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Congestus Aerial

2015-01-22 By Roger Edwards

Congestus Aerial

Our plane flew over, around, and occasionally through a large field of deep convective clouds that was erupting over the high country of northern Colorado, on approach to Denver’s airport. The flight provided a clean and crisply defined look at this large field of cumulus congestus, with more mature towers and cumulonimbus in the background. The view also was so bright as to be nearly blinding without sunglasses on — including when seen through the camera viewfinder. This was one of the few occasions in storm photography that I’ve dialed up the shutter speed to 1/8000 of a second at 100 ASA! The reflection brightened up the interior of the cabin noticeably and caused several passengers to shut their window coverings.

over north-central CO (19 Jul 6) Looking SE

Filed Under: Aerial, Mini Cloud Atlas Tagged With: aerial, convection, cumulonimbus, cumulus congestus, storms, thunderstorms, weather

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Welcome to SkyPix, an online photo book of clouds, weather and water by Roger Edwards. As in a printed coffee-table book, every image has its own page with a unique story. After all, meaningful photography is much more than just picture-taking; it is visually rendering a moment in place and time from a perspective like none other. As a scientist and an artist, I hope my deep passion for the power and splendor of our skies and waters shines through in these pages. If you are a cloud and weather aficionado, outdoor enthusiast, outdoor or nature photographer, art lover, or anyone who craves learning, enjoy...

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