Lenticular Clouds from Alabama Hills — Panoramic View

2020-06-17 • SEND FEEDBACK |
Related: Alabama Hills, Eastern Sierra, Hasselblad, Hasselblad Lenses, Hasselblad medium format, Hasselblad XCD 35-75mm f/3.5-4.5, lenticular clouds, medium format, Mt Whitney area, panorama, peak bagging

It’s hard to beat lenticular clouds! These unusual and spectacular clouds can be seen building up and the smart move is to have your gear ready for sunset, though they can be pretty special even at mid-day if not obscured by other haze (as they were today). I got some nice shots and just pulled one of them as shown below, tomorrow I’ll sort 'em out.

I’ve added this 180-megapixel panorama to this examples page, along with a bit of commentary.

Hasselblad XCD 35-75mm f/3.5-4.5 Examples: Alabama Hills

See also:

Value Proposition: Hasselblad X1D II System vs Fujifilm GFX100 System

Includes images up to full camera resolution.

Lenticular Cloud Sunset, Owens Valley as seen from Alabama Hills

f11 @ 0.6 sec electronic shutter panorama, ISO 100; 2020-06-15 20:27:50
Hasselblad X1D II 50C + Hasselblad XCD 35-75mm f/3.5-4.5 @ 37mm equiv (45mm)
ENV: Alabama Hills, altitude 5300 ft / 1615 m, 75°F / 23°C
RAW: distortion corrected, vignetting corrected, push 0.7 stops, +91 Shadows, -59 Highlights, +55 Whites, +20 Dehaze, +30 Clarity, diffraction mitigating sharpening

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