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Altocumulus with the pattern of holes, know as lacunosus, over Fox Glacier, South Island, New Zealand.
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Altocumulus spotted over Sanxia District, Taiwan.
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Altocumulus clouds producing a corona optical effect spotted over Esfahan, Iran.
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Late afternoon sky over Ramsbottom, Bury, England.
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A cryptic face in the clouds over the Vale of Neath, Wales.
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A sunrise over Willits, California, US.
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A reflective view of the clouds over Fort lee, New Jersey, US.
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A pre-dawn sky over Phoenix, US.
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A sunset over Fukuoka City, Japan.
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A sunrise over Neath, South Wales.
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A confetti of Altocumulus over Phoenix, Arizona, US.
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A weather front over France.
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Laurence Green says: I echo Adolfo’s comment which says it all. Very unusual cloud depiction.
Thanks, Maria, for the sharing.
Laurence
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Adolfo Garcia-Marin says:
Beautiful and imaginative composition, Maria.
Laurence Green 
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A Sunrise over Ashvim, Goa.
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A Sunset over Toyohama Park, Fukuoka City, Japan.
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An early morning cloudscape over Okayama, Japan. The statue in the lower half admiring the view, is of Momotaro, a local folk hero.
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A cloud filled sky over Royal Oak, Michigan, US.
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That’s imaginative!
Good shot, Unusual.
Laurence