...and the clouds creeping up on the mountains didn't disappoint.
We do get days like this at times and by now I knew where to get the views. The winds formed a maelstrom on the clouds, and I have explained a few times before what happens when two opposing winds collide. One wind from the north and the other wind from the south. Reason being, that we are surrounded by a mountain range, and not on wide open flat lands. Sometimes opposing winds also collide above us when they flow from the west to the east, or vice versa from the east to the west.
It is a photographer's dream, during these sessions, to get some shots of the views, and it always fills me with wonder. Yes, we are in winter now and the normally blazing African sun was tamed by the cold of winter. Thankfully, the dry days are giving the people time to repair their damages by the storms, and the council workers are busy on the roads. Some mountain passes are also still closed, and it will take time before they can be used again.
Come and see the views.
No captions today on the pictures, as I want the photos to talk to you when you stroll around on the page, not for nothing that it is said a picture can tell a thousand words. So, each of us are different and we also have different likes. Maybe you will give me your ideas of what you saw in here, as I am almost sure that it will be different from what I saw. Just a bit of context about the picture in the photo below as it features what is called The Dome, and if we are lucky enough to get some snow then that dome is the first to get covered with snow, as it is the highest point on the mountain range. But we don't have any snow here yet, as it is not cold enough.
There were no other clouds in the sky, only on the mountains, and did you know that the mountains can create their own clouds.
It is a process called Orographic lift and see below what Wikipedia has to say about it.
Orographic lift occurs when an air mass is forced from a low elevation to a higher elevation as it moves over rising terrain. Orography is the study of the topographic relief of mountains. As the air mass gains altitude it quickly cools down adiabatically, which can raise the relative humidity to 100% and create clouds and, under the right conditions, precipitation.
Basically, the wind hits the mountain and when it flows up it releases hot air from the ground into the cold air at the top of the mountain, and that is what creates the cloud in my mind. Just a basic description by me, as that is the way that I understand it. Just the thought that a mountain can create clouds, is mind blowing, but it is true. I will advise you to do your own google research on the subject.
Such is life.
I hope you enjoyed the pictures and the story.
Photos by Zac Smith. All-Rights-Reserved.
Camera: Canon PowershotSX70HS Bridge camera.
Until next time, cheers!
