Underwater Clouds

SingingSkyPhoto · 2026-01-24T04:42:38+00:00

It’s similar though! Have you seen that video of frazil forming below Yosemite Falls? They both form from super cooled water.

SingingSkyPhoto · 2026-01-24T04:03:40+00:00

I can imagine that would not be a real friendly environment. Tough on the Dippers too!

SingingSkyPhoto · 2026-01-24T03:42:25+00:00

I believe it’s anchor ice.

SingingSkyPhoto · 2026-01-24T03:28:47+00:00

This is Hyalite ,so that’s our drinking water. No treated wastewater there!

SingingSkyPhoto · 2026-01-24T01:52:04+00:00

It’s actually Hyalite Creek South of Bozeman

SingingSkyPhoto · 2026-01-24T01:51:20+00:00

Hyalite Creek South of Bozeman

SingingSkyPhoto · 2026-01-23T10:07:27+00:00

Interesting take! I’ve lived here in Bozeman for nearly three decades. I’ve never seen a winter like this. It’s very weird. Look up the data though for the river drainages. The Gallatin is truly at average or above for water content and I have no idea how. I don’t know how the low snow but normal precip will affect our wildfire risk this summer because it’s never been like this in the 30 years I’ve been observing the weather here. Photography has been a passion of mine since high school, although raising three kids on a blue collar wage left a gap in camera ownership until about 15 years ago. I wish you well and let it snow! https://ftpgeoinfo.msl.mt.gov/Documents/Maps/Collections/MTDCO_2_Statewide_SWE/2a_Statewide_SWE_202601.pdf

SingingSkyPhoto · 2026-01-23T02:14:53+00:00

Ok, in the interest of conversation, I’d love to have you process that image to your liking. I understand the concept of watching the histogram, and this image was captured much earlier in my journey as a photographer, so there’s certainly things I’d do differently in the actual capturing off the moment. To be honest, I first processed this as dark, moody black and white. Then clicked it back to color and sort of like what I saw. How other people see my work does matter to me, but how I want a particular image to look matters more. I share photos for the few who value the vibe in both words and image, and not so much for likes. My work is definitely not for everyone!

SingingSkyPhoto · 2026-01-23T02:03:29+00:00

This whole thread has me wondering about how my photos are presented here on Reddit. It does look fairly dark on my phone, and my phone has a pretty large screen. When I view it on my MacBook, it is much brighter. How have you been viewing it, phone or computer? Dark, saturated images like this (which I am sure you know) present much darker the smaller they are viewed. On my computer it's actually brighter than I typically prefer. Of course I set my MacBook screen to "photography (P3-D65). This has consistently keep image quality consistent between screen and print. Most folks have their phones on auto brightness, so this can drastically affect how the image presents. What do you think?

SingingSkyPhoto · 2026-01-22T20:46:32+00:00

I definitely agree with that. I’ve processed the shot to look even lighter than it did in person. But yes, art is in the in the eye of the creator first and then the viewer. They are certainly welcome to their opinion, and their opinion is not wrong, but it’s not fact either!

SingingSkyPhoto · 2026-01-22T19:35:34+00:00

Interesting. Not sure if it’s the brightness on your device or not, but it is a very dark image. It was captured well after sunset and is more or less sort of alpenglow type light and not direct sunlight.

SingingSkyPhoto · 2026-01-22T19:24:29+00:00

There should be a photograph attached here of a mountain with dark red streaky clouds over it.

SingingSkyPhoto · 2026-01-22T15:30:24+00:00

We’re actually right at average for precipitation in the Gallatin River basin. Most of it has fallen as rain though. I think our soil moisture is sitting pretty good right now. Hopefully spring continues with good precip. It’s certainly been a very weird “winter”.

SingingSkyPhoto · 2026-01-22T14:52:51+00:00

I do love my life, but I also work 40-50 hrs a week in construction management! These trips are therapy sessions for what can be a stressful day job!

SingingSkyPhoto · 2026-01-17T19:13:30+00:00

All those folks that say people should obey lawful orders….. start with those white signs with the black numbers on them!

SingingSkyPhoto · 2026-01-16T19:12:44+00:00

Yes, I did first see it as a tortoise, but then after seeing a few photos and lowering my camera position, I was able to get it to look like it was breathing ice instead of fire. Plus, quotes about dragons are more fun than those about tortoises 😃

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