By Joseph Straccia for Clouds Second
Altocumulus lenticularis over the Front Range in a stably stratified atmosphere on Oct 20 2016 at 6:18PM MT, a few minutes after sunset. Image was taken facing west from Erie, Colorado, USA.
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Joseph Straccia: Clouds Second – Altocumulus Lenticularis over the Front Range in a stably stratified atmosphere
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Very cool image and great lenticular subject. The lighting on the bottom is exceptional. I can see the patients that it took. Any post processing didn’t compromise the realism of the phenomenon as well, great job.
The colors are phenomenal. The contrast really brings out the shadows and gives the image depth. It has a very alien feel to it.
Incredible image! I really like the colors that you have captured and enhanced, allowing the contrast between the glowing orange faces of the clouds contrast the dark shadowing. Great job!
Looks like a tuft of horsehair. Really like the shape and the color.
1. Lovely artistic image.
2. Physics are well shown.
3. Vibrant colors and great focus.
awesome image, the natural color and contrast is amazing. Too bad you couldn’t get the stacked effect but this is impressive none the less. The bright edge of the cloud resembles the sharp edge of a knife
The incredibly crisp and well defined orange edges make this image amazing. The contrast of the colors are equally amazing.
Art: I really like the color contrast of the bright sky background with the brighter cloud that is the focus of this piece.
Flow: The flow is quickly understandable and easily recognized.
Photographic technique: The focus of the clouds is great, and the post processing did help focus this piece.
Very unique photo. The clouds formation is easily visible in this image. The focus is very clear.
Great focus and great cropping/sizing for the main cloud to take over the entire frame. The orange/dark contrast in the cloud is very well illustrated. Great cloud, well done.
Really nice example of a lenticularis cloud. The lighting with its variety of colours really make the image.
Amazing photo quality. I like how the cloud focused in the center is a different color than the clouds in the background. Definitely publishable. Great job.
Awesome photo. The cloud looks like a spaceship. Love how the lenticular cloud is orange and then you have yellow ones on the bottom. Both colors are a beautiful contrast to the blue in the sky. Perfect white balance adjustment
This is my favorite image so far. I really like the red ring like cloud. Great contrast and high definition.
Amazingly colorful photograph. The contrast in the cloud is great, showing how low the sun was at the time.
The unique formation captured is not only visually appealing but also is a great medium for explaining the physics present in the image that were driving the cloud phenomenon.
WOW just beautiful!! love the color and contrast! Great job
Super awesome capture of this cloud structure. Looks like a spaceship and the image contains very vibrant colors which look fantastic.
– Amazing photo! It looks like a really well-resolved carrot colored mothership traveling through the sky.
– Nice find with this cloud.
Nice photo, good coloring. Interesting cloud! Nice representation of the flow phenomenon.
Excellent lighting and focus on this cloud. The deep orange color really adds to the photo. Looks like a tear in the sky that is providing a look into a different galaxy where the lower cloud is the surface of an orange planet. Overall really great image.
Really incredible image. The small ring of orange in the middle of the cloud is really cool. Really sharp focus which result in very crisp edges on the cloud.
Wow, what a photo. The orange you got on that main cloud really stands out from the yellow background clouds. I also really like your choice to crop out the horizon, it really draws focus to the main cloud.
Beautifully vibrant colors in the cloud. Consider cropping out the other clouds in the bottom of the picture and really bring the focus onto the colored cloud. Contrast and focus are good.