After the passage of a weakening complex of thunderstorms, the dearth of backside lightning was disappointing. Yet something unplanned was present to photograph: the glow of the nearby Oklahoma City metro area, heavily influenced by tan-orange sodium-vapor lights and reflected off the underside of the anvil shield. Meanwhile, the lake—its waves smoothed and its surface rendered to a frosted or satin appearance by time exposure—reflected the light again.
Norman OK (1 Mar 16) Looking NNW
35.2259, -97.3059City Glow at the Country Lakeshore
After the passage of a weakening complex of thunderstorms, the dearth of backside lightning was disappointing. Yet something unplanned was present to photograph: the glow of the nearby Oklahoma City metro area, heavily influenced by tan-orange sodium-vapor lights and reflected off the underside of the anvil shield. Meanwhile, the lake—its waves smoothed and its surface rendered to a frosted or satin appearance by time exposure—reflected the light again.
Norman OK (1 Mar 16) Looking NNW
35.2259, -97.3059