21 Most Amazing, lenticular clouds on earth

April 7, 2013 by Great Atmosphere 2 Comments

They look like giant flying saucers on top of mountains, but clouds are stationary lens-shaped. The lenticular clouds formed aligning perpendicularly to the direction of the wind at height. This occurs when stable moist air passes over the mountain or mountain range, creating a series of standing waves. Then if the temperature at the top of the waves fall near or below the dew point temperature, the air humidity condenses and thus produce the lenticular clouds, which disappear when the air moves back into the wave. It is not difficult to confuse somebody with … UFO and put legs! But in a second time will be left to enjoy the stunning scenery in the sky!

1. Alvord Desert, Oregon

2. Klyuchevskaya Sopka Mountain, eastern Russia

3. West Yorkshire, England

4. Oxenhope, Bradford, England

5. Parque Nacional Torres del Paine, Chile

6. Alabama Hills, California

7. Mount Dana, Yosemite Park, California

8. Mount Redentore, Italy

9. Salar de Talar, Chile

10. Snaefellsnes, Iceland

11. Rangipo Desert, Mount Ruapehu, New Zealand

12. Mt Rainier, Washington, USA

13. Queenstown, New Zealand

14. Lake Pukaki, New Zealand

15. Tararua, New Zealand

16. Granada

17. Ridge Trail, Deer Mountain, Colorado

18. Roquetes, Catalonia, Spain

19. Lee Side, Rocky Mountains

20. Whitmore, CA

21. Palm Springs, California

Beautiful Cherry Blossoms, Around the World

April 6, 2013 by Great Atmosphere 16 Comments

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Beautiful Cherry Blossoms, Around the World

One of the best known symbols of spring in Japan are the magnificent pink Japanese cherry trees, also called sakura. Starting in mid-March, the Internet is flooded with amazing pictures of all varieties of pink, blooming in parks and streets of different cities of Japan. The earliest city to blossom is Tokyo – this year its sakura trees are expected to be in full bloom by the end of March. Depending on a city, Japanese cherry trees may bloom even through May.

As the official Japanese school year starts in April, the first day back at school or work after the holidays usually coincides with the blooming of the sakuras. You will always see many locals picnicking under the cherries every season – the tradition is called hanami, and dates back to the 8th century!

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Beautiful Cherry Blossoms, Around the World

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Beautiful Cherry Blossoms, Spring, Around the World

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Beautiful Cherry Blossoms, Around the World

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Beautiful Cherry Blossoms, Around the World

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Because the cherries blossom in bunches of flowers, they are symbolically associated with clouds, and stand for ephemeral nature of life in Japanese culture, that’s highly influenced by Buddhism. Sakura’s are often featured in Japanese art, movies, anime and manga. Curiously, the delicate cherry trees were once even used as part of the propaganda, in order to inspire the “Japanese spirit” before the wake of the World War II.

Even though sakura is the unofficial national flower of Japan, today they have spread to many other countries as well, mostly due to the Japanese diaspora. The blooming of the sakuras is definitely one of the most beautiful sights every spring, wherever you find them!

Great Atmosphere, my cabin, living room

April 5, 2013 by Great Atmosphere Leave a comment

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Great Atmosphere, my cabin, living room

The human towers ”castells” in Catalonia, Spain

April 5, 2013 by Great Atmosphere 5 Comments

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The human towers (“castells” in Catalan) are built traditionally in festivities and competitions in Catalonia, Spain. At these events each team (“colla”) builds and dismantles several human towers, this festival counts more than 200 years in the country . For their success, a crowded and stunning base of dozens of people needs to be previously perfectly set up.

The youngest and the weakest are the top of the tower, while the heavier members compose the base. Each tower consists of two or three levels, while the audience jostling and pushes forward, helping in this way the creation of a stable human tower.

Hundreds of men, women and children are divided into groups of 100-500 people and compete to create the tallest human towers. The youngest and the weakest are the top of the tower, while the heavier members compose the base.

More than 20000 people gather each year to catch a glimpse of the competition. The higher the tower of a team, the more are the points. The strategy is to put young members at the top and heavy aged people at base.

Beautiful Copacabana Night, Rio de janeiro, Brazil

April 5, 2013 by Great Atmosphere Leave a comment

Praia de Copacabana no Rio de Janeiro, Brasil (Copacabana Beach

Copacabana Night, Rio de janeiro, Brazil

Great Atmosphere – Festival of Colours in India

April 4, 2013 by Great Atmosphere 1 Comment

People cheering as colored water drops on it, during celebrations at the Festival of Colors, the Indian city Ahmedabad in India. The Festival of Colours marks the beginning of spring and is celebrated all over India.

The festival Holi, is dedicated to the sacrifice of Holika and every spring, while in Mathoura city was the birthplace of the god Krishna, celebrations keep 16 days are dedicated to Goddess Radha’s love for Krishna.

See the pictures below stunning colorful welcoming of spring in various cities of India.

FESTIVAL OF COLORS 2013

Impressive pools in tropical forest!

April 4, 2013 by Great Atmosphere 7 Comments

The hotel «Ubud Hanging Gardens Hotel» is the first in the lists of visitors to Indonesia, especially those who choose Bali for their holidays. With numerous awards under his belt, this little paradise in Bali impresses at all levels. And not without reason!

The pools are built entirely of stone and dominate the center of the hotel, while the design gives the impression to the viewer that the water “flooding”, continuing uninterrupted flow through the woods …

“The pools are hanging the great asset to our hotel, because of their shape-allowing the visitor to feel that he is an integral part of nature and is perfectly integrated into the landscape,” says the manager of the hotel.

Mind-Blowing Architectural Density in Hong Kong

April 4, 2013 by Great Atmosphere 2 Comments

In his ‘Architecture of Density’ photo series, German photographer Michael Wolf explores the jaw-dropping urban landscapes of Hong Kong. He rids his pictures of any context, such above or the earth below, and rarely includes people, either. The images are large scale flat captions of buildings which appear to be infinite and haunting in Michael’s photos.

Michael’s main focus has always been life in mega cities, capturing the urban beauty of the “architecture and the vernacular culture of metropolises,” as explained in his statement. The distinctive feature of Michael’s work is said to be his ability to “find the symbolic value in those seemingly insignificant details that so often go unnoticed”.

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21 Most Amazing, lenticular clouds on earth

Beautiful Cherry Blossoms, Around the World

Great Atmosphere, my cabin, living room

The human towers ”castells” in Catalonia, Spain

Beautiful Copacabana Night, Rio de janeiro, Brazil

Great Atmosphere – Festival of Colours in India

FESTIVAL OF COLORS 2013

Impressive pools in tropical forest!

Mind-Blowing Architectural Density in Hong Kong