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Stunning Skies.

Skies and sunsets in my favorite place in the world, lovely northern California. Shot with a Nikon CP880/Nikon D70.
crows on an orange sky. Office.
crows on an orange sky. Office.		 office sunset jan 8
office sunset jan 8		 Here comes the sun.
Here comes the sun.		 Summit, Mt. Lassen
Summit, Mt. Lassen
Sun through trees, Whispering Waters falls.
Sun through trees, Whispering Waters falls.		 Nimbocumulus (or is it stratus?) cloud.
Nimbocumulus (or is it stratus?) cloud.		 bloody big sky
bloody big sky		 Lovely lake sunset
Lovely lake sunset
Rowing home.
Rowing home.		 Perfect dusk over horse barn.
Perfect dusk over horse barn.		 Kilarc Lake Mirrored Sky
Kilarc Lake Mirrored Sky		 cloudburst at sunset.
cloudburst at sunset.

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Nigwel 14-Jan-2007 00:26
Stunning..
Guest 27-Apr-2004 09:39
How cool skies, the person who took these pics has a real talent
Brent E 21-Aug-2002 13:06
wwowoowwooowowowowowowowow

amazing photography...the bloody sky one is really nice! awesome colour. your pictures are very beautiful!
Dias dos Reis 13-Mar-2002 15:18
Hello Michelle,

I could finally find you, and I´m glad I did it.

These here are superb shots.
After Alex's meteorology lesson I can only say they are beautifil whatever they names are:)

Best wishes
António Reis
Alex 20-Feb-2002 21:28
Hi Michelle:)

I simply love the pictures you've taken. I was glancing through each of the galleries... most recently the beautiful sunsets that you've captured and shared with us. I also adore taking pictures of sunsets, macros of flowers, and am getting into astrophotography now. A common thread I find running through each of your galleries is finding beauty in what others take for granted; it's the underlying reason why i got into photography, too. (That and not being able to draw worth a lick!) Oh, by the way, those puffy grey clouds you so adeptly captured are actually stratocumulus..... stratus is Latin from sternere "to stretch, extend" and cumulus is Latin for "heap." These clouds are usually forerunners of showery precipitation and cold air within 24hrs. Cumulus clouds usually produce showery or thundery precipitation that usually doesn't last a long time and is followed by colder air. Cumulonimbus clouds are the thunderstorm clouds, which have an anvil shaped "head." They're shaped like that because the heads of those clouds are so far up, at the level of the jet stream, where winds are blowing up to 300mph. The heads of those clouds can be up to 12 miles up! (The higher they are the more turbulent and severe the thunderstorm is likely to be.) I think the temperatures near the top of those clouds are around -50 degrees and that's where the formation of hail starts. Because of high winds inside the clouds, the hail keeps bouncing up and down for a while inside the clouds, hence the onion-like layering. By the way, nimbus is Latin for "radiance or halo." That refers to the way the ice crystals in the clouds scatter the sunlight and make it seem like an aura.

Oh, I'm sorry. I didn't realize how much I wrote. I didn't mean to bore you with all this stuff. Just wanted to let you know I was really impressed with the pictures. Thanks for sharing, Michelle!

Best Regards,
Alex :)
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