Cloud appreciators come to steemit ⛅️ photo contest!

I have long been a cloud lover and it was with great pleasure that I resteemed @tobetada's first LoveTheClouds contest under which I will be leaving a link to this post.

You can see the contest here and if you have any great cloud shots you want to share I suggest you whip up a post and leave the link for @tobetada to check.

I am blown away by how many people have already left their cloud shots there. And I am reminded about my life before Steemit when (like @tobetada) I was a member of various cloud appreciation societies on Facebook, none as official looking as his though ;)

What is my entry?

Flicking through my photos I realise I have so many I feel proud of. As a travelling time-lapse film maker my library is pretty extensive now and never stops growing.

You can see some of my time-lapse work here in this showreel from 2016

There is one shot in particular which comes to mind for this contest because it was chosen as the FB banner for one of the cloud appreciation groups I used to be a part of.

Without further ado I give you Flores Island in Indonesia, shot in 2017 from a boat we had been living on for five days. We were returning to shore at the end of our trip and it was the PERFECT moment to end our adventure on the ocean.

The image can be viewed full screen by clicking on it.

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I always shoot HDR these days (high dynamic range) which means I shoot 3 shots with 3 different exposures which are merged together with HDR software producing a final image with much richer colours and a slightly surreal feel.

It is very difficult to shoot the HDR technique handheld from a moving boat and it took around 20 attempts before I was able to catch this one at the perfect moment between swells.

Looking forward to seeing everyone's lovely cloud shots!

Who is @samstonehill?

He was a London based filmmaker until he sold everything and set out on a barefoot journey around the world, currently based in the south of France.

He is travelling the world with his partner & two children and with no bank account he has been living on STEEM & crypto for over nine months.

All content created for this account is 100% original (unless otherwise stated), produced by @samstonehill who invites you to use & share freely as you wish.

@samstonehill is the creator of:

@steemshop account where you can buy or sell anything you like using your steemit wallet SEE MORE

@steemmasters which provides FREE TUTORIALS, personal training & resteeming services. Website HERE
Contact me directly on steemit.chat if you want to know more about this

@steemholidays which encourages resort owners to offer holiday packages in Steem or SBD

@steemtv which aims to provide the best in decentralised films, exclusive to Steemit & DTube

The dailyquotes tag initiative designed to encourage steemians to share their most life changing quotes with the community on a daily basis.

The Aspiring Steemit Whales & Dolphins group on Facebook which seeks to help newcomers make the transition from Facebook to Steemit, providing them with detailed notes and personal assistance with their posts... resteeming them when he can.

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Here is a list of Steemit Witness I have voted for & recommend you do the same:
@teamsteem @timcliff @jesta @good-karma @someguy123 @blocktrades @pfunk @klye @krnel @blueorgy @ausbitbank @thecryptodrive @ura-soul @pharesim

Without them our beloved Steemship would not fly.

Learn what this means HERE and place your vote HERE

All non original photo sources can be found by clicking on the image