Tuesday, 21st June 2011
War of the Worlds Cloud
by John deLaubenfels
Taken just before sunset on Monday June 13, 2011 from Longmont Colorado looking south. I've seen a lot of clouds but never one quite like this!
Equipment: Canon EOS 7D
John deLaubenfels
I'm a professional programmer and long-time photographer living in Colorado.
Website: www.photoProto.com
War of the Worlds Cloud by John deLaubenfels was photo of the day on Tuesday, 21st June 2011. It is tagged Clouds, Sky, Weather. You can leave a comment below.
31 Comments
Terri
Nor have I ever seen a formation anything like this one! Great title for the shot though. It surely brings to mind a hostile space ship. And the lighting of gray and white is perplexing, almost like a hint of the individual bodies or spirits that make up the vessel.
Samantha Goode
Wow! that’s some cloud formation!! What an amazing capture! Truly stunning.
Mike Moseley
This is like out of a movie. Very cool!!
JimAtkin
My goodness you shure have a good eye and a ready camera. Good job.
Michelle Riordan
Love the clouds lately. We have had very dramatic clouds on the east coast lately. It’s mesmerizing. Thanks for sharing. Michelle
blackmagdalene
molto molto bella
Jennifer E
Wow, its been quite a year for our sky!
mary blankenship
Nice shot,worth the wait,and love the light. Well done!
Pauline Jones
Very unusual; great job capturing it.
Dean Tunberg
Good stuff. This is my real job, Meteorology and this is a very beautiful capture of a cumulonimbus incus. Rather, the mature stage of a thunderstorm. Looks to be some intense wind shear aloft depicted by the very crisp edges and ceiling that do not look frayed. These kind of storms usually turn into super cells and last for hours in contrast with the normal life span of a cloud. Sorry… I can ramble on all day. Love clouds and this is an excellent Capture. Well done!!!
Bhimaprasad Maiti
Gorgeous-rare in life.
dhannie
simply amazing
lelee
beautiful thank you DT for identifying the formation
Robert
Absolutely stunning ! Nice photography
Andrea
wat a great shot, really amazing! impressive!
Rajib Singha
What a shot!
Olga P. García
It is really amazing. Looks like the mushroom of smoke that the nuclear bomb made in Hiroshima or Nagashaki. It is really a great photo.
Mario Gustavo Fiorucci
Very unusual; great job capturing it.
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Teresa
This pic is Absolutely Beautiful !
Anna Capaldi
Great capture – agree that it is very Sci Fi! Life imitating art!
Laura Milholland
Magnificent display and an awesome image!
Andrew
Wow, this is like in that movie “Independence Day” when alien ships entered Earth’s atmosphere. Simply amazing shot, can’t see things like this every day thats for sure.
Tazmin A Shariff
V. sci-fi… This has a space-ship thing going… Amazing!
Rhoda
WOW! I would love to know how that cloud formed. Wonderful image!
Marie Dunphy Harding
Once in a lifetime capture, thank you for sharing this marvel!.
Rhoda, check out Dean’s impression.
diana
Incredible!!! Wow!!
Kymie
Oh wow that is just an incredible capture – beautifully done
Breanna Klein
That is really neat! I love watching clouds!! Very nice capture!!
Rashid Mukoon
I like to photographe clouds,and this one is marvellous,Thank you.
Barbara
I’ve never seen anything like this. I have to say it is a one in a million photo! Well done!
Leonidas
amazing work, great job