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Clouds

Windy Day

April 20, 2014April 19, 2014 by matt goff

I woke up this morning hearing the wind blow through the trees. It was only intermittently gusty at the house, but when I was down near the water a couple of different times during the day, I saw that it was a pretty steady strong breeze raising white caps. I was also struck by the … Read more

Categories birds, Clouds, photojournal, wind

Winter Moods

April 15, 2014April 15, 2014 by matt goff

I think the interaction of mountains, clouds, snow, and light have many different moods, but some recur in such a way that they become familiar and recognizable. Last week I had that feeling of recognition which caused me to stop and take a couple of pictures as I was heading in to class over at … Read more

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Cumulus Clouds and Gavan Trees

March 20, 2015March 20, 2014 by matt goff

Another day of active cloud formation over the mountains. They were not really moving fast enough for me to observe directly, but I suspect there was more motion than I realized and decided to do a time lapse sequence of the clouds over Mt. Edgecumbe at John Brown’s Beach. I was originally hoping that the … Read more

Categories Clouds, photojournal, spring Tags John Brown's Beach, Time lapse

Cumulus Clouds over Mountains

March 20, 2014March 19, 2014 by matt goff

As the day went on, mostly cloudy skies morning gave way to mostly sunny skies, at least in the downtown area. Over the mountains was a different story, with large cumulus clouds forming and/or building over most of the peaks throughout the afternoon. I think some were starting to dissipate by this evening. It with … Read more

Categories Clouds, photojournal

Fading Light from the Bridge

March 10, 2014February 13, 2014 by matt goff

With overcast skies, the fading light of day took on a blue-gray cast that was accentuated by the freshly fallen snow. I was intrigued by a wispy layer of clouds hanging over the treetops on a hill at the foot of the Pyramids

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Colorful Sunset

March 9, 2014January 29, 2014 by matt goff

The clouds turned pink at sunset as seen from my house late this afternoon.

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