The storm intercept was over before it began, in a way, as a gigantic complex of thunderstorms (mesoscale convective complex, or MCS) erupted over much of the Texas Panhandle early in the afternoon. Its cold outflow pool surged outward in every direction, hosing out all surface-based instability, and causing us to give up on any hope of a tornado or supercell for the day. Having secured a room … [Read more...]
Hot Spew
A small, continuous geyser with a heart-shaped vent, and an algal skirt of the most unfashionable shade of green, blasts boiling water and steam skyward, sounding a constant whistle reminiscent of a large tea kettle with crusty crystals clogging the spout. The mineral deposits in that case are the same basic composition as this: calcium carbonate, reconstituted from solution by rapid cooling of … [Read more...]
Bronze Convective Spotlight
A broad slab of sunshine, reflecting off deep storm towers, narrowed as the sunset moment approached, and as the warm tones deepened in the incoming rays. I captured this peculiar effect by zooming in tightly on (and metering for) the most spotlit portion of the towers themselves. 4 W Burbank OK (9 Jun 9) Looking ESE 36.6949, -96.8064 … [Read more...]
Light & Shadow Sandwich
As a broad thunderhead receded into the eastern sky, a sliver of sunlight appeared and grew wider across its middle-upper reaches, thanks to the yawning gap in a deck of high clouds behind us. That welcomed release of sunlight reflected marvelously off the deep convective towers, first nearly white, then as the sunset grew moments away, deep bronze. The more diffused, ghostly light reflecting … [Read more...]
Nahunta Falls in the Rain
Normally a small trickle at this time of year, Nahunta Falls cascaded marvelously thanks to the ongoing melting of record winter and spring snowfalls upstream, on Mt. Rainier. The big mountain was rainy on this day, which helped waterfall photography a lot in several important ways. First, the rain softened and diffused the light more evenly beneath the dense forest cover, making dynamic range … [Read more...]
Florida Keys Reflections
No wonder folks go to the Keys to relax. How can one assume any other state of being, faced with scenes like this, fractal reflections of high clouds and sunset light off tranquil waters? The pelican seemed to agree, as he briefly departed his perch a little while later, then flew right back so as to miss no more of the experience. The sky and water looked wondrous, inspiring, … [Read more...]
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