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I won’t make the Faustian deal for “perfection” ,especially with clouds, but my favorite is the once considered, “undulatus asperitus” Not sure where that label stands since being accepted by the WMO. I see it in the desert here maybe once a quarter. The phenomena is a challenge to photograph and has a ” art deco” look and appeal to it; a fascinating presentation of straight horizontal line and curved line designing fantastic spaces and texture. If the lighting is breaking thru the cloud, some amazing patterns are made even more fascinating.
Yes hygge, the more enigmatic the better IMHO. Stretching the mind is good exercise. And so it is with rain in the desert. Of course it rains here,precip actually making it to ground. The difficulty is in remembering the last. Some years back I think Phoenix broke a record of over 100 days without rain. And, just because some precip made it all the way to ground in say Sun City or Litchfield Park, is no guarantee it rains in Mesa or Guadalupe.
Another shot of cloud under the Stratus. Same day as above, but this one is in color.
Gini and hygge, thanks for your comments, Gini has the gist of it hygge,,tracks leaving an impression on our thoughts,,on our day, etc. Can’t say for sure the above is the result of contrail. Other pictures at same time show a much broad expanse of cloud .The above was very long linear ( Miles),,but not very wide as you indicate .
Marsha,,Yes, strange is intended in a ” surreal” way..beyond the normal,, or “extra reality.”
High compression is achieved with strong telephoto lens.The dark areas are actually blue sky.Exposure is programmed for high contrast ( Orange Filter effect). And of course its in B & W..Put it all together and ” Other reality”..is suggested. Clouds ,imho , are natures easiest and best venues to ” other reality”. Clouds get us out of the box of easy and comfortable thinking ( blue sky thinking). This shot also contrasts the smooth and the jagged as well as the organized and the chaotic. a new, strange reality could be the result of the contrasts. Its not so much ” What” is strange,,,but the way to or the ability, to find the Other reality,,the mental freedom and exercise to go beyond the mundane.
hygge..I’m glad You said it first hygge. I was thinking the same. Fascinating that a lenticular can have so much air turbulence. Maybe its just a stratus with a lot of ice in it?Below, is a shot of same but I left in the neighbors TV antenna for scale. Still, a very strange cloud
.hygge..2 observations : the length and compact nature of the ” flames” or tendrils tells me the wind has not had a a lot of time to effect the appearance. The phenomena is relatively young. Just a few minutes at most. The other thing noticed is the background mists are variable in orientation. Yes, the linear direction of the contrail is not the same as streams of wind. If memory serves me well..(?)..helped by other pics during same shoot, this is of a short trail. And probably true, the edge of the trail or base, is doing the moving thru space, falling. So the trail is 90 degrees orientated to direction of the winds pushing it.
Yet the phenomena floats, suspended in space and time. Perhaps a moment of a conga line, or fans waiting for the ticket booth to open for the new Star Wars movie.
hygge,Yes, probably started as a contrail, and then a good wind spread the flames. Global warming right there!Seems a bit odd that the base holds together along the length tho!
GiniThank you for Your kind words! All cloud shots like the above become of their own reality, reflecting their nature and how we relate to their nature. Cloudscapes are so much fun Because our imagination gets so involved. I suppose, our imagination is the biggest mystery of all.
@Vicki..Get your photo down to about Post card size ( around 5×7) and save it to your desktop. Then log in here and then click on your “Name field “up in the very upper right hand corner of this page. You should be sent to “your page” . There should be the word ” album” there for you to click on.about mid page. Since there is nothing in your album,click on the Up load Photograph or is it Upload Picture..anyway, click on the Upload option that is farthest UP the page.. Your desktop drop down should appear. Find your foto and click on it..and then click the Open.Now click on the lowest Upload Picture..Your foto should appear by itself. Now click on Album. There is your foto in the album..Now..click on foto and a drop down should appear..click on Save Image Address. that address you will paste in the ” IMG” drop down of any reply or original post . Remember to erase or delete the http// business in the IMG drop down before You paste the image address there. Put whatever u want in the next drop down..its not important but u have to put something there. Now click the yellow submit. If you don’t like what u see, u can edit your post..i think one time. You are allowed up to 20 fotos in your album,,for now.
The whole deal is easier (for me) if You use two search/engines..I use Safari (apple) to upload from desktop to album and Firefox to cut/paste image address to Post. Nothing gets lost and its a bit quicker.
have fun!
MichaelWoke up to clear blue skies, slept late. Clouds drifted into the Valley after noon. Heres an overhead from backyard. Happy New Year!
