I do a lot of surfing while I'm at work and my train of thought led me to this magnificent picture of clouds over New Zealand. These amazing formations represent what might be a new type of cloud - which is, on one hand, very cool, and on the other - a little disconcerting. Why, I have to wonder, is there all of a sudden a new type of cloud? Do clouds evolve? Did someone invent it? Or are our weather patterns and climate changing so dramatically that clouds aren't following same old routines any more?
Either way, the picture is a gem.
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Cool pic -- really stokes the imagination
That's a beautiful picture. I love looking at cloud formations at sunset. The colors can be truly brilliant.
That is VERY cool.
Cool and yet freaky. It makes me want to get back into photography.
oh geez -- besides being the Crafting Queen you're a photog too???
I used to - back before digital cameras I had a kick a$$ Nikon and I spent a lot of money on film.
Spking of clouds -- have you seen this: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090611/ap_on_re_us/us_new_cloud
The link isn't complete, but I think i know the picture you mean. I saw it yesterday and it's the same type of cloud. Scary/fascinating.
Wow! Wish I'd been around to see those clouds. Cool.
PS... I think they're "lenticular clouds" meeting a second wind source, but I never saw anything so dramatic in real life. We get the UFO-shaped lenticulars here in Reno when the wind is right.
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