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Lightning on Cheyenne Ridge

2015-01-21 By Roger Edwards

Left-mover's Lightning on the Cheyenne Ridge

We thought the storm-observing day was nearly over after exiting the backside of an outflow-dominant complex of storms and marveling at its sunset mammatus display.  Instead, in the southwestern half of the sky, crackles of distant thunder appeared from an intensifying left-moving storm moving generally in our direction, while an occasional, tall stroke split the air beneath.  All around, the diffuse warm glow cast rich hues, including light reflected back onto this storm from the bright mammatus display to the northeast.  The result was a remarkably well-distributed light for the sunset period, which would have made a favorite shot by itself. Then this electrical explosion lit the storm’s delicately translucent core from within, beyond the foreground composition with a fence and vehicle path, together turning this scene into one of my personal all-time favorites.  The NWC Biennale’s judges loved the shot too; it was featured in their 2013 art exhibit⁠—and was the only photograph from the vast Norman-based meteorology/storm-chasing contingent that made the cut.

11 WNW Carpenter WY (7 Jun 12) Looking WSW
41.0871, -104.5614

Filed Under: Daytime Lightning, Sunsets and Sunrises Tagged With: Carpenter, Cheyenne Ridge, Great Plains, landscapes, lightning, storms, sunsets, thunderstorms, weather, Wyoming

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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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