Fastfwd wrote:
I have no idea what these type of clouds are called:

http://img194.echo.cx/img194/4528/sunset0044gx.jpg

http://img72.echo.cx/img72/6715/sunset0053sd.jpg



Interesting though, are these a particular type of cloud or just a
strange formation?

Nice photos! These appear to be mammatus clouds - more at:

http://ww2010.atmos.uiuc.edu/(Gh)/gu...yp/oth/mm.rxml

Bob ^,,^