Oklahoma is well-known among weather enthusiasts and photographers alike for its stunning sunsets. Even for here, however, this view from the top of the National Weather Center ranked in my annals as one of the top few of the decade—and not just for the colors or longevity, though those didn’t disappoint. This one also had texture and morphology: a rich and visually delicious evolution of streaky, striped and bulbous cirrus elements near and far, metamorphosing from early golds to mid-episode oranges to late, deep reds in the distance, all while maintaining brilliance across a vast swath of the western sky. This three-part set samples each stage of what was a spectacular continuum. Onward to Part 2…
Norman OK (19 Oct 18) Looking WSW
35.1814, -97.44Friday Night Light, Part 1
Oklahoma is well-known among weather enthusiasts and photographers alike for its stunning sunsets. Even for here, however, this view from the top of the National Weather Center ranked in my annals as one of the top few of the decade—and not just for the colors or longevity, though those didn’t disappoint. This one also had texture and morphology: a rich and visually delicious evolution of streaky, striped and bulbous cirrus elements near and far, metamorphosing from early golds to mid-episode oranges to late, deep reds in the distance, all while maintaining brilliance across a vast swath of the western sky. This three-part set samples each stage of what was a spectacular continuum. Onward to Part 2…
Norman OK (19 Oct 18) Looking WSW
35.1814, -97.44