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Photography • Landscape • posted on Oct 22, 2005

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The weather started to improve after the Ginals-hike. After dinner I went out of the house to see what happened in the sky. There are some remarkably sharp-shaped clouds to be seen, like little hills. I'll try to explain. Massive clouds are pushed on the north-side of the Alps by the currents and they ascend the mountain-ranges. By ascending the temperature drops and these clouds are starting to drop their precipitation. The clouds drift over the mountains and here, on the south-side, they are descending and the temperature rises again, dissolving the clouds in the warmer air (that can contain more humid air). Here you can see the end of this process called 'Föhn' (similar to Chinook in the USA, Sirocco in Africa, etc.), where clouds are continuously dissolving. Föhn-stimmung means the atmosphere caused by this Föhn. Minolta X-700 (Fuji Sensia 100, 100 mm) Thanks for your attention and your always valuable comments

Comments (49)

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jocko500

7:10PM | Sat, 22 October 2005

real good shot on this producive stage of the clouds

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rayburg

10:06PM | Sat, 22 October 2005

Awesome sky..bet you see tons of different skys up there..

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nongo

10:08PM | Sat, 22 October 2005

Magnificent cloud capture!!!!! so powerful and awe inspiring!!!!!! well done JC!!!!!!!

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WandM

2:26AM | Sun, 23 October 2005

Wonderful!

uniquedreamer

3:38AM | Sun, 23 October 2005

Superb cloud capture!!!

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Punaguy

10:04AM | Sun, 23 October 2005

Wonderful capture of this ever changing sky...you are so knowledgeable about how the weather works...half the time I'm shooting I don't even know why clouds do that! Aloha!

tvernuccio

1:24PM | Sun, 23 October 2005

it's gorgeous, Jan=Carel!!! i just love how you captured the lighting on the clouds!!! i also enjoy the blue mountains on the bottom right! i notice you caught some sun rays beaming down too! you really got some nice clarity in the clouds too! hard to stop looking at these beauties!!! excellent work!

ztunned

1:55PM | Sun, 23 October 2005

amazing clouds! looks like great "fohn"! hahah!

Georgy

4:53PM | Sun, 23 October 2005

I like the silhouette of the mountain, it helps give some extra shape and interest to this beautiful cloud scape.

cynlee

6:47PM | Sun, 23 October 2005

can almost imagine the movement over time :]

MaryLynda

7:56PM | Sun, 23 October 2005

" I wandered lonely as a cloud, that floats on high o'er vales and hills." Powerful image. Like the dark contrast of the land.

cricounette

10:16PM | Sun, 23 October 2005

TR beau ciel, j'aime ces nuages sur la montagne ! bravo !

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Chaos911

6:15AM | Mon, 24 October 2005

hey super shot, excellently done!!!!

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sossy

6:37AM | Tue, 25 October 2005

fn at night makes it difficult to sleep! wonderful lighted cloud formations! ;o)

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PeeWee05

7:10AM | Tue, 25 October 2005

With the mountains this shot is wonderful!

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lejimi

11:00AM | Wed, 26 October 2005

En voilun joli ciel, monsieur Jan Carel qui comprend tr bien le Franis et ne me l'avait pas dit pour que je continue me ridiculiser avec mon Anglais approximatif !

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