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...]
“Elephant Trunk” Tornado
At its mature peak, the Sargent tornado developed this striking, tapered, elephant-trunk shape. Sunlight shone through the cloud base, thanks to dry air sinking through the occlusion downdraft (a small part of the supercell's rear-flank downdraft that carves out a clear slot and wraps around the lower levels of the mesocyclone). Those crepuscular rays beaming across the most threatening part of … [Read more...]
Crystal Falls, Cascade Creek
Slender, tall and graceful in appearance, regal and elegant in character, Crystal Falls marks the spot where Cascade Creek plunges 129 feet off a rhyolite cliff and into the valley of the Yellowstone River. Tucked in between two more famous falls (Upper and Lower Yellowstone) on the mainstem river, Crystal doesn't take a backseat to either in terms of beauty. Yellowstone National Park (14 Sep … [Read more...]
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