Cloudscapes Vol. IV
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I overlooked the inviting road to Cloud Escape Ruth. How could I? A tempting road to follow indeed. Great composition.
After some rain over here I already look forward for a lovely Cooling Cascade as you spotted Keelin, since we are in the middle of an high pressure area with just blue skies. Quite some weather changes over here lately. This one is just a few days ago.
Foreboding Of The Return Of Cthuhlu
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Ruth, thank for the cloud pillow. Even your jellyfish looks like a soft place to rest one’s head.
Michael, I keep returning to your Arizona Cloudscape #406 for the way it makes me feel, relaxed and content to just linger there.
And Jocelyn, your Altocumulus with dense bands looked to be right on top of you—fabulous!
Finally, a day with something up there…
Tumbling Clouds -
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More than a month gone by with barely a cloud here, so the fine collection above is much appreciated. Some favorites include Ruth’s Window of Opportunity, Michael’s #408, and Hans’s Just Menacing (oh to see a skyful like that!).
Or one like this, extracted from the archives more than year and a season ago.
Come Back! -
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Thank you, Hans. I appreciate your plea for my favorite season to show it’s true form here. Your Autumn sky is a dramatic beauty, especially with the dark sea as a baseline. I want to inhale it.
And Ruth, your Scattered photo has gone 3D! One can almost reach into it and pluck a cloud from the sky.
The photo below can also fool the eye into thinking it’s a landscape with fog rolling in over the hills. But there is not a bit of it that is not of the sky.
Cloudlandia -
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Michael, your Arizona Cloudscape #410 is hovering! Nice composition there.
Pass The Potatoes looks delicious, Ruth. Of course, I’ve never met a potato I didn’t like. :)
Yesterday, the clouds surprised me with a skyful of beauties. An ode to Autumn’s true arrival? The upper portion of this image looks to hold (or let Fall?) some interesting shapes.
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Scattered and A Curling Event are marvelous Ruth. Love the shadowing and depth on the first and the gentle waves on the second.
Cloudlandia and Ghosts of Autumn Leaves are so different and equally appealing Keelin. I love epecially the cascade and movement in Ghosts of Autumn Leaves.
Michael comes up with two wavy structures in blue that remind me of quietly swimming blue whales.
Earth, Water, Air
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Nice subtle hint of color amidst the various grey tones in #411, Michael. The sense of movement has my eyes sliding side-to-side while the balanced composition holds me calmly in place. Intriguing effect!
Earth, Water, Air is a breathtaking drama in black and white, Hans. I love the way reflected light gives form to the sand before sea.
Awash In The Swash -
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First post – sorry if I’ve transgressed in any way. (location of post, pic too large etc)
I took this photo of coastal cloud yesterday on the North Coast of Cornwall UK.
Not sure what type it is. Despite a strong breeze it stayed blocking the sun for about 2 hours so I’m guessing it was very high?-
Yes, altocumulus I would say, Though there is a band of tiny clouds above the main one (above as in the picture, not necessarily in absolute terms) that would qualify as cirrocumulus by size. Are they part of a higher layer mostly hidden behind the lower one? Hard to tell.
The breeze is a very local phenomenon due to the sea and land having different temperatures, so it would not affect these clouds. The intriguing thing is that the clouds did not move for hours. That makes me think that there may be some orographic factor involved.
I also notice a bit of a sun corona drowned by the brightness of the sun. Hard to capture.
Looking forward to mode pictures from you, Steve.
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Welcome Steve. Hope to see many more photos of clouds from you! Concerning your current photo: The cloud appears to be the result of incoming warm ocean air rising over land into colder atmosphere thus the condensing of moisture and probably the stationery nature of the cloud. While not stacked up, the length and narrowness seems a stretched lenticular. Yes at least at altocumulus level.
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Hello Steve! Welcome to the forum, and just know that you have not transgressed in anyway. We welcome you and your pictures from here on out! Regarding the type of cloud in your photo, and the description you have given us, I would say it is probably altocumulus(mid-level) or cirrocumulus(higher, and a tad rarer). It may also be that these clouds may be following the jet stream and that is why they managed to stay put for so long. Hope to see you more often!
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A warm welcome to you, Steve! Glad you’ve joined us and hope to see you often here and on other forum topics as well. Love the open feeling, like a breath of fresh air, the photo you’ve shared delivers. Just what’s needed when we’re all indoors more often than usual.
And George, thank you for yet another exciting time-lapse! Such a fun peek through the clouds at the layer beyond.
The photo below, taken about a month ago, has the look of how it felt when I stepped outside early this morning.
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George, that timelapse was wonderful! And Keelin, those cirrus do indeed look frosty. Makes me feel the chill of winter. Following that theme of cold…
Icebergs in the Sky
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Thank you Gregory! And btw I just tried something on the Optical Phenomena thread but could not yet post what I wanted. I have to be patient. Meanwhile I see a lot of great posts by you like Land of Cloud and Sky.
Blue Hourscape
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What a stunning Opening, Hans, with that splash of gold adding a luxurious accent. And I’m in full agreement with your comments and compliments on recent photos above—each one adding to the fun, wonder and beauty of this topic’s offerings.
The start of a new year always inspires a look at what’s still here but really needs to go. Time for some interior weeding and a dust-bunny roundup.
Dance Of The Divine Dust Dervish -
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Those trees provide the perfect frame for your lovely view, Ruth.
And would love to escape to your sky/seascape, Hans. Wouldn’t even mind getting wet there.
Needing rain here, but ’twas not to be had on the day of the photo below. Yet how could one not feel glorious with the clouds lit up and the moon still up, keeping a sleepy eye on us all?
Morning Moon -
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Thank you, Gregory! Love the atmospheric impressions in Down to the Ground. I can almost feel the cool dampness of fog and breathe in the aroma of wintery wet leaves.
Maybe no ducks in your latest, Ruth, but a lovely, peaceful photo. I can almost hear the quiet there too.
While I don’t see any feathered friends in the ‘window view’ (to borrow Ruth’s earlier phrase) in the photo below either, perhaps they’ll fly their way into the next volume? Thanks to everyone for all the beauty shared in the collection above.
Blue Dog Window
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Excited In All Directions!
Just Drifting By
For cooling down : A Japanese Fan
Textural Touch
Hans, Keelin, and Michael, wonderful images and I am being reminded of the Pacific ocean as a kid.
Joy Unbound
Cloud Escape, Just Take The Road
Cooling Cascade
Light As A Feather
Dog Paws
Mini Vacation
Tumbling Clouds
Sky Diving
Low Hanging Fruit
Green Pastures
Come Back!
Scattered
Cloudlandia
A Curling Event
Pass The Potatoes Please
Ghosts of Autumn Leaves
Awash In The Swash
Massaging A Cloud
Peekaboo
Loch Ness Monster of the Sky
Interlude
Frosty!
Shade For Cows
Cloud Landscape
Cirrocumulus Brushstrokes
Whatever Wisps
North Shore Of Flathead Lake, MT.
A Mouth Full
The Big Stretch
Cloud Eater
Dance Of The Divine Dust Dervish
Window with a view for this lucky airplane coming through
Morning Moon
Where Are The Ducks ?
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