Thursday, July 17, 2008

Sky Watch Meets Project Black:
Take Nine


Skies Over The Front Yard
Skies Over The Back Yard
Skies Through the Grape Arbor
Skies Above The Taco Bell Gas Station
Project Black: Take Nine
I took the first three photos last Sunday afternoon in my yard. The sky was amazing. It was hard that day not to keep looking up! The last photo I took specifically for Project Black. My local Taco Bell is a restaurant, gas station, and liquor store all in one. I'll be posting more from there sometime later.
Happy Sky Watching Everyone!

For more Sky Watch please click on the icon at the top of the post. It has grown so large that it now has a blog all it's own! If you like looking at the sky this is the place to go to view the sky from all over the world. Please check it out - you'll be glad you did!
Project Black is hosted by Anna at Anna Carson Photography.

79 comments:

Rune Eide said...

The Grape Arbor me!

Melli said...

WOW! You are really early! That sky is amAzing! I would have had a hard time ignoring it too! Mine will be up tomorrow!

irish daisies said...

love the grape arbor the best :)

Dewdrop said...

I love the grape arbor shot! How interesting... Your cirrus in the first shot are incredible though... awesome!

Dewdrop said...

Carletta, I forgot to mention, but I have noticed your photography talents continuously getting better and better. I love watching it happen.

This Is My Blog - fishing guy said...

Carletta: What a great series of cloud shots from your home, the clouds have been super this week.

imac said...

Love the angles that you use to make great shots.

Welcome to our new Skywatch Blog.We hope you will like and enjoy posting your skies here.
The Team thankyou for participating and helping to make this venture a success.

Petunia said...

Nice work!

Petunia's SWF

EG CameraGirl said...

The first and third photo look sort of like someone tossed confectioners' sugar in the air and then quickly took a photo. Well, I SAID sort of. LOL

Anonymous said...

Wonderful skies..what comes to my mind looking at your pictures..
"The sky is the limit" maybe not..
Great SWF picture,
cheers from Canada

Anonymous said...

Very nice! Have a great weekend!

Tom said...

Excellent Carletta... then again ALL you posting are excellent, thats why it's always a pleasure to visit..
Tom

juliana said...

wow, that's some wonderful sky you posted.
nice job combining the two projects :)

Pat - Arkansas said...

I can see how it would have been hard to *not* take photos of that beautiful sky! Nicely done, in all of them.

Anonymous said...

Hello from Colorado. Nice clouds.

Pappy said...

Great combos. You really have a good eye. Pappy

Julie said...

I have a sky a little like your last one. A good series. And thank you for the headsup about Project Black. I will check it out.

Unknown said...

awesome cloud formations!

My Sky Watch Friday posts

Unknown said...

What a great series of sky shots!

Louise said...

You have beautiful skies everywhere you look! Nice photos.

AnneKa said...

Greate Sky Watch post.
Have a nice weekend, from AnneKa in Norway

Michele said...

Beautiful photos Carletta

Anonymous said...

Truly love the Grape Arobr shot! Very nicely done.

I do so love SWF... it's such a wonderful way to see the world's skies :)

Craver Vii said...

I love how you used the squares so artfully in the photos of the arbor and gas station.

What a back yard! I wish I could take my son and a soccer ball and enjoy all that space. Oh heck, I just wish I could run--period! ;-)

Lilli & Nevada said...

Oh i have to agree with Runee that Grape Arbor is fabulous

Rose said...

All are wonderful, but the one through the grape arbor is my favorite.

Pietro Brosio said...

Fine images, Carletta!
(I hope you can see my photo too)

Anonymous said...

All great shots. I love your skies!

Neal said...

Carletta, those are just beautiful. When I enlarge them it gives me the sense of being there in person.

Anonymous said...

Great sequence. I am seeing excellent examples on PB - wish I had joined.

♥ Denise BC ♥ said...

Your backyard and you were very privileged to that beautiful sky.

Anonymous said...

The grape arbor photo is a stunner!

Anne-Berit said...

Your photos today are amazing,love them all!

Anonymous said...

Breathtaking! The skies are glorious -- and the view through the grape arbor is spell binding.

The Taco Bell photo is wonderful, too. Building and sky weld together to form a seamless, perfect whole. Painters cover canvas after canvas striving to create that effect, but only God succeeds.

Jeanne said...

It's amazing just turning around what different views you can get. Love that first one with the tree right in the center. I'm new to SWF and enjoying what everyone does.

Dorothy said...

I didn't know Taco Bell had gas stations. Good eye to pick up on the black there!

Anonymous said...

Beautiful effects, mainly Grape Arbor.

Aisha said...

Beautiful shots of the sky! I love the 1st and 3rd shots!

Anonymous said...

Way to go combining Sky and Black! Great skies and fun shots...

Quiet Paths said...

All of these are so creative and fun. We grow grapes so I love the arbor shot and its perspective, but honestly that last one is so neat.

SandyCarlson said...

I especially love the grape arbor view! These are wonderful, Carletta.

kjpweb said...

Very beautiful skies! And I love the project Black Mugs! Got to get me some of those! :)
Cheers, Klaus

Jane Hards Photography said...

I'm with Runee, the grape arbor. All great, but they one was a real eyepopper.

Sandpiper (Lin) said...

These pictures are beautiful!

rachel said...

this is really cool! i like the taco bell photo! very creative!

me ann my camera said...

I love the 'cotton looking 'sky in your photos. Lovely.
ann

Fish Whisperer said...

Outstanding Sky's and clouds. The use of the grape arbor was brilliant. Great blog too.
Cheers

dot said...

You've sure had some pretty skies in your neck of the woods. I love the grape arbor shot!

Sharon said...

Wonderful! I love the grape arbor.

Laura said...

WOW that is so so so pretty!!!

Anonymous said...

I'd seen both memes separately, but not together. I like how you combined the themes.

Raven said...

The skies are amazing. I think the 2nd is my favorite but that grape arbor is pretty cool too (and I would think qualified for project black along with the last shot). There's something peaceful about all of your photos that just makes them wonderful to look at.

Willow said...

Love the Taco Bell Black, etc!

Pearl Maple said...

Thanks for sharing your lovely photos with sky watch friday and your kind comments on my blog earlier.

Janice Thomson said...

These are just stunning Carletta! Can't add anything not already mentioned.

Unknown said...

Love the grape arbor shot.

Great SWF post.

Gary
Bodge's Bulletin

david mcmahon said...

The third and fourth shots are wonderful, Carletta.

Only just got back from Malaysia, so I'm playing catch-up .....

Gemma Wiseman said...

All pics are fascinating, but I think the shot through the grape arbour is quite unique!

Debbie said...

Carletta, you never dissapoint! I love the grape arbor :)

When I saw the title, I thought "I wonder how she did it this time! Because she's always so creative!

I'm noticing a driving problem with taking photos all the time! LOL, but it's so much fun!

Nova said...

good job here.. you have a great picture for the friday... that enlightens my day once again...

See yah!!!Happy Friday...

Kahshe Cottager said...

I liked them all but the arbor picture really stood out for me! Have a wonderful weekend!
My SkyWatch Here

dianasfaria.com said...

Beautiful! You live in a lovely place.

Anonymous said...

Awesome shots... some really exceptional clouds going on in those.

A liquor store in the Taco Bell, eh... something about that should be exploited, lol...

Lynellen said...

LOVE the cloud structures, and especially the grape arbor image...thank you for sharing!

--Lynellen
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Brian said...

Love that sky and the clouds, I have just put a coment on you Project Black 5 where I added you to my fav list.

Brian

maryt/theteach said...

OMG! Carletta the grape arbor, the black checkered top of the Taco building...the blue sky! Just gorgeous! :)

mrsnesbitt said...

Oooooh the local restaurant sounds wonderful! I am just pictuting it now...yes I am hungry! LOL!

Thanks for the comment re my sky pictures.

Unknown said...

Wow, it feels like you could reach up and touch the sky in these shots!

Willard said...

Carletta,

Those are very beautiful clouds and you did an excellent job of photographing them. It seems that this spring and summer has brought an unusual amount of opportunities to capture unique cloud formations.

The one through the grape arbor is exceptional as it is an unusual perspective!

becky aka theRAV said...

I like the ones over the backyard best, Carletta.

Mustang Mike said...

Thank you for sharing those great pictures. I always enjoy your SWF.
Mustang Mike

Andrea said...

I love them all but the one over the grape arbor is my favorite. Different.

abb said...

Glorious nature photos....and Taco Bell. And that works too because in it's own way, it's beautiful!

Perfect SWF!

Catherine said...

Beautiful sky~watch captures! I love the sky in the first shot..and the shot looking through the grape arbor is amazing!
Thanks for visiting me!
Happy sky~watching!
Cat

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Wow! What a beautiful series of photos for skywatch! These are very, very well done!

brittaffeldt said...

I love the sky through the Grape Arbor!!

Amy said...

A sky like that is just begging for someone to notice:) beautiful shots! Nice to meet you! & thank you for your kind comment!

storyteller said...

What wonderful photos to share today! The first is absolutely amazing and the second a most interesting perspective. I participated in my 3rd Sky Watch this week at Sacred Ruminations on Friday.
Hugs and blessings,

Kerri Farley said...

Beautiful skies! I love them all!!