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A series of b&w images taken over recent years.

I always found such things as this saxophone sitting in the window of a pawn shop as the end of dreams... of possibilities and I think back to pawning a couple of cameras for some quick cash only to find them gone when I went to back to claim them. Perhaps opportunities for other people to fulfill.

Nikon D7100
AF-S Nikkor 18-140mm
f5 1/15 70mm

Nik detail extractor (60,50,6,large)
silver efex pro2 soft sepia (0,-23-35)
CS5 curves (set to black point)

Taken July 21, 2018.

Posted by Jan Bjorklund on Sun, 06/21/20 20:34
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Comments by Jan Bjorklund on Sun, 06/21/20 20:35

A view from my apartment looking down along the facade of the Fort Garry Hotel. Lived here for nearly 30 years and never photographed the hotel in this manner previously.

Nik detail extractor (75,6,39,fine)
CS5 auto contrast
Nik silver efex pro2 overexposed ev-1 (16,15,10)


Comments by Jan Bjorklund on Sun, 06/21/20 20:36

along the Red River Walkway in winter

Nik detail extractor (25,6,6,normal)
CS5 auto tone
Nik silver efex pro2 high key 2 (45,39,0,red)


Comments by Jan Bjorklund on Sun, 06/21/20 20:37

bears in the swim

CS5 auto tone
Nik silver efex pro2 high structure - harsh (0,0,33)


Comments by Sandi MacDonald on Mon, 06/22/20 12:32

I like them all...especially the hotel Garry image.;-)


Comments by S Roter on Mon, 06/22/20 15:10

I like them all, Fort Garry Hotel stands out. It looks like a fine
pencil drawing.


Comments by Jan Bjorklund on Wed, 06/24/20 08:03

mannequins

Nik detail extractor (25,6,6,normal)
silver efex pro2 pinhole (83,0,-36)


Comments by Jan Bjorklund on Wed, 06/24/20 08:04

lights at the entrance to the Winnipeg Art Gallery


Comments by Jan Bjorklund on Wed, 06/24/20 08:05

Osborne Station metal work

CS5 auto tone
Nik detail extractor (25,6,6,normal)
silver efex pro2 overexposed ev+1 (16,16,10)


Comments by Jan Bjorklund on Sat, 06/27/20 15:35

rain drops on the window

CS5 auto tone
sumi-e (10,2,16)
color balance shadows (-41,0,0)
midtones (-71,-2,19)
highlights (0,0,0)

Nik silver efex pro2 high contrast - harsh (0,37,0)


Comments by Jan Bjorklund on Sat, 06/27/20 15:37

Once seen April 27, 2013... then never again

Mammatus clouds are distinct cloud formations hanging down from a cloud base appearing either as smooth or bumpy pouches. The cloud got its name from the Latin word mammatus which means “having breasts” as they bear a resemblance to the breasts of a woman. Mammatus clouds are found in a wide range of cloud genera or types. However, the most striking examples of these clouds occur at the base of anvil clouds that spread on the summit of well-developed cumulonimbus clouds and which extend all over the sky.

Appearance of Mammatus Clouds

Mammatus clouds may have either ragged or smooth appearance with sac-like lobes extending from the base of a parent cloud. They may appear from semi-transparent to opaque-colored and often in groups of lobes. The manner in which they are organized vary, from one secluded cluster to a field of mammatus clouds spreading over hundreds of kilometers in similarly-sized or uneven lobes. The average diameter of an individual lobe ranges from 1 to 3 kilometers and a length of 0.5 kilometer. This cloud type lasts for at least 10 minutes to a few hours.

Formation of Mammatus Clouds

Mammatus clouds develop when moist air sinks into dry air due to a powerful downdraft which reverses the normal convective process. As updrafts bring precipitation-enriched air onto the top of the cloud, the upward force is lost and the air starts to spread horizontally, eventually becoming part of the anvil cloud. But because the parcel of moist air is much heavier than the nearby air, it sinks until it reaches the base of the anvil where moisture evaporates. However, the packets of wet air and ice crystals are very large that evaporation cannot take place at the anvil cloud base. These moist air parcels continue to sink farther creating sac-like pouches.

Mammatus clouds may look menacing, but they do not often produce extreme weather conditions. Even so, they are unique and fascinating cloud formations well worth the attention and admiration they get.