8th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
A multi-layered lenticular cloud, indicator of high winds aloft, is formed when a fast moving airmass is deflected upward by terrain such as a mountain range. This "wave cloud" over Marlette Peak on t
A multi-layered lenticular cloud, indicator of high winds aloft, is formed when a fast moving airmass is deflected upward by terrain such as a mountain range. This "wave cloud" over Marlette Peak on the east shore of Lake Tahoe, is lit by the sunset.
Photo Detail
Date Taken: | 01.2008 |
Date Uploaded: | 04.2010 |
Photo Location: | Crystal Bay, California, United States of America |
Camera: | Canon EOS-1Ds Mark II |
Copyright: | © Jeff Hershkowitz |