Thomas H. Caldwell » pileus http://thcphotography.com/blog Photographer, West Chester, PA Sat, 06 Jul 2019 04:33:27 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.1.41 Ephemerality. http://thcphotography.com/blog/?p=2092 http://thcphotography.com/blog/?p=2092#comments Fri, 26 Aug 2016 00:39:51 +0000 http://thcphotography.com/blog/?p=2092 This once pristine saucer shaped pileus cloud is rapidly and ironically being cannibalized by the rising cumulus cloud below that created it. Pileus clouds usually don’t last very long. You and your camera must be ready.

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It’s a clarifying experience when you wake up to see this on the whiteboard in your hospital room, and it’s probably time to make the most of the moments that remain.

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LITTLE THINGS
By Julia A. F. Carney (1823 – 1908)

Little drops of water
Little grains of sand,
Make the mighty ocean,
And the pleasant land.

So the little moments,
Humble though they be,
Make the mighty ages
Of eternity.

 

]]> http://thcphotography.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=2092 0 Cumulonimbus with Pileus http://thcphotography.com/blog/?p=758 http://thcphotography.com/blog/?p=758#comments Wed, 25 Jul 2012 17:15:59 +0000 http://thcphotography.com/blog/?p=758 Some decent convection in the West Chester area on July 24, 2012.

Frosting-like pileus clouds are seen in the first 3 photos. Pileus clouds indicate robust updrafts.

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