My recent trip to America reminded me how exhilarating I find big skies and I now seem to be spending more time than usual photographing them on my walks. Walking is something else that I’m doing a lot of, almost as if I can’t breathe properly without it. These photos in black and white have come out quite well I think 🙂
Mike Howe 
Beautiful images, Mike. – Their energy also matches very well with your song “Days Gone By” which is just playing in the background.
I know it’s a bit late, but in case I haven’t said it, yet (or have I?): Welcome back! 🙂
Thank you Steffi it lovely to hear from you again hope you are well and happy 🙂
Beautiful Picture, Thank you for shairing….
Thank you Arafat I’m glad you like it 🙂
What a beautiful cloud capture!!
Thank you Amy 🙂
Perhaps it’s as if you’re now drawing inspiration from a wider place, and the big skies provide that sense of scope. Really love the b&w idea and the wide angle! Great photos.
Thanks Jo, perhaps you’re right 🙂
Do you see your home country differently now? We have spent vacation in Austria in the last years – mainly because we dreaded airports and “real travelling”, after too much travelling for business. And though I like to scroll through other people’s images from distant countries on social media – I feel I don’t miss out on anything. I think I have re-discovered my own country.
Elke, for me it was nice to travel for the first time in many years because it did 2 things…1) It got me out of a rut and enabled me to see, smell and hear new things, something I needed to do more than I realised and 2) it made me really appreciate home. We tend to focus in this country too much on what’s wrong with it, but when you go away for a while it reminds you of what’s good about it.
I’ve had my fill for now though, especially of aeroplanes, next year I’m hoping to drive my van down to the Alps, another area I’ve never seen. It’ll be good to stay on the ground. Sounds like Austria would be an excellent destination for us? 🙂
Absolutely (Austria) ;-)!
It’s a great feeling to see and feel so much sky. The prairies are like that. We don’t have so much of a big sky on the coast, but we get our lungfuls of fresh air from the trees here. Still, that open sky makes you feel so energized and oxygenated. Great clouds pics, Mike.
Thank you Anneli, I know what you mean about oxygenation, a brilliant way of putting it 🙂
Great photos!
Thanks Terry it was good fun taking them 🙂
I never tire of cloud formations…mesmerizing! I had not thought to convert any to b&w but it certainly works well here. 🙂
Yes I had a play and the b&w showed the clouds off best 🙂
Lovely 🙂
I love big skies. I lived in Montana for a few years, and they call themselves Big Sky Country. These photos are great, Mike. Keep it up!
Love, too, your line on walking and the inability to breathe without walking. Powerful.
Thanks Emilie I’m really enjoying it 🙂
Excellent! Montana has nothing on Wales.
Oh I don’t know about that, from what I recall Montana is a stunning place, I can’t wait to go back someday. But thank you for the nice compliment! 🙂
They came out very well!
Thank you very much 🙂