Cumulonimbus at sundown
It's great to see the differential lighting effects created by a sun lowering towards the horizon on clouds with a large vertical component.
A cumulonimbus is quite a regular site on the high-veld in the late afternoon and I shot this one while waiting for my evening train commute home.
What is awesome about these cells is the high level of complex inflows, outflows, up and down drafts etc. This is well illistrated in this pic below.
A simplified side-on view shows the clear flat top that usually forms on these storm cells, its also great to be able to see when looking at these cells, at a glance, the interface between the tropopause and the troposphere.
The portion of these storm cells that never ceases to amaze me in its variety and uniqueness. The mammatus clouds which hang down from the spreading flanks.
They always produce great visual effects when lit from underneath by a setting sun as can be seen in these couple of images found with a basic google image search on "mammatus clouds"
Hi @gavvet
Great photos and illustrations
Only the top one is mine... for the rest the internet is a wonderful place to find all those scenes you saw but never had your camera.
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Amazing pictures! :)
Even better to see in person.
The sunset colors are also amazing!
The illustration pics reminds me way too much of Biology class; Not good for a Sunday Mood!
You did however make up for that a 100 times over by sharing your beautiful original pic with us!
Nice!
Here's one I saw over The Netherlands on a very hot day: