Here is what I was waiting for while making the moon image that I posted yesterday. I wasn’t sure the sun would be able to light up the clouds, but patience paid off. When the sun finally did peek out from the clouds at sunrise, it was only though the gaps and not anything I was interested in photographing. I thought possibly some crepuscular rays would happen but that didn’t materialize.
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The sky is something special. It looks like electricity sparking along the cloud edges. An interesting phenomenon and a very cool photo.
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When I went out with Murphy at 4, I saw the clouds and hoped that they would not line up to obscure the sun and block the light. I was pretty happy to see the bottoms start to brighten as I watched.
Thanks, Andrew.
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Those cloud edges jumped right out at me too.
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This is great!!
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Thank you, Bee.
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Ah very nice image. Beautifully illuminated clouds
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Thank you!
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A nice way to start the day. Most of the clouds have a rosy lining with a few I suppose that could pass for a silver lining. Even though you did not get what you hoped for, this photograph is beautiful. As they say, “better luck next time.”
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I think they all had a silver lining, Yvonne. And to paraphrase the Stones, whom I am sure were quoting someone else, I may not have got what I wanted, but I sure did get what I needed. 🙂
Thanks!
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The panoramic ratio of width to height in your framing is effective.
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That was just luck, Steve. I cropped just enough to eliminate the hot spots.
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That’s a good reason to crop. It had the fringe benefit (oh, what wordplay) of emphasizing the sweep of your panoramic view.
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The way the clouds are edged with color reminds me of dianthus. The analogy’s not perfect, especially since dianthus usually have white rather than colored edges, but the effect’s similar. It’s a lovely photo. i caught the leading edge of tomorrow’s weather tonight — cloud watching is such fun.
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Kind of dianthus in reverse. Clouds are wonderful and so unpredictable.
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Those fringes are really nice. I bet they didn’t last long.
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Are there any snow remnants still around? I see some light areas in your photo that made me ask.
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No snow remains, Jim. I haven’t been to the hills west of us, but I think none remains there either…thankfully.
The color lasted for several minutes but this intensity only for a few moments.
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Whoa! What an amazing sky.
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Thanks, Melissa. It was quite exciting watching the color develop from drab grey. 🙂
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Always a treat when everything comes together and creates such an amazing sky. Terrific image!
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Not all plans go astray. Thanks, Phil.
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Each sunrise is such a special gift…You did such an amazing job of bringing that thought into your image.
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Thanks, Charlie. Special indeed. Each one is different.
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Oh this is gorgeous, what a beautiful sky ! I wonder how it is possible. Must be special type of clouds ?
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Thank you. I am not positive, but I think this is called a mackerel sky and the sun gets through in such a way, below the horizon, so only the bottoms of the clouds get lit and the angle causes the reflected light to be so magenta.
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Oh thanks for the explanation. I’ve never seen anything like that. It must be something to see that in real 🙂
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Yes, it certainly was. I’ve seen similar before but not nearly as spectacular and spread across the sky.
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That’s a beaut ❤
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Thank you, Lottie! 🙂
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Love these cracked clouds and how they allow just an outline hint of pink along the fore-clouds.
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Thanks, q.
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