Helpful Posts: For most of the day lenticular clouds have been forming over the Tetons. I thought I would share this photo I took this morning. Look at it in the biggest format possible.
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12th February 2015, 10:48 PM #1
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12th February 2015, 10:51 PM #2Moderator
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Re: Tetons with Lenticular Clouds
Just having the opportunity to capture that would be hugely satisfying. Being able to do it well is the icing on the cake!
Nature is indeed the most amazing and wonderous thing.
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12th February 2015, 10:58 PM #3
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Re: Tetons with Lenticular Clouds
Beautiful, Donald has summed it up perfectly.
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12th February 2015, 11:07 PM #4
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Oh how I wish I was there! Spectacular photo!
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12th February 2015, 11:16 PM #5
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Re: Tetons with Lenticular Clouds
It's amazing that the central mountain peak seems to be spewing the cloud formation. Great eye for catching that!
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12th February 2015, 11:29 PM #6
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Re: Tetons with Lenticular Clouds
Lovely shot!
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12th February 2015, 11:37 PM #7
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Nicely done.
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12th February 2015, 11:59 PM #8
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Beautiful! Your capture of that cloud is simply magical!
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13th February 2015, 12:28 AM #9
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Superb image.
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13th February 2015, 12:29 AM #10
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Re: Tetons with Lenticular Clouds
Chuck just love the way that the clouds are forming off the mountain peak.
Cheers: Allan
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13th February 2015, 12:39 AM #11
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This is a splendid photo. Is there actually a connection between the cloud and the mountain peek? Or did the cloud just happen to line up with it that way? There is a lovely color scheme in this shot. Is it a stitched panorama? To me, as uploaded, it looks like it could stand just a wee bit stronger sharpening.
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13th February 2015, 01:40 AM #12
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Re: Tetons with Lenticular Clouds
Spectacular!!!!
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13th February 2015, 03:31 AM #13
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Awesome. That cloud is wonderful.
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13th February 2015, 04:06 AM #14
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If everything was darker it would look like some sort of scene from Mordor. Incredible shot. As Donald said it would be awesome just to see it much less have an opportunity to shoot it. Well done.
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13th February 2015, 07:46 AM #15
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Excellent image Chuck, you have capture the scene very well.
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13th February 2015, 12:48 PM #16
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Re: Tetons with Lenticular Clouds
Wonderful capture Chuck!
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13th February 2015, 07:02 PM #17
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Re: Tetons with Lenticular Clouds
Thanks to all of you for the feedback. You are very kind. Donald, I knew when I saw it developing that it had the potential of being something extra special. I got about 10 photos of the clouds in various stages. It was constantly changing and I am having trouble choosing a favorite.
Nick, It is common to have lenticular clouds over the Tetons, but these were extra special. The temperature and wind conditions were just right to have the clouds form at about 14,000 ft., about the height of the Grand Teton. The wind was disrupting the cloud formation and gave the appearance that the Grand was spewing clouds. For a more complete explanation of lenticular cloud formation go to: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lenticular_cloud
I took this photo with a wide angle lens (35mm) and then cropped the image to a 3 x 1 ratio.
Today the tetons are cloudless and beautiful, but not as exciting as yesterday.
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13th February 2015, 07:10 PM #18
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Re: Tetons with Lenticular Clouds
Wow, is that ever cool. Perfect exposure, great composition, love it. Totally frame_able.
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13th February 2015, 07:49 PM #19
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Re: Tetons with Lenticular Clouds
Impressive!
Never seen this kind of cloud.
I really like the picture also for its framing and light.
Nicola
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13th February 2015, 08:58 PM #20
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Re: Tetons with Lenticular Clouds
Wow, a mountain with a cape, it must be some kind of super hero
seriously though Chuck, that is an awsome shot showing a spetacular creation of nature that puts us mortals in our place.
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