[Part 3 of 5] A long-lived and large arc of thunderstorms had moved over central Oklahoma several hours prior, and still was going strong as it crossed parts of southeastern Oklahoma and north Texas. Thriving off of a rich Gulf air mass to its south, with surface dew points in the 70s (F), the resulting cold pool still was forcing a large swath of that moist air mass into intense updrafts aloft, … [Read more...]
Sunset Personality 2: Eastern Mammatus Arch
[Part 2 of 5] Sometimes, when observing and photographing sunset sequences, we fixate excessively on the western sky—understandably, as it usually does yield the most brilliant light. Yet the east can offer interesting compositions and scenes, available for the inexpensive price of merely turning around. That was all it took to witness an archway of mammatus whose curvature coincidentally yet … [Read more...]
Sunset Personality 1: Sepia Scene
[Part 1 of 5] One sunset can present many different faces, as this series shows. Unloading and preparing for what promised to be a fine sky during and after sunset, we caught the distant sepia tones from shortly before, as a bank of low, soft scud clouds passed in front of the sun. The clouds were thin enough to let the light through and keep the orb sharp-edged, but just the right thickness … [Read more...]
Late Light over the Mountains
What a fine way to wind down a day of fishing and hiking in the mountains. Back at our lodging, I just had fired up the grill to cook some trout we had caught. Lo and behold, a band of altocumulus and altostratus streamers to the east, with thin elements of asperatus, brightened up in reflecting in the last rays of the day, directly over the lofty granite crags of Rocky Mountain National … [Read more...]
Surf Silhouette: Blue Heron
Ever vigilant for an opportunistic seafood meal, a young blue heron patiently scans the Sanibel surf for the sudden appearance of wave-tossed fish or crab, within ready reach. One of my favorite scenes on all this Earth is the simple twinkling of wave-reflected sunshine at the seashore, in this instance made even more meaningful by the sinuous silhouette of a canny avian hunter. Sanibel FL (9 Nov … [Read more...]
Patricia Keeps Dancin’
The magnificent "Patricia" supercell kept twirling toward the ESE across the southwest Texas sky, past the setting sun, putting on an exhibit of atmospheric splendor seldom rivaled and never to be forgotten. The show still hadn't revealed its grand finale to us either. We didn't know it yet, but there was a tornado underway inside that rain. Look very closely in the middle-right portion of the … [Read more...]
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