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A beautiful launch to Optical Phenomenon IV, Hans! And speaking of sundogs, did you send this one to fetch my attention? So bright, it was quite stunning. In the first image below, I’ve adjusted the contest to show the halo…
Below is the same image cropped with no contrast tweak to show how truly brilliant that puppy was.
Gregory, it looks as if your clouds are shifting into hyperspace—which, at times, seems like a possibility with how quickly some sail across the sky. And Michael, your B&W182 of Cirrus intortus reminds me of younger years when I could easily dance in all directions—at the same time. These days, my style is more like the gentle Drifting Shape Hans has posted. Alas, I have no answer for the question your most recent clouds have posed.
PS: Saw your wild Asperitas over Haarlem on the Gallery, Hans. Congratulations!
On The Lookout For IlluminationThank you, Catherine! Indeed, the sky can display so many moods in a single day, it’s good to have a flexible neck.
Below, a ribbon of fog unties a cool morning in calm northern waters (again from the archives).
A warm welcome to CAS and the Forum, Stephen! Hope to see what floats and fluctuates above your noggins there. And have you discovered the Clouds in Art section?
Your Arizona Sunset #435 (closing Volume IV) was gorgeous, Michael. I hope those who visit here will take a walk back to catch it. And you’ve launched us with another beauty for Volume V. Yes! Let’s keep this glowing!
The photo below was taken at sunset, but in the opposite direction, just catching a tiny bit of rainbow against clouds soaking up the sun’s warming reflection.
Laurence, thank you for this link (and others you’ve recently posted). Images of Aurora Borealis always make me tear up — in a good way. And I agree, seeing it with one’s own eyes is a dream worth pursuing before going back to being stardust. May we all have many years to make such a dream come true!
Welcome back, Catherine! And what a dramatic photo you’ve returned with from your recent lakeside walk. Looks like a LOT was going on there that morning.
In contrast, below is a quiet image (from archives here) of cool, pristine Alaskan waters offering a soft reflection.
What a beauty in #434, Michael, with those dark streaks adding a surprising underscore. Really quite took my breath away!
Not having seen any Lenticularis in months, it was a joy to find these two all stretched out at the end of day. They look as if they’re sliding into a relaxing weekend, which I find most inspiring, to say the least.
Danke je, Hans! And your wonderful (but Worried!) Bear must rest easy now as there is news from “KC”, their adventurous mutual friend, who is known to keep a keen eye on the rivers…
He assures them they are rushing and ready for fun…
Kayak Coyote Running The RapidsA warm welcome, Donatella, to the cool Contrail topics Volume IV! Isn’t it fascinating how some homogenitus can hold their original form while others morph or contort in only moments? Thank you for the clear reminder of how they usually begin, before wild winds have their whimsical way with them.
Just yesterday, a single dissolving contrail caught my eye simply because the shape looked interesting. When I downloaded the photo onto my computer, curiosity got the best of me and I played around with it a bit in PhotoShop (rotation/contrast/slight color adjustment). The resulting image below is more an artistic interpretation than what we usually post here, but I offer it as an example of how clouds, even in their simplest of forms, can inspire creativity and wonder. While the original contrail has been maintained, the image now brings to mind an icicle in the Land of Aurora Borealis (thanks to a bit of lens flare caught by the camera) and represents a dream of something I hope to see in reality someday.
Hans, you are so thoughtfully kind to mention recent posts by others as you introduce Volume IV of Optical Phenomena. Your sundog SunRobin is a frisky delight—a shimmering bit of sky mischief you’ve brought us! Can’t wait to see what follows.
Hans, thank you so much for identifying the upper tangent arc! It’s my first capture of this phenomenon, and also of a sun pillar, so very exciting! Your richly hued Last Sunset Over Haarlem is… well the adjective that comes to mind is… delicious—like raspberries in winter.
And Gregory, what a lovely series you’ve shared here. Easy to see why you hurried to catch it—and why you stayed through the dimming of the day.
The image below (from last month) shares those same deepening shades. It was taken only seven minutes before the sky dipped its paintbrush into the darker tones featured in Dipped In Dusk (posted further above). The rewards of waiting and watching are beyond words.
Don’t know how I missed the anteater, Hans! Especially when I have such a true fondness (born in an amusing dream) for Myrmecophaga Tridactyla.
Be that as it may, I do see the rather formidable line of spectators with their eyes on you. But worry not! Here to the rescue (or at least to move them aside) comes…
Rhinoceros LacunosusLove those soft, gentle colors that closed the day in your sunset photo, Greg. And that’s quite a dramatic contrast in the series you captured, George. Amazing, the palette Sky has to play with.
What caught my eye in today’s sunset here was the subtle sun pillar to the right of the palm trees and the unusual color and brightness above the cloud bank.
Ten minutes later, that spot of color turned so bright is looked like a second sun.
Mesmerizing!
On The Lookout For Illumination
Kayak Coyote Running The Rapids![IMG_6025_Icicle [Contrail Inspired Art]](https://cloudappreciationsociety.org/wp-content/uploads/hm_bbpui/399688/qvlwmi3grfp7g5115fdgwvdahx7oeytv.jpg)
Rhinoceros Lacunosus
Shadow Of A Cloud Dreamer
