Something different in the sky.

Posted by Linda Frey on Sun, 10/25/09 13:43
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Comments by Jan Bjorklund on Sun, 10/25/09 15:55 Interesting cloud formation that works well with the greens and yellows of the foliage... reminds me of an exclamation mark with the foliage as the period... an emphatic statement that this is Fall. The picture works well with a grey background page color. Comments by John Long on Sun, 10/25/09 18:13 Unusual cloud formation, enhanced by the autumn colours. Comments by Sandi MacDonald on Sun, 10/25/09 18:16 The composition is very nice and the clouds came at a good timing for your autumn shot...really like it. Comments by Linda Frey on Sun, 10/25/09 18:52 I didn't know what it was when I shot the picture, but here's an explanation from RedOrbit: Distrails are the clearly delineated lanes that form behind aircraft flying in a thin cloud layer. The heat exhaust created by the combustion of the aircraft's fuel can sometimes evaporate the clouds. The phenomenon is fairly rare. Comments by Paul Cooper on Sun, 10/25/09 21:59 Interesting sky, nice capture. Comments by Tom Manson on Sun, 10/25/09 22:13 Neat. Never knew such a phenomenon existed. Nice image. ------WebKitFormBoundaryP+o4kEg4nrdaZqvm Comments by John Wise on Mon, 10/26/09 00:09 Quite interesting. Nice photo to boot! Comments by Paul Bracey on Mon, 10/26/09 23:24 They are uncommon, especially the clear distrails. Distrails are usually not very long, since they usually show in altocumulus which is not at a cruising altitude of the aircraft (i.e. the aircraft is either descending or ascending through the cloud). (Thanks Google) Long AND clear... That makes this quite the capture! (But how did you know?) Comments by Mike Hites on Tue, 10/27/09 00:08 Very cool! Comments by Ernest Cadegan on Tue, 10/27/09 07:57 Cool and interesting. Unique fall shot. Comments by Ernest Cadegan on Tue, 10/27/09 07:57 Cool and interesting. Unique fall shot. Comments by Maria Salvador on Tue, 10/27/09 13:27 Lucky you, who had this wonderful photo just waiting for your camera! Great composition, colors - and the distrails are very interesting. I agree with Ernest's "unique". Comments by Tony Scheuhammer on Tue, 10/27/09 16:16 ha, cool! and thanks for the explanation; I've never seen a distrail before! Comments by SteveZ on Tue, 10/27/09 16:28 Beautifully done, Linda! Comments by Angie Taylor on Tue, 10/27/09 17:48 WOW!! Awesome shot Linda!!!! Comments by Steve Owen on Tue, 10/27/09 21:21 Beautiful image and very interesting story--I had never heard that before. Comments by Alias on Thu, 10/29/09 10:32 This is a neat image. But I doubt it is distrail because of the scale. Pilots avoid spending much time, (distance) in cloud layers for several reasons, lack of visibility is one, (sure there are instruments, but IFR is never as comfortable as VFR), and clouds are a very good place to find turbulence. The two clear areas seem to be miles long and there are phenomenon, (even more interesting to me than distrail), which cause this. Still a pretty cool image in any event.