Jellyfish clouds

Jellyfish clouds over Sea Ranch, CA

I saw these amazing jellyfish clouds at sunset over Sea Ranch, CA last week. Their shape - with solid bodies and flowing tentacles - together with the beautiful sunset colors (each photo is completely unfiltered) really grabbed me. The bodies are altocumulus clouds. The really cool part is the tails which are virga - a wispy shaft of precipitation falling from the bodies that evaporates before reaching the ground.

Cover image - grapes on the vine

Cover image - grapes on the vine