[:ja]国際宇宙ステーションISSから撮影されたフィリピン海と雲景です。海面に映る影により、画像中心付近の雲や左方の雲が立体的に見えます。

Credit: NASA
Credit: NASA

逆行で海面の反射を利用して雲の立体感を生み出すのは撮影のテクニックだそうです。

参考文献: Cloudscape Over the Philippine Sea
ウェブ地球儀で地球俯瞰画像を見る: LiVEARTH

[Earthview Wonders] No.136: Cloudscape Over the Philippine Sea

Philippine Sea and clouds captured from ISS. Shadows cast over the sea make clouds more three-dimensional.

Credit: NASA
Credit: NASA

Capturing an image looking toward the sun is a technique to emphasize the three dimensions of landscapes.
Reference: Cloudscape Over the Philippine Sea
See earthview photo gallery with web-globe: LiVEARTH[:en][Earthview Wonders] No.136: Cloudscape Over the Philippine Sea

Philippine Sea and clouds captured from ISS. Shadows cast over the sea make clouds more three-dimensional.

Credit: NASA
Credit: NASA

Capturing an image looking toward the sun is a technique to emphasize the three dimensions of landscapes.
Reference: Cloudscape Over the Philippine Sea
See earthview photo gallery with web-globe: LiVEARTH[:]