{"id":6360,"date":"2019-07-28T22:21:35","date_gmt":"2019-07-29T03:21:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/?p=6360"},"modified":"2019-07-28T22:21:36","modified_gmt":"2019-07-29T03:21:36","slug":"oh-my-goodness-those-clouds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/?p=6360","title":{"rendered":"Oh my goodness, those clouds"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/2019\/07\/clouds_7226.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6358\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/2019\/07\/clouds_7226.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/2019\/07\/clouds_7226-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/2019\/07\/clouds_7226-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p> I was on my way up Highway 3 on Saturday, and couldn&#8217;t believe the wild,  wispy clouds before me.  As luck would have it, I was about to zip past  an old one-room schoolhouse owned by a dear friend of mine.  Instead I  pulled in and set about trying to capture the amazing sky.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"333\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/2019\/07\/schoolhouse_clouds_63650.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6357\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/2019\/07\/schoolhouse_clouds_63650.jpg 333w, https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/2019\/07\/schoolhouse_clouds_63650-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/2019\/07\/schoolhouse_clouds_63650-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 333px) 100vw, 333px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The clouds looked like wraiths darting across the northern sky, and I&#8217;m thrilled to say I was in the right place at the right time.  I wish I&#8217;d had a lens wide enough to capture it all, although I doubt such a lens even exists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"861\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/2019\/07\/clouds_E7235.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6354\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/2019\/07\/clouds_E7235.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/2019\/07\/clouds_E7235-87x150.jpg 87w, https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/2019\/07\/clouds_E7235-290x500.jpg 290w, https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/2019\/07\/clouds_E7235-174x300.jpg 174w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>There is panorama mode, however, and even though it isn&#8217;t perfect it will certainly do in a pinch.  Even vertically, as it turns out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/2019\/07\/clouds_63668.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6355\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/2019\/07\/clouds_63668.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/2019\/07\/clouds_63668-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/2019\/07\/clouds_63668-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>As I ventured further north, I continued to run into dramatic skies to accentuate some of my favorite summer North Dakota landscapes.  I&#8217;ve photographed much of the scenery along and around Highway 3, and it never disappoints.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I was on a mission, though, and a firm timetable, so I had to continue blazing northward.  The wispy clouds didn&#8217;t last the entire time, but for the best part of them I was right where I needed to be.  Thanking the Lord for showing me such an amazing sight, I ventured on and arrived at my destination precisely as scheduled.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I was on my way up Highway 3 on Saturday, and couldn&#8217;t believe the wild, wispy clouds before me. 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