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An action-packed sky over Recanati, Italy.
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Altocumulus highlighted by a bright moon, spotted over Sandusky, Ohio, US
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Undulatus spotted over Maghull, Merseyside, England
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Signs of lacunosus spotted over Twisp, Washington, US
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Sun Pillar at dawn over Sumirago, Varese, Italy
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A mesmerizing sunset over the Long Island Sound, viewed from Pear Tree Point Beach, Darien, Connecticut, US
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Altocumulus lenticularis spotted during the 'blue hour', a period of twilight that happens just after sunset and just before sunrise, when the sun is a few degrees below the horizon, as seen here over Brighton, Colorado, US
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Sunset reflections following the passage of a storm, spotted over Berrow Beach, Somerset, England
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Altocumulus stratiformis radiatus spotted over Beechhurst, Queens, New York, US
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Circumzenithal Arc spotted in the morning over Krzeszowice, Poland
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A variety of cumulus spotted over Sun Moon Lake, Taiwan
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Cirrus spotted over Goodyear, Arizona, US
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Cloud reflections spotted near Sacramento, California, US
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Altocumulus undulatus at night, spotted over Charlottesville, Virginia, US
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Altocumulus lenticularis duplicatus, also known as 'pile d'assiettes', spotted over Santa Fe, New Mexico, US
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Signs of supercilium spotted over Mt. Ventoux, near Mirabelles-aux-Baronnies, France
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Such a spectacular, dramatic picture, Marco!
Clouds look like mashed-potato or cauliflower in the sun, as they rise on the warm, mid-spring air-currents and eventually tower spectacularly and dramatically into the atmosphere from near-ground level right up into the stratosphere! Cumulonimbus clouds have definitely been my favourite type of clouds to take photos of for a number of years now, as they are always so huge spectacular and dramatic! Nature is at its best here, when the base of the clouds turn black, the lightning flashes and lights up the sky in a spectacular display, the wind starts to blow strongly and the rain starts pouring down in bucket-loads, sometimes flooding the streets and causes major destruction to trees and buildings!
Cumulonimbus clouds are never the same every time they appear in on a warm, spring or hot, summer when the weather fronts, heat and humidity create perfect conditions for them to form properly- bit like playing scrabble, which I play regularly(no game is ever the same!) This is what makes these clouds so interesting. It is always interesting making the most of it every time you see different ones on different days of the week and to photograph them whenever you can!
From Rebecca Hill, Canberra, Australia