This week's theme is "Sky is the Limit". Technically, I took this image yesterday with my Droid phone. But I knew it was absolutely perfect for this week's theme. Wouldn't you agree? The photo really does not show the full depth of the clouds despite my attempts to pull every ounce of it through processing. My oldest son and I were in the car driving along and I couldn't help but be a bit mesmerized looking at the sky. The clouds looked as if they were painted on – large brush strokes, full of depth and texture. Truly a sight to be seen in person.
The local weatherman had a brief mention about these clouds on the late night news, but I didn't catch the name or the phenomenon behind their formation. So I did some searching online and found that these are a somewhat newly discovered cloud type which has been named Altocumulus undulatus asperatus. "Undulatus" means to undulate (having a wavy surface or edge), but with this variety, the rolls are more like a chaotic wave formation, hence the name "asperatus", which is Latin for agitated. You can read more about this here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Undulatus_asperatus.
Are you doing your own Project 52 or Project 365/66? If so, please post a link to your images in the comments below. 🙂
That was taken with your phone?!? WOW! impressive 🙂
Looks eerie…
Yes, taken with my phone but I pulled the detail in more using Lightroom. 🙂
Such ominous clouds! Great image! I find myself mesmerized by the clouds quite often – its just amazing how different every day can appear!
wow those are some intense clouds! Great capture!
wow, Kim, that sky is amazing. Almost looks 3 dimensional.
That is one amazing sky!!
WOW, I can’t believe you got that with your phone! Perfect fit for the theme for sure.
So cool!!! Great job with your phone! Very cool capture.
i love clouds – always have. My dad knows every single type by sight and how they’re formed. Awesome shot!
Love them!