Nacreous clouds have been appearing over Scotland in the last few weeks. They’re quite stunning, but my phone camera is really not up to the job of capturing the mother-of-pearl beauty of them.
This was my first attempt last week:
But then on Christmas Eve, this happened in the sky:
I would like to say that I ran through the woods to see the clouds, but it wouldn’t be true. It was getting dark, and falling over can bring on an autoimmune flare-up, so I walked. Carefully and briskly.
And there they were.
The clouds were actually more pink than orange.
The ‘big camera’ has had its battery charged and is awaiting another show!
Article on nacreous clouds from the Met Office
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Well done. Photographing the sky is tougher than it looks.
It really is!
The photos are beautiful!
Thank you!
Saw some from Glasgow last week but couldn’t stop to get a photo. Beautiful!
The Scottish photos I saw online all looked like they were of the same clouds, showing just how high up they must have been.
I had to look them up — having never heard of this before in the U.S. Even the photos are breathtaking, as though the pictures on this site were ever not. Thanks for sharing this.
I’d never seen them before this year. I just love the look of them.
Gorgeous photos of a winter sky. We are gray, gray and raining!
It’s like that here too now.
So beautiful
Beautiful photos, Ailish! <3
Thank you 🙂
Glad you weren’t hurt while capturing your lovely clouds.
Thank you 🙂
Those are indeed glorious clouds. Thanks for sharing the view and I’m quite glad you didn’t hurt yourself on your journey.
Thank you; I’m glad about that too!
These are spectacular. Thanks for sharing.
They are rather lovely.
Clouds are difficult to capture accurately in a photo, but these are lovely!
I’m hoping more appear soon.
I am not familair with these clouds. We often see tropospheric clouds here. Great photos.
Will have to look up tropospheric!
Just like I had to look up nacreous!
Yes 🙂
The clouds are actually more pink than orange. I like. Excellent photography. You complete & acturatly capture the sky & clouds.
I’m glad you liked it 🙂
Thanks
Amazing
🙂
Amazing photos
Thank you. It was a great sky.
Beautiful photos
Thank you 🙂
WHAT GORGEOUS PHOTOS!!
Thank you!