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Double Pileus Crowning Congestus

2020-08-15 By Roger Edwards

Double Pileus Crowning Congestus

Even though the supercell (unseen, right rear) was becoming elevated and dying, flanking congestus towers for the storm still shot into the sky with vigor and crisp definition.  I was fumbling around with something else when one of my storm intercept partners for the day (can’t remember if it was Rich or Bryan) hollered across the road at me to shoot the pileus.  Fortunately, I managed to slap on the zoom lens and do just that before both layers went away, and the result was outstanding.  Nature provides photo opportunities like this for me; all I need to do is notice, compose and expose, and of course, have the gear ready.  The lower layer was weakening as the newer (upper) one was forming, and I managed to shoot just in time to capture both.

6 NW Wichita Falls TX (7 Apr 8) Looking ENE
33.9704, -98.5499

Filed Under: Mini Cloud Atlas Tagged With: clouds, convection, cumulus congestus, Great Plains, pileus, Texas, weather, Wichita Falls

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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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