SkyPix

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

Rusty Pelicans

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Vintage, rust-encrusted metal pilings from the 19th century obviously serve as popular perches for pelicans in the Dry Tortugas.  There, safe places to rest above ground, within sight of food fish, and away from the reach of people, are not common.  I didn't notice this scene until playing with zoom settings, scanning left and right, when a composition that I found immediately unique and … [Read more...]

Shadows of Stratocumuli

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After descending through a deck of stratocumulus clouds that had a rather uniform and nondescript appearance topside, this marvelous abstract artwork of shadow and light wriggled across the Corn Belt landscape of farms, mostly harvested fields and township-range road grids. over northern IL (11 Oct 13) Looking NW … [Read more...]

Stroke of Brilliance

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A tremendous two-channeled strike brightly illuminated land, sky and water near the north end of Lake Murray.  While a dazzling and spectacular display for the lightning photographer, this is not what any given fisherman wishes to see while cruising his bass boat across the water.  Fortunately, a different severe storm already had come and gone very recently, clearing all nautical traffic off the … [Read more...]

Bad Storm Coming

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After merging with some other convection, the broader, messier but only weakly tornadic version of the El Reno supercell presents an unusually dark, ominous face while looming beyond the National Weather Center.  There I took a very brief break from outlook and forecast-support duties to spot the incoming storm, take this photo, and assess its potential to produce a tornado close enough for backup … [Read more...]