Cloud Bank, Moving West
© Copyright John C. House, Everyday Miracles Photography. All Rights Reserved. Please do not use in any way without my express consent. As always, this is better viewed large.
This was taken from the top of Clingman's Dome, the highest point in the Great Smoky Mountains at 6,643 feet (2,025 m). When clear, it is possible to see for some ways, but that is an important caveat, since it is very often the case that the mists of the Smokies and the clouds themselves obfuscate the view. When seeking a sunset, it is a roll of the dice, with conditions often changing rapidly for the hour or so before the sun sets and the 30 minutes or so afterwards. Clouds roll in and engulf the peak only to move out and leave the promise of a little color. Color looks promising only to have clouds blot it out last minute.
This is out of sequence, since it is this cloud bank that created the loss of color in the previous photograph posted. This is looking north; the clouds are blowing in from the east, and looks like the whole bank is on fire, or is smoke from a fire. It is actually a cloud bank lit by the setting sun. It is still uncertain what the actual sunset will look like, but with the clouds coming in like this, odds seem slim at this point that there will be much of a sunset tonight.
Cloud Bank, Moving West
© Copyright John C. House, Everyday Miracles Photography. All Rights Reserved. Please do not use in any way without my express consent. As always, this is better viewed large.
This was taken from the top of Clingman's Dome, the highest point in the Great Smoky Mountains at 6,643 feet (2,025 m). When clear, it is possible to see for some ways, but that is an important caveat, since it is very often the case that the mists of the Smokies and the clouds themselves obfuscate the view. When seeking a sunset, it is a roll of the dice, with conditions often changing rapidly for the hour or so before the sun sets and the 30 minutes or so afterwards. Clouds roll in and engulf the peak only to move out and leave the promise of a little color. Color looks promising only to have clouds blot it out last minute.
This is out of sequence, since it is this cloud bank that created the loss of color in the previous photograph posted. This is looking north; the clouds are blowing in from the east, and looks like the whole bank is on fire, or is smoke from a fire. It is actually a cloud bank lit by the setting sun. It is still uncertain what the actual sunset will look like, but with the clouds coming in like this, odds seem slim at this point that there will be much of a sunset tonight.