This evening cirrus clouds filled the sky at sunset. View the following photographs to understand how these forms are named from the Latin word for a ringlet, or curl, of hair. Formed above 16,500 feet, on this day the cirrus glow with the light of a sun low in the sky.
Here is a wide view from our driveway that includes a deteriorating con trail and possibly a mixture of other cloud types, I am no expert. I used a Canon “zoom” lens for flexibility in framing. To minimize exposure time for a crisp capture of the moving object, ISO was set to to 1,000 and the f-stop minimized.
Click any image for a larger views. Then, click again to return to post.
Post production I needed to spend time removing dust spots (neglected to clean the image sensor), some of the images still have those annoying spots.
We enjoy looking west across the valley when the hills are glowing.
Click this link for another Autumn posting, “Thin Crescent Bowl Filled with Earthglow.”
References: search for Cirrus Cloud on Wikipedia.
Michael Stephen Wills Photography 
This is beautiful, Michael. By the way, I read that we could see the shooting star today and tomorrow, 21 &22.
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thanks for the heads up, Miriam
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You’re welcome, Michael. I’m not in a best location to see it though.
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neither were we, the clouds socked us in for a few days.
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I gave up on watching the red blood moon or blue moon just because of that.
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We has some crystal clear autumn days here. Today is one.
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Wow, that’s great. I’m going to Oregon next month. Hope to see autumn colors.
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have fun!!!!
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Thank you, Michael! I’ll be helping my daughter to move into a new home because their family is expanding!!
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We can experience amazing beauty, and it’s just above ourselves.
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Amen
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Hi Michael,
what’s up ?
I hope you will spent a lovely day
thank you much for your awesome photos-post
i’m really proud to following you.
See ya soon
Gianmarco 🖐
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Wasn’t able to see the cloud formations. Your photos of the Moon and Mars are amazing
Sent from my iPhone
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Good to know the gallery format does not work with your phone. If you get a chance, Theresa, please try on your computer.
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Happy I did see you clod formations in your e-mail post.
Nature is gorgeous, and you captured the clouds that way.
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Thanks!!!
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You can never have too many photos of cloud formations. I once watched a formation move across the sky, waiting for it to reach a certain place for the perfect shot. Just short of the perfect spot, it dissipated. Poof. No more perfect shot.
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And catching it so well Michael
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What fun, thank you, Sheree.
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😎
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It is common knowledge that most people rarely look up, unless it is for a special reason, yet right above our heads there is so much beauty. Lovely work Michael!
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my head is in the clouds quite often (ha, ha), thank you Francisco.
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Well, at least you have a great view from up there…(LOL) 😀👍
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Of the various kinds of attractive clouds that exist, are cirrus clouds the ones you most commonly get in upstate New York?
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Thanks for the question, Steve. Low clouds are the rule — we see the cirrus on certain otherwise clear days, our September and early October are know for such weather.
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Reblogged this on Ned Hamson's Second Line View of the News.
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