"There is nothing wrong with your computer screen. Do not attempt to adjust it. We are controlling transmission. We control the horizontal. We control the vertical. Sit quietly and we will control all that you see. You are about to participate in a great adventure. You are about to experience the awe and mystery of... desert skies!"
A heavily modified opening narration from "The Outer Limits", 1960
Does anyone else remember the "Control Voice" from The Outer Limits? I know I'm totally dating myself, but that's OK. When I was a kid watching this show, I thought it was pretty cool and a little spooky. I was having that same feeling wandering around the desert in the late afternoon not too long ago. I hadn't really seen diagonal clouds like this before, and it was a little disorienting!
I walked past howling coyote rock. Mr. Coyote appeared to be howling at the diagonal sky, which added to the ambience!
Hiking past my old friend, "Rip Curl" rock.
Thanks for stopping by, and hoping you enjoyed these desert skies!
Until next time: Stay safe & stay healthy.
Linking with Skywatch Friday.
That sky is incredible! And you had the presence of mind to take different angles of it:) Stunning captures:) Before I read about your "coyote" I thought it looked like a man with his dog, haha. Have a great weekend!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful.
ReplyDeleteI wonder how many people walk right past the howling rock and never see the coyote?
ReplyDeleteWow, beautiful and eerie ... enough to make a rock coyote howl! All just beautiful, I like the perfect triangle one so much. Interesting in monochrome too, especially to compare both versions.
ReplyDeletePS... Bill liked the last photo, (the black and white with no comparison photo) the best, he said the one I liked was “disturbing”....this is why we have trouble deciding which pictures to hang on our walls )).
ReplyDeleteInteresting cloud formation. It's like a front was moving in or something. (Not that I understand weather at all.)
ReplyDeleteThose are some great photos. You outdo yourself on every post!
ReplyDeleteI loved outer limits and all the spookiness of Rod Serling in the Twilight Zone. As usual, your skies today are breath-taking.
ReplyDelete...these are fabulous, thanks for taking me along!
ReplyDeleteWonderful post, Peter. The combination of the diagonal sky and the beautiful lighted desert rocks is quite stunning. I can imagina you made kind of outer space relation.
ReplyDeleteI'll date myself, too - yes I remember Outer Limits, although I didn't watch (because my parents didn't watch, and they controlled the horizontal, the vertical and everything else on our TV, too. But I do remember seeing the beginning of the show. It was up against Jackie Gleason, if I remember correctly, and they were big Gleason fans. Anyhoo....I never get tired of your pictures. That was an interesting sky. A front of some kind? I have no idea.
ReplyDeleteI've never heard of the Outer Limits show. Maybe we didn't get it on our 2 channels when I was a kid but we did get the Twilight Zone. I can understand why you would feel a little spooked out in the wide open spaces with the sky such as it was. One day about a year ago we had a similar kind of thing in the sky but it didn't look quite as big living in the city. It spooked me too. You always find something very interesting to share. Take care and stay safe.
ReplyDeleteI remember Outer Limits. Love the diagonal sky!
ReplyDeleteWhat an impressive effect.Great nature show again. I like that.
ReplyDeleteDynamite! Absolutely fantastic!!
ReplyDeleteinteresting clouds. and that coyote reminded me of a dolphin.
ReplyDeleteInteresting cloud games in the sky, especially the diagonal cloud layer I find fascinating! Are the dark clouds just coming or going?
ReplyDeleteHappy weekend and stay safe!
Hello,
ReplyDeleteBeautiful sky captures and desert landscapes. I had to look at the howling coyote formation twice, but I do see it. My hubby likes to watch the reruns of Outer Limits. Great series! Enjoy your day, have a great weekend!
Great sky shots! The desert never grows old.
ReplyDeleteI especially like that second photo.
ReplyDeleteWow such spectular photoes!I enjoyed them very much :)
ReplyDeleteLoved all pics, Brilliant photography.
ReplyDeleteWow! Awesome sky shots ~ can't say I have ever seen something like it ~ ^_^
ReplyDeleteLive each moment with love,
A ShutterBug Explores,
aka (A Creative Harbor)
Your land/sky scapes are hauntingly beautiful!
ReplyDeleteSpooky sky! It reminded me of when the alien ships move in close in Independence Day! Or a Dr Who.
ReplyDeleteWell done getting those photo's the sky's are amazing. I love how the sky disappears into the distance with the V shape cloud and how it is almost the same line as Rip curl rock. Brilliant
ReplyDeleteThe diagonal clouds really matche some of the slanty rock layers. Drama and diagonals galore. The desert is so surreal through your lens. Great safari. As always.
ReplyDelete"There is nothing WRONG with your television set . . ." Love it! :-)
ReplyDeleteI loved that show! Love the clouds, looks very neat!
ReplyDeleteQue maravilla de cielo, esas nubes son impresionantes.
ReplyDeleteThat was a great show and those clouds are too. Well done, I loved it.
ReplyDeleteEven more affecting shots than usual. The coyote rock howling at the diag sky is deff one of your best!
ReplyDeleteWow! That is really cool.I’ve never seen anything like those skies before. I’m not that familiar with the desert though.
ReplyDeleteVery interesting shots of the sky and desert.
ReplyDeleteDearest SP&P,
ReplyDeleteThat truly is a diagonal sky, the way you photographed it.
Rough country and great photos.
Hugs,
Mariette
All stunning captures of the dramatic skies.
ReplyDeleteAmazing pictures!
ReplyDeleteI must be the same age as I was a Twilight Zone and Outer Limits fan as a child. Both shows were very real and very scary to me back then, but I loved them!
ReplyDeleteThe cloud cover in these photos is very dramatic and, yes, I can see the coyote howling!
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ReplyDeleteThe V-shaped cloud looks like a huge UFO that will land.
ReplyDeleteWow! Awesome!
ReplyDeleteWhen sky is so collaborative it is quite rewarding!
Happy weekend, Peter!
Beautiful! Great photos!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! There is already an otherworldly aspect to this place but the clouds add even more mystery. Totally an Outer Limits experience which can be seen in reruns haha for the very young.
ReplyDeleteYou have a Great Camera and ability to use it well. I wonder what post processing program do you use? And Great Photography as usual!
ReplyDeleteThank you. My camera is old and very beat up. It's a Canon 5D Mark II, which had a release date of 2008. So in camera years, it's very old!! But I still love it. I use Photoshop for basic editing. My goal is always to get the colors and clarity as close to how I remember seeing it with my eyes as possible.
DeleteBeautiful diagonal sky shots. I think it must be breathtaking seeing the sky in person.
ReplyDeleteI remember The Outer Limits. That narration always got me in the mood. Your landscape photos are stunning!
ReplyDeleteSorry - Outer Limits is not in my repertoire, but I could look at these pictures all day!
ReplyDeleteI’ve got one word: WOW!
ReplyDeleteHad a chuckle over your memory of Outer Limits. Twilight Zone was another favorite which I used to watch when babysitting late at night and scare myself silly! The second view of the cloud formation feels just like a giant space ship is going overhead.
As beautiful as it is... I´m just watching James Franco´s "127 hours" and it freaks me out, also thinking of how we went into scenes like that ourselves back then!
ReplyDeleteTo safety, always... and to beauty.
Thanks, Iris. That was an intense movie! I never worried about getting stuck or pinned under a boulder (until watching that move!).
DeleteSo beautiful. You can't imagine how much I'd love to walk there.
ReplyDeletewow those clouds are so freaky! It's like a massive giant plant flew over.
ReplyDeleteThese are gorgeous! Very well done! You have some fantastic landscape there.
ReplyDeleteSuch strange skies - they do remind one of an alien outer-space world about to take over earth!
ReplyDeleteAnother series of excellent photos !
ReplyDeleteLove Mr. Coyote - and the sky is... WOW.
ReplyDeleteI was happy for you to "control" the horizontal and vertical on my PC screen to see these amazing cloud formations, Ric. And while I wasn't a regular viewer of The Outer Limits show, but Twilight Zone more so, here's some info on "the voice" done by Victor Herbert Perrin, a radio, film, and television actor who was a WI native and died in 1989 on July 4in CA of cancer.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Beatrice. Funny the things that stick in your memory. I can hear Victor's voice so clearly all these years later!
DeleteI don't think I've ever seen skies like that before. Very interesting dramatic effect. I love the pic of coyote rock - great contrast. My brothers and I used to love watching the Outer Limits together. Have a great week!
ReplyDeleteLove that sky and the Howling Coyote!
ReplyDeleteTruly amazing clouds! Great shots!
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