Winter Sunrise Creates Apocalyptic Clouds: A Terrifying Beauty


	Winter Sunrise Creates Apocalyptic Clouds: A Terrifying Beauty

urbanlife

12-2-2008 3:43 PM

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beauty of nature, breathtaking, photography, greenland, environment, makes me feel small

urbanlife says:

Once-in-a-lifetime photographic event: the dramatic pictures were taken in north west Greenland by British Arctic photographers Bryan and Cherry Alexander.

The pictures show a thin layer of medium-level cloud that has been pummeled by winds churned up between the glaciers below.

The angle of the rising sun helped to highlight the different colors and intricate patterns.

'It looked apocalyptic and like a scene from one of the Lord of the Rings movies,' Mr Cherry said.

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12-2-2008 3:50 PM

balthazarus

Truly amazing.

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