Iridescent clouds

[Anirban Halder]

Shot today.  D750, AF-S 50/1.8G@f16.

The building/structure in the foreground has made the image more interesting, Akira. Alas, I've never seen such cloud.

[Akira]

Thanks, Bill, for stopping by.  The unique shape of the clouds is an added bonus!

Thanks, Anirban!  At first, I thought the building disturbing, but, since you cannot move it away, I tried to make the best use of it. 

[David H. Hartman]

Is the color in the clouds from ice crystals? Fourteen spokes seven long, seven shorter: must be a seven blade aperture.

I like the second one best.

Dave Hartman

[Akira]

Dave, thanks for commenting.

Judging from the fact that the first batch was shot in November 1st, it would be safe to assume that they were made of ice crystals.

And yes, all images were shot with AF-S 50/1.8G with seven aperture blades.

[Peter Connan]

Great and fascinating!

[Akira]

Thanks, Peter!

[Jakov Minić]

"Mr Cloud, Mr Cloud, just who do you think you are..."

(Paraphrasing Nina Simones song - Mr Backlash)

[Akira]

I'm gonna leave you with the backlit clouds (in the near future and not of the second class, hopefully).

[Matthew Currie]

We get rainbow colored clouds and sundogs often in Vermont, but they're not easy to catch, and rarely as oddly patterned as that second shot. Well done.

[Akira]

Thanks, Matthew, for commenting.

At first, I was attracted to the clouds' shape only.  But soon after that I realized the iridescence, and tried to find the best position to capture the color as quickly as possible before the clouds would deform.  It was windy at that time.