T and I were out and about this afternoon playing ‘nerd herd’ to a friend’s computer, trying to resolve her anti-virus sitch. It was a long and painful process, but we were happy to help out. The plan for the afternoon was to play nerd herd, then head down to Stanley Park for a nice afternoon stroll on the seawall.
It was nice when we left… but 2 nerdy hours later, the clouds that were off to the east when we left the house at 3pm had rolled in and they were packing a weird ice/snow pellet mixture. We knew it would be a hit or miss stroll at the Park, but we were game, we had umbrellas, gloves, toques, and scarves [yes, we have a well equipped SUV FULL of all the weather garb you could need/want] and drove down to the park.
We arrived driving through patches of snow, sun, rain and wind. Very strange weather indeed… but this IS Vancouver in late Spring, so it’s not totally surprising LOL. The snow was pretty light to start with as we entered the park… but it quickly got heavier so we decided on a park drive instead of a nice seawall walk. As we drove around the park we marveled at the low cloud cover and fog-like mist that was carrying our crappy Vancouver snow. Within minutes we were rounding the corner towards the newly re-landscaped Prospect Point and noticed a break in the sky. The snow had slowed right down and there was a bit of blue sky peaking out between the clouds so we decided to stop.
The weather was very strange. Directly above us the sky was clear blue; to the east it was socked-in with misty clouds and light snow fall in our direction; and to the west it was clear/cloudy with some wicked looking cloud formations. Strange indeed. We hung about for a bit until my fingers started getting too cold from holding the camera without gloves, jumped back into the warm truck and continued the drive around the park. That’s when we stumbled into what I recently discovered on Flickr - cloud porn!
Yup, you heard me… cloud porn. There is a group on Flickr devoted to the photography of stellar, exciting skies, clouds, storms, etc. Their motto is “Clouds are all fine and good, but occasionally you happen across something spectacular.” I personally LOVE the name and think that concept is amazing… I mean come on, cloud porn? How much more fun can you have with a camera on a weird weather day, other than shooting some cloud porn? Not much! So… I decided to shoot some of my own cloud porn if the opportunity presented itself, and present itself it did as we rounded the park drive to 3rd Beach.
The sun was just starting to sink, the clouds were crazy – stacked and layered at different altitudes and depth of colour – and the glow along the water, where the sun kissed the horizon, was magic. I had found some of my very own cloud porn! So, without further ado… I give you cloud porn, as viewed from 3rd Beach at Stanley Park, March 04, 2009. Enjoy!
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