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Cranebow

2017-03-21 By Roger Edwards

Here is but a small glimpse of that sublime moment when, after three days of cold, windy overcast, the line of showers passes east, sunshine breaks out to illuminate the late-afternoon “magic hour”, the “American Serengeti” brilliantly erupts with life:   hundreds upon hundreds of sandhill cranes take off into a rainbow-festooned sky as if to celebrate this fleeting window of beauty and refreshment, their hauntingly primordial calls broadcasting in stereophonic majesty across the entire river valley. 3 WSW Denman NE (12 Mar 17) Looking NE 40.6918, -98.7847

Filed Under: Visual Effects Tagged With: birds, clouds, Denman, Great Plains, landscapes, Nebraska, rainbows, storms, weather, wildlife

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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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