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On a recent drive through Lancaster County the clouds were a routine uniform overcast with widely scattered drizzle. When this unusual patch of turbulent clouds moved into view I quickly looked for foregrounds to accompany the pattern. I drove to an area where I could fill the frame with the distinctive patten and found this typical pasture scene near the tiny crossroads named Nickle Mines. My final adjustment was to balance the position of the cattle and farm buildings.
I like the contrast of the mundane indifference of the grazing cattle with the uniquely unsettled cloud pattern.
Just before sunset in Merthyr
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Big poufy cloud ~ what more do you need to know? ;o) ... At first - it kind of made me wonder if there weren't some governmental testing grounds *over there* or something, but ~ I haven't grown a hump on my back or anything ... yet ... but stay tuned - there's still time ...
Update:
Okay - so I consulted a weather expert friend and he was kind enough to explain this cloud formation to me ~ this big poufy cloud I thought was so cute and harmless isn't exactly so cute and harmless ...
"The name they give it is called "Cumulonimbus incus"
A cumulonimbus incus (Latin incus, "anvil") is a cumulonimbus cloud which has reached the level of stratospheric stability and has formed the characteristic flat, anvil-top shape. It can cause a supercell and then a tornado.
A cumulonimbus incus is a sub-form of cumulonimbus capillatus."
I see these quite frequently in my area of North Texas and thought they were just big poufy clouds ~ from now on, I will have to be more aware of them (and definitely have my camera at the ready!) ...
Thanks to Nebraskasc for the cloud ID!
For years we told our kids that clouds were made here ..... well it's not that far off the truth! :-)
Jorn Olsen works for the Dutton-Lainson Co. in Hastings, NE, and these are a couple of his photos. These are Mammatus clouds. They are formed when the air is already saturated with rain droplets and/or ice crystals and begins to sink. It’s usually associated as a by-product from tornadoes. They are so beautiful I just had to share them. Check out his website :-)
Contemplando il banco di nuvole che invade la scena, quasi non ci si accorge che al margine basso destro della foto fa la sua timida comparsa l'abitato di Castelluccio di Norcia
“Clouds come floating into my life, no longer to carry rain or usher storm, but to add color to my sunset sky.”
― Rabindranath Tagore, Stray Birds
I've been sick since Wednesday night, and the first time I stepped out of my house in four days, this is what i see. Shame I couldn't ride about to photograph this magnificent sunset elsewhere...
El viento, en ocasiones, hace que las nubes adquieran formas interesantes. Al fondo, a 20 kmts, 400 metros, El Puig de Randa.
The wind sometimes causes clouds acquire interesting shapes. In the background, 20 kmts, 400 meters far away, El Puig de Randa.
Clouds colored by sun just after sunset close to Keuruu in Central Finland (Canon EOS 500N, Color ISO 200 film)
Do something creative every day | Part 33 | Mushroom Cloud
Thought of this one the other day and thought I'd see if I could pull it off. I think it came out alright. Nuclear bomb jokes are always hilarious, right?
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