It’s very rare for me to post a photo that’s not an original, but there are times when it seems appropriate. My blogging buddy Liz down in the South Island posted a photo (of her Nigel’s) on her site (here) back on December 3rd featuring what she called a “toast cloud.” 
She said that she’d not seen a cloud like this before, and neither had I. I was intrigued asked them if I could play with it a bit, and she and Nigel were happy to let me. She liked my result and kindly suggested that I offer it in a post of my own. So here ya go.
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krikitarts 
Surreal! fantastic effort Gary, glad you posted it.
We love it :)
My pleasure; thanks for letting me borrow it!
I’ve also tweeted a link to your post, https://twitter.com/ExploringColour/status/1341241744952762369
Cool, thanks!
I remember when she posted that strange and photogenic cloud.
It’s been quite a bit of fun to work on someone else’s image for a change.
Aside from cropping in a little, did you do a straightforward removal of all color or did you do something like add a black and white layer in Photoshop so you could play around with adjusting colors individually?
Thanks for your interest, Steve. I’ll send you a separate message with my process flow.
Fascinating!
That’s what I thought, and what fun to play with someone else’s toy for a change!
That’s a great shot. It looks like a lenticular cloud that’s in the process of disintegrating.
I had the same thought. There are so many aspects to clouds, and it seems that there’s a regular stream (or, rather, trickle) of types that are new to the experience.
What an amazing photograph!
Yep, my thought too. Thanks to Nigel and Liz!
Beautiful image, and an intriguing cloud – there seem to be so many “exotic” cloud types known these days. :)
It’s a fascinating area of study, and you’re right. It used to be pretty straightforward back when I was first learning about them, but there are whole societies devoted to them now.
That’s great black and white work, Gary, and what a strange cloud. I was just looking at some odd ones today that were the opposite of this in a way – like wispy nets, interconnected but in ragged strings.
I’d like to see those. Did you save any?