300Dplus Senior Member  355 posts Likes: 3 Joined Dec 2004 Location: Miami, Florida More info | Dec 29, 2005 21:56 | #1 Went out to the backyard to enjoy a cup of coffee and saw this cloud formation in an otherwise completely clear sky. I ran inside to get my camera - took me about 45 seconds - and when I came back out, they had almost disappeared (they were thicker and puffier at first). They did so a minute later Tom
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Suedezu Goldmember  1,512 posts Likes: 3 Joined Aug 2005 Location: Romania More info | Dec 30, 2005 04:45 | #2 Interesting picture! Well done! General gallery: http://andreimorar.zenfolio.com
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Balliolman Goldmember  4,150 posts Joined Dec 2005 Location: Cornwall/Kernow More info | Dec 30, 2005 05:04 | #3 These clouds appear to be waning lenticular clouds formed at the top of air being bounced over a ridge or similar far upwind ... Balliolman
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tumb Senior Member  380 posts Joined Sep 2004 Location: OK More info | Dec 30, 2005 09:42 | #4 Nice. We get clouds similar to these occasionally but it is rare. If memory serves they are created by winds blowing over the Rocky's in a particular manner and we are probly 500 miles away. Very interesting.
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Balliolman Goldmember 4,150 posts Joined Dec 2005 Location: Cornwall/Kernow More info | tumb wrote: Nice. We get clouds similar to these occasionally but it is rare. If memory serves they are created by winds blowing over the Rocky's in a particular manner and we are probly 500 miles away. Very interesting. That sounds about right ... Balliolman
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Dimitri_V Cream of the Crop  9,221 posts Joined Nov 2004 Location: Scotland More info | Dec 30, 2005 10:06 | #6  Permanent ban300Dplus wrote: Went out to the backyard to enjoy a cup of coffee and saw this cloud formation in an otherwise completely clear sky. I ran inside to get my camera - took me about 45 seconds - and when I came back out, they had almost disappeared (they were thicker and puffier at first). They did so a minute later  .Good thinking Tom,well done mate,very inspiritional. My site
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Kevin Cream of the Crop 5,920 posts Likes: 2 Joined Sep 2005 More info | Dec 30, 2005 11:51 | #7 Nice shot Tom. The intense blue sky sets it off.
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300Dplus THREAD STARTER Senior Member 355 posts Likes: 3 Joined Dec 2004 Location: Miami, Florida More info | Dec 30, 2005 15:22 | #8 Thanks everyone for comments and lessons on clouds names! they are created by winds blowing over the Rocky's in a particular manner and we are probly 500 miles away Well, perhaps these ones just decided to be part of the "snowbirds" that come to this flat and sunshined city of Miami Tom
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