SkyPix

A digital photographic storybook of clouds, weather and water by Roger Edwards.

Electric Green Sky

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After an intense, very cold outflow surge heaved past us, more severe thunderstorms developed along it, just southwest of here.  The cloud line in the lower-middle and right of this image was an arcus cloud along that outflow boundary.  The thunderstorm became rooted in an elevated unstable layer as the boundary continued SW, but kept spewing cloud-to-ground strokes through the cold air.  Yes, it … [Read more...]

Oregon Coast Stratus

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A fixture of the Pacific Northwest, misty stratus enshrouds the basalt cliffs and cape-capping meadows of coastal Oregon.  Stratus and fog often form over the cold California Current offshore, then move onshore and upslope in westerlies.  The cool, moist air ascends the Coast Ranges, further clouding the scenery just inland.  Lewis and Clark probably reached no further in their expedition than … [Read more...]

Danger Signs Near and Far

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As the forward-flank core of an increasingly messy supercell approached, cloud-to-ground (CG) lightning mostly remained closer to the mesocyclone, unseen off the left edge.  The bright flash at right, from the northeastern reaches of the forward-flank core, and closer to us, was an exception, and a warning sign.  Feathery tendrils of precipitation, seen here in front of the bright CG, would have … [Read more...]

Fall-20 Sunrise Tree Sequence 3

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Even with eyes to the prize in the skies, be a spotter to the water!  As the colors aloft evolved from reds toward yellows, the little ripples on the pond still formed as many unique reflective images of the Sunrise Tree as there are fractions in a second.  This was just one among an infinite many possibilities to show, and what a show it was.  Back to Part 1 Norman OK (19 Nov 20) Looking … [Read more...]

Fall-20 Sunrise Tree Sequence 2

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[Part 2 of 3] A wide-angle, landscape view of this magical sunrise scene, with its serene and gently rippled sky and tree-silhouette reflections in the pond, reveals a moment every bit as comforting and mind-cleansing as one can imagine.  It offers a lesson worth learning, and relearning:  in times of turmoil, strife and uncertainty, be sure to look to and appreciate blessings offered above.  Part … [Read more...]

Fall-20 Sunrise Tree Sequence 1

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[Part 1 of 3] 2020 has been an unprecedented and tragic year in many ways, but still, one with blessings for those who can seek and find.  Still rotating forward from a set of night shifts, I was awake to notice this gorgeous sunrise unfolding, and knew right where to go at this time of year, while the sky still had great colors.  Two years and sixteen days before, another beautiful sunrise … [Read more...]