Cumulus congestus and stratocumulus clouds above Gilpin County, Colorado, spotted 10/8/2022. The Skew-T diagram below from Grand Junction suggests that the clouds likely occurred around 4000m or between about 7500m to 12000m, and it also reports a CAPE value of only 3.58, which suggests a conditionally stable troposphere, which likely differs from what I observed, as a towering cumulus such as this one is more likely to occur in a less stable atmosphere.
Bryce Dickson // Clouds 1
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Flow Vis Guidebook
- Introduction to the Guidebook
- Overview 1: Phenomena. Why Does It Look Like That?
- Overview 2: Visualization Techniques
- Overview 3: Lighting
- Overview 4 - Photography A: Composition and Studio Workflow
- Overview 4 - Photography B: Cameras
- Overview 4 - Photography C: Lenses - Focal Length
- Overview 4 - Photography C: Lenses - Aperture and DOF
- Overview 4: Photography D: Exposure
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- Clouds 4: Clouds in Unstable Atmosphere
- Clouds 5: Lift Mechanism 2 - Orographics
- Clouds 6: Lift Mechanism 3 - Weather Systems
- Boundary Techniques - Introduction
- Dye Techniques 1 - Do Not Disturb
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- Refractive Index Techniques 2: Shadowgraphy and Schlieren
- Particle Physics: Flow and Light
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- Photons, Wavelength and Color
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I like the shadow on the top left, is it a shadow or cirrus?
Really great shot of this cloud, you did a good job dialing in the exposure to capture various layers of light present in the cloud. I also think the ring of light in the upper left is really cool!
I really enjoy the light coming through the clouds and how you captured the full form of the clouds.
I like how the sun rays are visible, and also the shadow that the clouds cast on them.
I really like how central and focused the cloud is as the subject and how the sunlight peeking from behind the cloud causes the edges to glow very brightly.