Even when I'm not out actively pursuing photographs, sometimes they arrive at my doorstep anyway.
Lenticular clouds are so common in the Eastern Sierra they ore often referred to locally as "Sierra Wave Clouds." Air flows over the Sierra Nevada, dips into the steep 4000 to 10,000 foot drop off here on the back side, then takes a bounce back up, and water vapor condenses as the air rises and cools at the top of that downstream wave. It's like the wave which can form on the downstream side of a rock submerged in a river.
Even when I’m not out actively pursuing photographs, sometimes they arrive at my doorstep anyway.
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Cool doorstep.
Magical
This is very pretty. You did a very good job
Wow…incredible.
Must control jealousy Must control urge to drive out now
+Jeff Sullivan Fabulous, and thanks for the details of how it works! I always wondered (but never bothered to research!). Beautiful shot.
I have never seen such clouds, thanks for the explanation, but most of all thanks for sharing such a beauty. +Jeff Sullivan
Thank you
Those clouds are amazing. Love the overall tones as well.
Awesome photo! Love the clouds!
Simply beautiful
Woooow my god
very fantasic doorstep love that cloud.
Very beautiful
Magnifique
What a nice scene, you have a great door step
SE LLAMAN NUBES LENTICULARES Y SON ESPECTACULARES
I wish we saw lenticular clouds down this way…only on very rare occasion.
Tahoe?
It's Topaz Lake +Beth Parah, on the California/Nevada border about half way between South Lake Tahoe and Mono Lake.
Awesome! I will have to go check it out one of these days. I know where Mono Lake is, and I now know where lake Tahoe is, Just finally got to see it myself recently and it was beautiful! I love the diversity in climate and terrain in California! There are truly amazing things to see here!
unrepeatable shot showing a fantastic scenery!
WOW!!!
This is the kind of photo I strive to take one evening or morning! The clouds are beautiful and the whole photo is stunning!
Gorgeous light and colors!
fantastica
Great photo and work! +Jeff Sullivan
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像一个人在狂奔
Very. Very nice image!
nghe cũng hay đấy
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This is great, I like it.
wooow,, mistique !!
Nice one
prepossessing.
Brilliant! I hope that sooner or later I'll have the chance to take a picture with a lenticular!
Natural
wonderful
I love clouds. Great capture +Jeff Sullivan!
super widok
Perfect..
your foto so beautiful………..
süpermiş…
Amazing..
superbb
WOW!! Absolutely awesome!!
WOW! It looks like a bright chocolate-brown sandstone mountain!
Your "doorstep" opens onto an incredible view!
cloudy skies….
it's perfect twilight
thats like unbilievable
wow…I don't think I ever seen clouds like that
trop beau
Amazing!
awesome
beautiful
So Beautiful!
UOW
Jeff, one word… Amazing!
Stunning.
Now that's a cloud!