Clouds and Wires and Poles and Things

This week we had some interesting clouds as Chicago endures a moderate heat wave, and there are few things that make me happier than summer cloud formations.  I took these while walking home from work one night.  I had a bunch of other photos I wanted to work on this week, but I couldn't quite wrap my brain around them-- sometimes that happens.  Sometimes in the summer you just want to stare at the sky.


"Swoop" Copyright Andy Marfia 2013 All Rights Reserved. Sony RX 100, 1/800sec at f8, ISO125.


"On The Edge" Copyright Andy Marfia 2013 All Rights Reserved. Sony RX 100, 1/500sec at f8, ISO125.


"Disconnect" Copyright Andy Marfia 2013 All Rights Reserved. Sony RX 100, 1/800sec at f8, ISO125.


"Miles to Go" Copyright Andy Marfia 2013 All Rights Reserved. Sony RX 100, 1/400sec at f8, ISO125.

Photo(s) of the Week: Sky Vortex

Canon S95, 1/1000sec at f2.8, ISO80.  Copyright Andy Marfia 2012 All Rights Reserved.


Canon S95, 1/1250sec at f2.5, ISO80.  Copyright Andy Marfia 2012 All Rights Reserved.

I took these two shots while attending a barbecue over the weekend.  I recently bought a new pair of prescription sunglasses-- which are fantastic-- but now I find myself constantly taking sky and cloud photos.  Damn you polarization!  Well, there are certainly worse subjects to obsess over.

In post processing these images, I really tried to emphasizing the texture in the sky.  To do this, I lowered the saturation and lightness for both blue and cyan, which then allowed me to boost contrast without the colors getting too overblown.  This is what the cyan adjustment looked like: