Ominous Clouds over Pine Bluffs — Carol M. Highsmith

Carol M. Highsmith captures an extraordinary storm gathering above Pine Bluffs, a small farming community in Laramie County, Wyoming. Immense layers of dark cloud dominate the sky while distant breaks of light illuminate the horizon, creating a dramatic contrast across the open agricultural landscape.

A quiet rural road, grain structure, utility poles, and expansive plains give scale to the approaching weather. Highsmith’s composition celebrates the vast skies and wide-open spaces of Wyoming, transforming an everyday farming scene into a powerful study of atmosphere, landscape, and changing light.

Artwork Details

• Artist: Carol M. Highsmith
• Title: Ominous clouds above Pine Bluffs, a small farming community on the Nebraska border in Laramie County, Wyoming
• Original title: Ominous clouds above Pine Bluffs, a small farming community on the Nebraska border in Laramie County, Wyoming
• Series: Carol M. Highsmith Archive
• Date: June 7, 2015
• Period: Contemporary American documentary photography
• Place of Origin: Pine Bluffs, Laramie County, Wyoming, United States
• Medium: Digital color photograph

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