My first impression was that this remarkable century old photograph was a painting

[SorellaLaBefana]

Composition, tonal range, lighting being too perfect for a photograph. However...

Eduard Eduardovich Lind spotted these Stratocumulus clouds on a winter’s day about a hundred years ago over Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, China...

Lind would likely have stood shivering on the snowy banks of the Songhua River using a large-format camera with bellows mounted on a cumbersome tripod and incorporating a photographic plate that he later processed himself. Thanks to his tenacity in capturing a fleeting moment on a passing day a century ago...

https://cloudappreciationsociety.org/thursday-16th-january-2025/

[erronis]

1. That is a stunning photograph. And the Cloud Appreciation Society has many remarkable photos thoughout.

https://cloudappreciationsociety.org/gallery/

[niyad]

2. Stunning. And I am delighted to learn of the Cloud Appreciation Society.

[wendyb-NC]

3. Amazing light qualities

It does look like a painting. Thanks, for posting.