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Ever wonder why Mt. Rainier was the first place the term Flying Saucer was used?

Ever wonder why Mt. Rainier was the first place the term Flying Saucer was used?
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Dec, 2008

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Outstanding Creativity

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Exceptional Contrast

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This is just too cool! I saw some pics on king5's website.. i may be in Ga, but still visit my home news page! Great pic!! Love it!

This one incredible capture.

are these real cloud formations? I've never seen anything like it!! Way too cool...

omg,,this is awesome.

This is a great photo. I love it.

Mt Rainier has a wide caldera at the summit. Strong winds whip around inside this depression and if there are clouds around spins them into these shapes. 100 percent real just some contrast and sharpness tweaking in CS3.

What a stunning shot

jeez

Very interesting cloud formations.

I love the cloud formations, and the lighting.

PRO

this is incredible, great light and clouds, love Mt Rainier too

WOW! A jaw dropper. I'm a huge fan of killer skies and THIS is KILLER!

Critique: Marylee said it well. I think as a photograph it could be improved by cropping the top part of the sky. I also wish there was more foreground. Still, this is a stunning image perfectly exposed.

I thought about cropping some of the sky but liked the triangle that the cirrus clouds made with the contrails so kept it. Also, as for foreground, I was shooting over the tops of evergreen trees so they wouldn't have added anything.

Beautiful! The sunlight on the mountain and clouds are perfect! Very good!

Wow, I've never seen cloud formations like this before... incredible. Critique: I'd like to see more of the mountain, where you cut it off on the right side. The dark portion of the sky, between the ridge and the cloud formations, is slightly noisy.

Very nice picture! Well done!

great picture! (cool caption too)

Wow! That's all I can say. Wow!

wow I have never seen anything like this.

These are awesome clouds! Very nice.

omg this is way cool! I've never seen anything like that. :)

wow,awesome clouds!

Nice captured

This is the stangest thing Ive ever seen. Very cool.

Platinum

I love these kind of cloud shots and would love to see this kind of formation.

Awesome clouds! I think the top 3rd of the photo is a bit unnecessary, crop the top and you have a great panorama!

WOW!! THAT IS AWESOME!!!

cool shot. I agree with cropping the top

awesome capture

Wow, exquisite photo! Are they cloud tornados? "5" stars!!!!!

Wow, that's a 5 star photo. Congrats ont he honorable mention

Awesome capture!

Congratulations! Very well done!

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Congratulations on the honorary mention in the weather contest!

Fantastic shot - congratulations!

Congrats! Way too cool clouds! Awesome capture!

Wtg on the honorary mention in the weather contest!! I just love this! I am waiting patiently for it to happen again. I can see the mountain out my window now. YAY for you!