About the Image(s)

I was on a short hike in the Lakes Basin,a beautifuol collection of lakes and trails in northern California. I always look at the different trees and this grouping caught my attention so shot it with my iPhone with an IR filter. The image was opened in Photoshop,converted to B/W in Luminar AI then back to P/S for adding contrast. The cloud? It was a blank sky that cried out to have something. I responded to the cry!