Originally, there was to be only one part to this now cloud series as I revived how overlooked cluds are in everyday life.

But my post soon became too long for my liking, and so I only got to fully analyze three out of my fair few amounts of pictures that I captured throughout the month of March.

In this set, I will go through my remaining March cloud photos, and introduce a new filter for pictures which I am still on the fence about. Perhaps writing this will aid me in deciding whether I enjoy the effect it gives my photos or not, so let’s get into it.

After a day of on-and-off rain, this cloud resembling an upward-facing hand immediately caught my eye.

This photo is unedited, and still looks heavenly. It seemed to be a symbol of hope, though even now I am not sure what for. There is a lot of mystery within this photo, from the dark trees to the lone bird on the power line. What is the hand reaching out for?

During the time that this photo was taken, it was spring break for me, and I had been spending the whole week playing with my one year old sister, and staying inside both because of the pandemic and because of the rain.

So maybe it was a sign that the rain would finally stop enough for us to go outside, or maybe the rain was purposeful so we didn’t want to go outside, which would help ‘flatten the curve’.

Accompanying this original version, I also used the Huji app to see how the clouds would change.

The app makes the photos a bit more saturated, and while it does define the clouds nicely, I think I prefer the original.

This is the other side to the previous photo, and has no original without the filter. While the filter definitely looks cool, the fact that it is not the original takes away from the emotions that should accompany it.

This second side also has a lone bird on a powerline. While my focus is not just on the clouds in these photos, I think that the whole setting plays a part in the mystery of the clouds themselves.

While on my way home from spring break at my dad’s, this beautiful sunset graced my eyes.

As you can tell, the whole week was filled with on and off rain, but I’ll allow it for this picture since the rain streaks on the window add to the photo. The swooped-shaped clouds made me think that they were created by paintbrush streaks.

I find it so beautiful how the sky can blend coral, orange, and blue all together without looking muddy, and instead be absolutely mesmerizing.

I also put this scene through the Huji App

To each their own, but I wanted to add in the altered photos to show my journey of documenting what has been over our heads since the creation of water on Earth.

To conclude that beginning sunset, this ending seems fit. While all scenery looks better to the eye in person than through a lens, the gradient of colors still brings a ‘wow’ to my mind.

All of the clouds seen in this picture are toward the setting sun, chasing the light, and are more dispersed toward the blue of a coming night.

We see clouds almost everyday, and are only most noted during long, boring car rides. But depending on your mindset, clouds are a perfect representation of the world around us. They show truth in nature while we’ve all been looking down at our feet for answers.

That’s all I have to share for now. How do you feel about the Huji photos in comparison to the originals? Have you looked at the clouds for a reason other than rain?

Let me know in the comments, and I’ll leave you until next time with this adorable picture of my cat sleeping with a tiny paw on my computer.

-Katelyn