I really don't know clouds at all

I've never taken a photo with my cellphone. Not much of a photo taker at all, so the camera in my cellphone hasn't ever really beckoned.

Until today, when I rounded the bend from Broadway onto Chestnut and saw this unbelievable cloud formation perfectly framed by the Arch. I was scrambling for my cellphone; the woman in the car next to me was just staring, slack-jawed.

I pressed the camera icon on my phone, but the light changed and I had to drive. At the next intersection, a woman was taking a photo with her cellphone. "I can DO this!" I coached me. So I pulled over at the next
east-facing exit and tried.

This is the best I could do.

 

I don't really like it, because you can't see all the intricate textures. This photo, with the blaze of sun, is a little too whiz-bang for me,; I liked it better with only the crevices glowing with light. It had this 3D effect.

Here's another try, since I was messing around with settings:

 

I do like the way it looks in black & white, but it's still too soft. The actual cloud in question was very textural, looking like a huge, backlit cauliflower, parts of it very 2D  like a painting, and part popping out in this eye-catching way.

And, breathtakingly, all framed by the Arch.

 

Yeah, that's not my picture. I'm nowhere near that good.

Meanwhile, I've learned how to photograph with my cellphone, how to send images in messages, and how to upload to the Web. It's always nice to learn new things.

So, anyway, there was this cloud ...