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Lenticular clouds at sunset
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Lenticular clouds at sunset

In Patagonia it pays to keep one eye on the clouds because the combination of wind and mountains makes for some spectacular cloud formations. Just after I photographed the Kelvin-Helmholtz wave clouds, I saw these marvellous Altocumulus Standing Lenticular (ACSL) clouds near Lago Amarga, Torres del Paine National Park, Patagonia. As the air rushes over the mountains, it undulates, forming stacks of standing waves over and in the lee of the mountains. Air rises on one side of a standing wave -- condensing water vapor into laminar, layered formations like this -- and sinks on the other.

ACSL cloudslenticular cloudsAltocumulus Standing Lenticular cloudssunsetTorres del Paine National ParkPatagonia

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  • fotoeffects

    on April 25, 2019

    Beautiful capture of the lenticular clouds...this must have been an amazing trip with the spectacular scenery, wildlife and these fabulous clouds as a bonus!

  • John (300m)

    on April 25, 2019

    very lovely cloud cover and sweep colors

  • johnchapmanphotographer

    on April 25, 2019

    Hi Terry, Superb !!!

  • Terry Allen

    on April 25, 2019

    Many thanks for the nice comments, Bill, Byron, Rick, Elizabeth, God's Child, Bruno, Janet, Kevin, Wayne, Frank, Judith, Linda Gene, Howard and TruImages!

  • TruImages

    on April 25, 2019

    Lovely shot of these lenticular clouds!

  • Howard's Photography

    on April 25, 2019

    Beautiful cloud formations, nice capture!

  • Gene Hyder

    on April 24, 2019

    Outstanding shot.

  • Lgood

    on April 24, 2019

    These clouds are just amazing and so cool. Wow! I'd have loved to see them. Fantastic shot Terry. And, yes indeed, they are marvelous.

  • Judith Sparhawk

    on April 24, 2019

    Amazing that these two spectacular cloud formations occurred so close together in time and space. So glad you caught them both.

  • Franks-Focus

    on April 24, 2019

    Great shot of these colorful cloud formations.

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