SkyPix

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

Hydrothermal Abstraction

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Fluidly evolving, never the same from one second or month to the next, the hydrothermal springs of Yellowstone offer an incalculable variety of looks in different light and over time, even as the geology itself adjusts on time scales more similar to atmospheric than terrestrial.  Mineral deposition by cooling and depressurized water sculpts ledges week by week, and moves algal and bacterial … [Read more...]

Rainier Reflections

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Another tranquil, serene moment of marvel and gratitude unfolded as our mornings of dawn-hour photography continued on the alpine lakes east of Mount Rainier.  One could set up on these little lakes every morning of the year when the big mountain is visible, year after year, and come away with a unique scene or compositional interpretation.  For us, it was more than shooting photos, but a blessing … [Read more...]

Back to Fisherman’s Point

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For the second time in two days, a variety of cloud formations angled themselves across the sky at just the right time to catch a brilliant sheet of central Oklahoma sunset light.  Wispy, wavy flags of virga descended gracefully across the west, while in the southwest, a deeply dimensional array of bluesy altocumulus clouds dipped feet into the warmest glow.  Fascinating smaller details lie in … [Read more...]

Reflective Winter Sunrise, Again

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This sunrise offered a contemplatively, almost hauntingly beautiful overtone, at a crossroads of two photogenic paths in time and space.  About 14 hours earlier, the sunshine last rotated off our plot of planetary ground with one of the most spectacular and unusual sunsets in recent times.  Then at this very spot, I've captured a couple of other memorable sunrises, one to open 2015, another … [Read more...]

Sunset Waving at Us

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Sometimes a special and unique scene, one of uncommon splendor, sneaks up on the observer and photographer, which is why it's a good idea never to leave all the gear at home.  Returning from a weekend road trip involving fun with friends but drabness of sky, we assumed (wrongly) that there were too many clouds for a decent sunset.  Then the sunshine from below the horizon found its way through a … [Read more...]

Sunrise High Rise

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Despite not being morning people, motivation wasn't hard to force ourselves out of bed, out of the motel, and out to the photography spot for moments like this on a few consecutive dawns.  We shifted uphill from a previous day's shooting spot to view this:  the first breaking of the sun's glow across the top of tallest and most spectacular "high rise" in all of the Pacific Northwest, and one of … [Read more...]