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An early riser Mitch spotted this sunrise over Santander on the north coast of Spain.
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Crepuscular rays shining through a cover of stratocumulus clouds over Northland, New Zealand
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Altocumulus stratiformis over Sauve, France
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Aurora Borealis (Northern Lights) with its red glow emanating behind altocumulus clouds over Vegonno, Varese, Italy
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Cumulonimbus over Bourg-La-Reine, France
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Pileus over Rulison, United States
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A rare sighting of the Aurora Borealis (Northern Lights) for this location, dipping as far south as St. Louis, Missouri, US.
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Aurora Borealis (Northern Lights) over Belgrade, Montana, US
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Cumulus congestus near Zadmahmoud Village, Larestan, Iran
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A view from between two layers of clouds, over Revelstoke, British Columbia, Canada
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Cirrostratus and contrails that Jarne says resembles "broken ice in the sky" over Gent, Belgium
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Mamma (Mammatus) over Obninsk, Russia
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Cirrus uncinus over Wuhan, China
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Undulatus over Falmouth, United Kingdom
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A partnership of contrails and cirrus over Reigate, England
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Asperitas over Big Lake, Texas, US
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Extremely beautiful. Both colours, composition and shapes are making this photo unique! Thank you so much Mitch!
Alberto Ostacchini June 2013
Amazing clouds and great shot overall.
A well composed and well thought out photo, Mitch.
I like the use of the 1/3rds old and fabled photographic technique which never fails to please one visually i.e. the employment of the two trees in the foreground to, in effect, support the cloud centred uppermost, and then, the three clouds one third in on the left of the lower part of the photo. “The Thirds” never fail photographically.
Laurence
Thank you Mitch for rising early and catching this unusual and spectacular scene and then sharing it with us.