  48. See? For all those naysayers out there, cloud photography is not dead!

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