Clouds

CornflakeCornflake Registered Users Posts: 3,346 Major grins
edited September 20, 2013 in Landscapes
This was taken on Monday before sunrise. I wish I knew more about clouds. I'd never seen this kind of circular cloud formation.

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Don
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  • ritewingerritewinger Registered Users Posts: 243 Major grins
    edited September 6, 2013
    Can't help with cloud ID, but can say its a beauty of a photo.....thumb.gif
  • kdogkdog Administrators Posts: 11,681 moderator
    edited September 8, 2013
    Amazing formation and colors, Don. Any chance some of that was smoke?
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  • CornflakeCornflake Registered Users Posts: 3,346 Major grins
    edited September 8, 2013
    ritewinger, thanks very much!

    Joel, I'm pretty sure no fire was involved. There weren't any nearby. It must have been something odd in the air currents up above.
    Don
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  • bristleconebristlecone Registered Users Posts: 451 Major grins
    edited September 10, 2013
    Another nice one Don. Great color. I'll take a guess on the clouds: alto cumulus above, probably moving with upper level currents. The cumulus & strata near the mountains are lower and appear more stable with the sun not catching them yet.

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  • CornflakeCornflake Registered Users Posts: 3,346 Major grins
    edited September 11, 2013
    bristlecone wrote: »
    Another nice one Don. Great color. I'll take a guess on the clouds: alto cumulus above, probably moving with upper level currents. The cumulus & strata near the mountains are lower and appear more stable with the sun not catching them yet.

    -Len

    Thanks, Len. Your explanation is better than any I have.
    Don
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  • joe-bobjoe-bob Registered Users Posts: 368 Major grins
    edited September 14, 2013
    Ask Joni Mitchell :-)
  • CornflakeCornflake Registered Users Posts: 3,346 Major grins
    edited September 14, 2013
    Now that's funny, joe-bob!
    Don
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  • EaracheEarache Registered Users Posts: 3,533 Major grins
    edited September 14, 2013
    joe-bob wrote: »
    Ask Joni Mitchell :-)
    Cornflake wrote: »
    Now that's funny, joe-bob!

    Now wait a minute.... for sure, a very cool cultural reference joe-bob...

    But Don, I had a HUGE crush iloveyou.gif on Joni Mitchell for a looong time, and that's nothing to laugh about! mwink.gif


    btw - Great looking shot Don - the desert scene along with the pastel formations are distinctive.
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  • jsruccijsrucci Registered Users Posts: 118 Major grins
    edited September 20, 2013
    Awesome shot
    Love the colors and clouds.... and I always love a good shot of the desert southwest :)
    Steve

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