Darkness won the race

AnonymousKiwi, on October 12, said:

Wow, cool clouds!

sadogashima, on October 12, said:

I thought so too! The storm had headed North by now, we've had glorious weather since then :))

OLIVIER BROUWERS, on October 12, said:

it's a beautiful lenticular :)

MIQUEL ÀNGEL SÁNCHEZ…, on October 12, said:

HI sadogashima!, storm coming soon!.Greetings Miquel Àngel

sadogashima, on October 13, said:

Thank you Olivier and Miquel. Olivier, you taught me new cloud language - thank you! (I googled lots of lenticulars!) Miquel, there had been a storm, very big snow storm etc, the day before which passed - this time maybe lucky!

There's an Observatory here - Omarama means 'Place of Light' and they've hosted the World Gliding Championships here...

"Benmore Peak Observatory is sited on privately-owned land at the summit plateau. The facility has instruments and structures for astronomy and meteorology, from the peak down to the 1,830 m (6,002 ft) level. It is the highest altitude observatory in the Southern Hemisphere outside of Antarctica and the Andes of South America. BPO has been selected as the site for the new 4.4 meter KOYA telescope."

Pom', on October 14, said:

darkness wins the race every evening. but its glory lasts only for a few hours :)

sadogashima, on October 14, said:

So true Pom'... we really drove for the next 2-3 hours across the mountains after this, and every little bit of light seemed to be eked out minute by minute... The light takes a long time to disappear in the South. A quite dramatic disappearance that evening, made me feel very glad to be alive :) Merci, for visiting. I'll visit yours soon, too :))

Jacqui

Scally, on October 17, said:

Beautiful dusk shot, lovely prominence that low flying cloud! well caught Jacqui, cheers scally.

sadogashima, on October 17, said:

Hi Scally - thank you - hope you are well!!?? I hear you had a few days away.... what did you get up to? Cheers,Jacqui

Scally, on October 22, said:

I,ve posted a few of my trip over the lasty couple of days, but like you Jacqui, don,t expect picture postcards, LOL cheers scally.

sadogashima, on October 27, said:

I will visit your gallery tonight Scally - looking forward to seeing what you've bbeen up to - we've been away too, just back - will try and catch up on Panoramio next couple of nights :) Jacqui

Tony Reid, on October 29, said:

That cloud is streamlined, so it had the advantage!

Cheers, Tony in New Zealand

sadogashima, on November 1, said:

Hi Tony Reid - it definitely caught my eye. Looked ominous. I can see why the gliders swirl around this part of the country! Hope you are well, Jacqui

Michel Brouwers, on November 5, said:

Really beautiful

sadogashima, on November 6, said:

Merci, Michel - I can't find these comments easily to say thank you - with Panoramio's problems just now, but thank you so much for your visit ;) Take care, Jacqui