July 8 (2/6)

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I find this image interesting and fetching. On July 8, there was an atmospheric high-pressure ridge over the top of the area, forcing the clouds downward, except for where they are coming over the top of the Rocky Mountains. The camera is actually above most of the clouds.

If you compare this picture with the last one, you’ll also see that the swath of golden forest is gone. Since the amount of sunlight is the same everywhere, except where the clouds cast shadows, the forest looks the same color everywhere.

Written by Rex Trulove

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