Color Thread Vol XI
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July 9, 2021 at 4:42 am #493749
Michael LerchParticipantWow, a hundred posts already in Vol Ten. Allow me to begin Vol XI with
Arizona Color #111

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July 9, 2021 at 10:32 pm #493900
Hans StockerParticipantThanks for this wonderful kick-off for Volume XI Michael. It reminds me of Small-Medum-Large by Keelin.

Stormy
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July 10, 2021 at 5:30 pm #493982
Ruth QuistParticipantRefreshing

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July 12, 2021 at 12:38 am #494158
Patricia L KeelinParticipantWhat a fine finale that was for Vol. X with the tumbling fun of Michael’s last two photos, Ruth’s delicious Morning Soup, and a Sea Of Clouds from Hans (<– I’d like to dive into that one with no need to hold my breath, even though it took my breath away).
Thanks for the launch to Vol XI, Michael. I can see we’re already off to another great start.
On the day of wind shenanigans featured below, Aeolus put everything on an angle—even my hair. /:)
Windy Weather -
July 12, 2021 at 5:54 am #494170
Michael LerchParticipantArizona Color#112

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July 12, 2021 at 11:47 pm #494275
Ruth QuistParticipantTerrific start everyone. We have such great participants and enthusiasm.
Time To Wake Up

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July 14, 2021 at 3:52 am #494409
Michael LerchParticipantArizona Color#113

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July 19, 2021 at 2:56 am #494828
Michael LerchParticipantArizona Color #114

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July 25, 2021 at 2:54 am #495578
Michael LerchParticipantArizona Color#115

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July 28, 2021 at 1:51 am #495964
Patricia L KeelinParticipantMichael, love the dance moves of those soft, wispy clouds in #112, and the variety of moods in your latest three.
And Ruth, that looks like a gentle start to the day there.
Today we’ve had an influx of floccus,pretty much covering the entire sky at times.
Fields Of Floccus -
July 28, 2021 at 4:31 am #495974
Michael LerchParticipantThanks Keelin. I hadn’t seen the dancers you picked out.Good Eye!
Arizona Color#116

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July 29, 2021 at 3:55 am #496082
Michael LerchParticipantArizona Color#117

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July 29, 2021 at 9:35 pm #496204
Ruth QuistParticipantMichael, very unusual contrasts in #117 and blues-grays in #116 are appealing too.
Keelin, I am ready to jump into your Floccus for a cool down. Only 92 ugly degrees at my place.
Curtain Call

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August 3, 2021 at 4:41 am #496624
Michael LerchParticipantArizona Color#118

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August 5, 2021 at 3:28 am #496845
Michael LerchParticipantArizona Color#119

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August 7, 2021 at 11:13 pm #497080
Hans StockerParticipant
Fading Pattern
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August 11, 2021 at 12:58 am #497376
Michael LerchParticipantNice Fade Hans!
Arizona Color #120

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August 16, 2021 at 3:58 am #497898
Michael LerchParticipantArizona Color#121

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August 18, 2021 at 12:06 am #498287
Patricia L KeelinParticipantRuth, your Curtain Call is a lovely apparition. I hope the temperatures have cooled down for you there. Michael, there is something fun about #120 with that little cloud floating along so loftily. And Hans, Fading Pattern has the relaxed feeling of a contented sigh… ah~~~~~~.
Lake Of Sky -
August 18, 2021 at 6:04 am #498370
Michael LerchParticipantNice Illusion Keelin!
Arizona Color#122

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August 20, 2021 at 5:03 am #498717
Michael LerchParticipantArizona Color#123

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August 20, 2021 at 9:41 am #498731
Hans StockerParticipantGreat lonely floating lenticular shapes in some of your former ones, Michael. And the Lake Of Sky is magical Keelin.

White Stripes -
August 20, 2021 at 7:51 pm #498807
Ruth QuistParticipantHans, exciting Stripes, almost like a brush stroke. Michael, your #122 looking like a happy cloud.
Keelin, beautiful name Lake Of Sky.
Just A Splash

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August 21, 2021 at 2:20 am #498830
Michael LerchParticipantArizona Color#124

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August 23, 2021 at 3:43 am #498983
Michael LerchParticipantArizona Color#125

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August 27, 2021 at 3:38 am #499425
Michael LerchParticipantArizona Color#126

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August 30, 2021 at 2:11 am #499658
Patricia L KeelinParticipantA great variety in recent posts from all. Especially love the wispiness in White Stripes, Hans. That sliver of brightness in Just A Splash, Ruth. And the skyful that feels like a celebration in #124, Michael.
Tendrils -
August 31, 2021 at 6:00 am #499738
Michael LerchParticipantArizona Color#127

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September 3, 2021 at 10:11 pm #500347
Patricia L KeelinParticipantLove the gestural look in #127, Michael. A well-choreographed dance you’ve captured there!
About To Be Torn Asunder -
September 6, 2021 at 1:11 am #500608
Michael LerchParticipantArizona Color#128

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September 8, 2021 at 2:35 am #500857
Patricia L KeelinParticipantMichael, I’d like to see your #128 covering an entire wall. Of course, it must have been even larger in real life. I can only imagine!
Influx -
September 8, 2021 at 5:11 am #500868
Michael LerchParticipantThanks for your kind words Keelin!. That is a crop of a larger shot but I did edit out distracting stuff. Everytime I look at that I see something different and then forget what it was by the next time I see it.
Your Influx has a nice draw to it ,an undertow.
Ive been holding on to this one for 5 years. Time to let it go.
Arizona Color#129

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September 13, 2021 at 10:19 pm #501472
Hans StockerParticipantThanks Ruth and Keelin. Some wild pictures from you all Ruth, Keelin and Michael. Especially Tendrils and Arizona Color #127 are striking. And why wait 5 years to post your #129 Michael? It is an intriguing and whirling composition in blues. What do you withhold more?

Also Clouds Like A Soft Place To Lay Down
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September 15, 2021 at 3:33 am #501594
Michael LerchParticipantHans..I’ve been trying to get current but I still am about 6 months to a year in backlog..but that includes almost cloudless Sept of last year. So yes I find an old straggler now and then that I forgot about.
Arizona Color#130

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September 17, 2021 at 5:13 pm #501907
Patricia L KeelinParticipantThank you, Michael and Hans, for kind comments — and backatcha both! Love the latest from you two.
Some recent arrivals, but as mentioned in Cloudscapes topic, little came down to quench our thirst here.
Recent Arrivals -
September 19, 2021 at 11:45 pm #502072
Ruth QuistParticipantKeelin, what a nice shot in Recent Arrivals. The layers are perfect. I am missing the daily Gallery selection of photos. Looking like the team is now choosing a single photo at a time.
Which Way Home -
September 20, 2021 at 6:00 am #502092
Michael LerchParticipantArizona Color#131

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September 24, 2021 at 7:10 am #502589
Michael LerchParticipantArizona Color#132

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September 26, 2021 at 3:38 am #502731
Michael LerchParticipantArizona Color#133

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September 30, 2021 at 4:07 am #503242
Michael LerchParticipantArizona Color#134

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October 6, 2021 at 7:18 pm #503982
Patricia L KeelinParticipantLove the soft, peachy blush in Which Way Home, Ruth. Those tiny treetops add scale to that Montana’s famous big sky.
And Michael, your latest foursome are impressive. Those are clouds that always catch my eye, but rarely do I get such good photos from them.
Tuesday Afternoon -
October 8, 2021 at 4:48 am #505025
Michael LerchParticipantThanks Keelin!
Arizona Color#135

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October 10, 2021 at 12:57 am #505189
Patricia L KeelinParticipantNice pattern there, Michael. Reminds me of light dancing on water.
Whimsical Wind -
October 11, 2021 at 3:44 am #505288
Michael LerchParticipantKeelin doin the twist ! Rotated 90 degrees left is a cool perspective too.
Arizona Color#136

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October 14, 2021 at 12:43 pm #505677
Hans StockerParticipantA lot of beauties above. I love Tuesday Afternoon, Keelin. And #132 by Michael.

Dashy
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October 14, 2021 at 8:26 pm #505761
Ruth QuistParticipantHans, Dashy is unbelievable. Some big magic going on in that picture. You have a fine tuned eye.
Michael, #136 has wonderful textures and such soft colors.
Keelin, Whimsical could be my pearl necklace.
Stripes No Stars -
October 15, 2021 at 3:42 am #505804
Michael LerchParticipantArizona Color#137

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October 20, 2021 at 5:34 am #506378
Michael LerchParticipantArizona Color#138

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October 23, 2021 at 5:50 pm #506780
Patricia L KeelinParticipantSome gorgeous new images to delight us all above. Hans, Dashy is a liquid-like wonder. Definitely an all-time favorite. Ruth, I love that sense of beckoning you captured in Stripes No Stars. And Michael, is that a little figure doing a rain dance in #138? Looks like he’s getting some good results!
Recent Arrivals-
October 24, 2021 at 9:40 pm #506862
Howard Brown
ParticipantA lovely sky, Keelin – just a hint of lacunosus in the upper left? I saw a small but fine example today which thrilled me; so I had to send all the ICA (International Cloud Atlas) explanations to the couple with me who wondered what on earth I meant.
hygge
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October 24, 2021 at 3:38 am #506815
Michael LerchParticipantNice shot Keelin!
Arizona Color #139

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October 24, 2021 at 9:45 pm #506863
Howard Brown
Participant#139 is brilliant, Michael, technically, aesthetically, whatever.
I would urge all viewers to click and enlarge it – one could be in a glider heading for it.
hygge
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October 28, 2021 at 3:20 am #507210
Michael LerchParticipantThank you hygge! That shot was one taken on a chance…a lot of things were less than opportune , but I took the chance that there was enough there for me to work with. Took me around 5 minutes to process the shot that you see. I ought to take more chances. Maybe its a pileus,,but its pretty big for a pileus so its a lenticular formed by the air having to rise and to go over the congestus . In any case the lenny has a calming effect on the energetic congestus.
Arizona Color#140

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October 30, 2021 at 10:25 pm #507675
Patricia L KeelinParticipantThanks, Michael, and Wow! I agree with Hygge on the beauty of #139. You are so right about taking chances with certain uncertain clouds, perhaps sensing their potential with a different eye? If that’s the case, you obviously have that eye!
Finally, clouds didn’t just sail on by…
Rain! -
November 3, 2021 at 1:43 am #508184
Michael LerchParticipantArizona Color #141

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November 3, 2021 at 7:13 pm #508291
Ruth QuistParticipantWhere to begin. Every photo speaks out. Keelin’s Rain is full of magic. Michael #138 and #140 are filled with action. Wonderful stuff.
The Start Of A New Day

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November 6, 2021 at 2:31 am #508602
Michael LerchParticipantArizona Color#142

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November 7, 2021 at 11:48 pm #508745
Patricia L KeelinParticipantRuth, I love looking at the grand vistas you post from Big Sky country. They inspire deep breathing.
Michael, #142 is really something new! I don’t think I’ve ever seen anything quite like it.
Moon in the Falls -
November 8, 2021 at 12:43 am #508750
Duncan BulmanParticipantAutumn


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November 8, 2021 at 12:45 am #508751
Duncan BulmanParticipantBlue and Green

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November 8, 2021 at 2:29 pm #508805
Duncan BulmanParticipantA stormy Scottish summer sky.

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November 16, 2021 at 10:12 pm #509747
Howard Brown
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November 17, 2021 at 9:47 pm #509894
Duncan BulmanParticipantI think it’s just the lowest part of a rainbow, a double in fact. It’s not easy to see on this as the quality is somewhat reduced but to left, almost dead centre is a fainter segment of the second bow.
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November 9, 2021 at 3:34 am #508900
Michael LerchParticipantKeelin thanks for noticing. I caught cloud condensing out of thin air, well actually fat air. Anyway, what you see wasn’t there a few minutes prior.
Nice work Duncan! Looking forward to more!
Arizona Color#143

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November 12, 2021 at 5:03 am #509297
Michael LerchParticipantArizona Color #144

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November 12, 2021 at 10:11 pm #509351
Ruth QuistParticipantDuncan, my favorite is Scottish summer sky. Can’t beat a grand rainbow.
Michael, #144 is just plain fun and full of energy.
Keelin, Moon in the Falls is a great capture. I will be out again next week with a full moon coming our way.
Fall Splendor

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November 13, 2021 at 5:05 pm #509396
Hans StockerParticipantQuite some great Color ones above by you all four, Michael, Duncan, Keelin and Ruth.

Someone Pushed his Fingers In The Clay
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November 15, 2021 at 10:50 pm #509662
Ruth QuistParticipantHans, what a fine photo of Fingers In Clay I really like the soft flesh tones.

Smooth As Silk
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November 20, 2021 at 1:41 am #510146
Michael LerchParticipantArizona Color#145

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November 23, 2021 at 5:52 pm #510715
Hans StockerParticipantBoth great smooth lenticular clouds Ruth and Michael.

Big Cloud
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November 23, 2021 at 9:01 pm #510737
Ruth QuistParticipantMichael, #145 is a jolly picture. Darker Lentils.
Hans, I do love big clouds and
Big Rays

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November 24, 2021 at 1:48 am #510765
Patricia L KeelinParticipantFinally catching up here and am wowed by the many beautiful photos from all! Some favorites include Duncan’s Autumn (top photo), Michael’s #145, Hans’s Finger In Clay, and Big Rays by Ruth.
The Blue HourPS: Ruth, also loved the photo you took near Ronan recently eatured on the gallery. Calendar-worthy!
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November 27, 2021 at 2:29 am #511177
Michael LerchParticipantArizona Color#146

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November 27, 2021 at 11:11 pm #511254
Ruth QuistParticipantKeelin, thanks so much for your nice comment on my gallery photo. I had the best time for a number days catching great clouds with a 360-degree view. I just about wore myself out. Your blue hour is a calming beauty.
Michael, #146 is a fun shot with some purples trying to make a show.
More colors

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December 1, 2021 at 1:43 am #511668
Patricia L KeelinParticipantWow, Michael, what perfect balance! That’s extraordinary.
And Ruth, love the contrasting colors, muted, but dramatic nonetheless.
The scene below had its match in the kitchen when whipped cream slid over the edge of a bright blue bowl.

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December 4, 2021 at 5:58 am #512115
Michael LerchParticipantThanks Keelin and Ruth. #146 was taken in my backyard. Turned around on a stormy day and there it was. Like you say , just perfectly displayed.
Arizona Color#147

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December 5, 2021 at 4:16 am #512192
Michael LerchParticipantArizona Color#148

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December 5, 2021 at 4:16 am #512193
Michael LerchParticipantArizona Color#148

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December 10, 2021 at 2:18 am #512883
Michael LerchParticipantArizona Color #149

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December 11, 2021 at 3:30 am #513054
Michael LerchParticipantArizona Color#150

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December 11, 2021 at 6:20 pm #513210
Hans StockerParticipantI love Big Rays Ruth. Great play of light!
So funny Keelin, where you write that “the scene below had its match in the kitchen when whipped cream slid over the edge of a bright blue bowl.” I see this sad looking cow. I know why he is looking sad, knowing he must be in the kitchen for certain purposes?
Michael, your last four are all perfect, but the strange shape in #148 is my favorite.

Stop Here
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December 12, 2021 at 5:18 pm #513358
Gregory VenarskyParticipantHello! Lovely photos from everyone! I especially like #146 from Michael, but then again, I love them all! Here is a photo that I took whilst on a morning stroll.

Morning Bubbles.
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December 12, 2021 at 8:50 pm #513380
Ruth QuistParticipantMichael, you have taken the lead on some wonderful posts. My vote is #150. That must have been a fun capture for you.
Hans, Stop Here is a beauty. Such a magical flow to the picture.
Keelin, Whip Cream is a perfect title. Did you have some wine in your kitchen? I’m off now to find something cold.
Gregory, Bubbles on your walk does make outside activity more exciting.
Game Of Clouds

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December 14, 2021 at 3:00 am #513567
Michael LerchParticipantThanks every one for your comments! #150 is proof we had a monsoon season this year. more to come
Arizona Color#151

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December 17, 2021 at 2:27 am #514321
Michael LerchParticipantArizona Color#152

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December 19, 2021 at 10:04 pm #514879
Gregory VenarskyParticipantLove the photos Michael, Ruth, Hans and Keelin. I think this and Optical Phenomena are my favorite forums for sure.

Wavy Grains of Cloudlets
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December 23, 2021 at 2:32 am #515488
Patricia L KeelinParticipantFinally a moment to catch up here and see the splendid additions by Michael, Hans, Gregory and Ruth. Looks like the sky has been offering a mixed bag of cloud delights for us all.
December Sky -
December 24, 2021 at 3:30 am #515628
Michael LerchParticipantquite the tumult there Keelin.
Arizona Color #153

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December 25, 2021 at 7:31 pm #515865
Ruth QuistParticipantWonderful photos from everyone. Another year comes to an end for us cloud spotters. Thanks to all of you who get a thrill out of sharing and learning about what is out there in the sky. Enriching each day.

Even us adults can receive a fun and unusual gift for the holidays.
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December 28, 2021 at 2:10 am #516109
Michael LerchParticipantSanta was good to you Ruth!
Arizona Color#154

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January 2, 2022 at 8:23 pm #516964
Ruth QuistParticipantMichael, really – a horseshoe. You hit it just right.
Moving Through

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January 4, 2022 at 2:57 am #517109
Michael LerchParticipantArizona Color #155

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January 5, 2022 at 3:54 am #517331
Michael LerchParticipantArizona Color #156

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January 5, 2022 at 10:14 pm #517432
Ruth QuistParticipantMichael, wonderful thick energy filled cloud. Is that a pileus? It is something. I have yet to spot that accessory cloud.
Last Light

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January 6, 2022 at 3:51 am #517465
Michael LerchParticipantYes, Pileus, Ruth. All the physics that create our monsoon season is capped off by the occurrence of Pileus..no monsoon no pileus…well ok, pileus can happen outside a monsoon season. These shots are from the July -August 2021 Monsoon Season. Your Last Lite is in the thick of twilite.
Arizona Color#157

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January 7, 2022 at 6:02 pm #517761
Hans StockerParticipantSome beautiful pileus shots Michael. Love their velvet appearance and #157 has also a great composition.

Diagonal
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January 9, 2022 at 2:00 am #517876
Patricia L KeelinParticipantIt’s hard to believe quickly we appear to be approaching another full count in the color thread! And what fine additions since last I’ve been able to post here.
Love the tranquility of Moving Through, Ruth.
Arizona #157 is, as well described, pure velvet, Michael.
And Hans, what a dynamic composition you’ve captured in Diagonal. That must have put your toes awiggle.
Moving Over -
January 9, 2022 at 7:08 am #517882
Michael LerchParticipantArizona Color#158

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January 13, 2022 at 5:30 am #518491
Michael LerchParticipantArizona Color#159

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January 14, 2022 at 10:47 pm #518818
Hans StockerParticipantThanks Keelin. Your Moving Over shows a great incus with mamma. Love it. I hope you did not get too wet when it moved over.
Michael your pileus shots are marvelous.

Swarm
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January 17, 2022 at 1:59 am #519057
Patricia L KeelinParticipantMichael, I must agree with Hans on your Pileus photos. They are amazing and feel so close!
Hans, fortunately, I was able to mover over just in time! Although, I sense you would share the same temptation to linger. ;) And I’m glad to see that your Swarm looks to be a friendly one. I’m not sure you could outrun them.
Below is just a small area of a larger scene that caught my eye for its snowy look.
In The Field of Winter Dreams
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Windy Weather




Fields Of Floccus







Lake Of Sky






Tendrils
About To Be Torn Asunder
Influx


Recent Arrivals
Which Way Home



Tuesday Afternoon
Whimsical Wind

Stripes No Stars

Recent Arrivals

Rain!


Moon in the Falls











The Blue Hour













December Sky








Moving Over


In The Field of Winter Dreams