Newest Posts: SkyPix by Roger Edwards

Stratocumulus Clouds and Sun Beads

2016-01-21 By Roger Edwards

Deeply zooming in to the farthest areas near the horizon restricts the view of a sunset to the sector of sky with the very warmest tones, here lining and silhouetting an armada of cumulus and stratocumulus clouds. Cloud analogs to Baily's beads carved up the apparent sun into chunks, further accentuating the otherworldly aura of the scene. Meanwhile, vertical bars of cloud material just above … [Read more...]

Icy Light

2016-01-20 By Roger Edwards

In a natural art piece uniquely sculpted using an amorphously freezing, transparent fluid, an ice-encrusted outdoor Christmas light assumes an offbeat form resembling a tiny terrestrial jellyfish. Norman OK (21 Dec 13) Looking ESE … [Read more...]

Channel Dance

2016-01-20 By Roger Edwards

Charged ion channels danced every which way as the two main strokes blazed a brief but tortuous tango, splitting the darkness. In an instant, the curtain of the night closed again and the dance was over—but not before leaving its imprint forever etched on film. 3 SSW Overbrook OK (28 Mar 0) Looking WNW 34.0276, -97.1528 … [Read more...]

Lower Geyser Basin: Steam and Storm

2016-01-20 By Roger Edwards

Assorted steam vents, fumaroles, hot springs and geysers wafted steamy vapors skyward, more visible than usual amidst their thermal contrast with cool, moist air left behind by thunderstorm outflows. In the distance, elevated storms offer still more chilling rains, their darker tones further accentuating the visual contrast with the geothermal plumes. The net effect was a bizarre visual … [Read more...]

Frigid Ride

2016-01-20 By Roger Edwards

Locked in place by hardware, frozen in place by ice, these bikes were going nowhere soon. Pity the buttocks that would attempt to use that seat! This was far from the only peculiar ice effect found around the OU campus that chilly day. Norman OK (21 Dec 13) Looking SE 35.2020, -97.4451 … [Read more...]

Evening in the Yard

2016-01-15 By Roger Edwards

With a partially obstructed view of pretty, sunset-illuminated clouds to the southwest, I experienced a twinge of dismay at not having sought a "better" view—that is, until turning northward. Briefly, but not too much so to appreciate and shoot, a resplendent band of orange cirrus glowed across a tall swath of the poleward sky. Within a minute, the colors already faded. It pays to keep one's … [Read more...]