Evening Gloom

Evening is an amazing time for me, not being much of a night owl, it signals the end of the day for me mostly, but it often leaves me with a feeling of the "Last Hurrah!" when the clouds and sunset provide drama to punctuate the last gasp of the suns rays. This night provided little direct light, but drama it gave provided nourishment to my soul. A day of rain with light at the end of the tunnel so to speak. I don't know if they could be considered technically much of anything, but to me these shots have meaning.

Clouds!

I am a detail guy. Not that I am organized, I'm really not, but that the small details of a scene are what I remember. Doorknobs, the shadow of a chair that makes an interesting pattern that is what keys me back. I also like clouds but it is hard to get detail shots because... well... they are BIG, a LONG way away, and if you zoom in too far you lose too much and the photo doesn't make sense. I am trying to figure out the best way to shoot what I see in them. These shots are getting closer to that. A word of warning, I have played with the contrast, white balance, histogram (Exposure) and a few other things to give these photos a LOT of drama that was only potential when I took the shots.

Is this how you see clouds?