When Cirrus clouds are arranged like the backbone of a fish, they are given the name ‘vertebratus’. Not only is this a beautiful formation, it is also quite a rare variety of Cirrus, which makes Tim Middleton’s photograph over Kazakhstan particularly impressive. Picked out by the rays of the setting sun, this Cirrus vertebratus seemed a fitting example to be Cloud of the Month for December.
Photograph © Tim Middleton.
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A beautiful formation
Gorgeous cloud! Brilliant photo.
Graceful…
Absolutely wonderful shot taken from such a good angle. Thank you for sharing this fabulous photo. Hope to see this baby sometime in my neck of the woods.:)
Brilliant photo you have captured this cloud at it’s best
Never seen one like that before, absolutely beautiful… :)
Now that’s why I’m a cirrus fan..!
Never seen one like that before !
What a wonderful photo!
How dull would our world and landscape be without clouds!
So spectacular! I LOVE clouds!
I really like this photograph.
Indeed a wonderful photograph …timing is everything and this spine (as Elizabeth has named it) in the sky is evidence of that. i am guessing taken at dawn.
wonderful picture,it´s like a spine, well done Tim. At the right place at the right time. Was it dawn or dusk?
This is awesome!
Excellent! I posted an image of a similar formation to this on the forums here about 4 or 5 years ago, just to find out if it had a name. once again I say, excellent. :¬)
How could you imagine something as beautiful as this if Tim had not shown us
Excellent photo!