A light volume of traffic moved fairly evenly either way on I-20 in West Texas, seemingly undeterred by the dark sky and associated wall of wind and rain advancing steadily and rapidly eastward. We had watched the first storms of what became this complex erupt over and north of the Davis Mountains in late morning, and stayed ahead of it all day, all the way to twilight in Abilene. Along the … [Read more...]
Ocean Reflective: Sailing Captiva
Thoughts of sailing on placid, sunny Florida waters soothe the troubled spirit, rest the tired mind, and bring solace and tranquility to the aching heart. In that spirit I offer this image for calm and contemplation. Relax, and let your imagination drift with the trade winds to a pleasant place and time free of worry and full of warmth. 2 SSE Captiva FL (16 Nov 15) Looking SW 26.4828, … [Read more...]
The Golden Hour
Enjoying the coastal Everglades reflections of the warmly lit "golden hour"—that time of gradually reddening light soon before sunset—a fine notion struck: I could use a deep zoom lens to capture a naturally sepia-toned portion of water and sky, with silhouetted landscape and a ready-made cloud and tree composition, right then and from the spot I stood. So it was--one of my favorite Florida … [Read more...]
Marfa Light
After forming in Old Mexico, this supercell crossed the Rio Grande, became elevated atop outflow that had spilled over the Davis Mountains from storms around Marathon, and yet forged onward in a merry parade of light and striking cloud forms. Here the storm crosses the mountains NE of Marfa, casting a beautiful back-glow across a landscape stroked by a ribbon of ground fog, and brightening our … [Read more...]
Every Silver Lining Has a Cloud
That quote, from David Reynolds of the British severe-storms group TORRO, best describes this photo, which has become one of the most popular in my portfolio for its inspirational elegance in simplicity. The hole opened between showers in an otherwise solid deck of nimbostratus, casting a subtle brightening across the cityscape. Had I trudged from office building to car on this dark, wet … [Read more...]
Davis Mountains Stormscape
A West Texas desert storm rolled over Marfa then off into the Davis Mountains, leaving behind an eerily wondrous scene of cool outflow scud on the peaks, a rainbow, and a faint hint of the double bow (at left)—all beyond an oddly greened and wettened landscape. The weather pattern had brought unusually heavy rains to much of the southern Great Plains in May 2015, and even the adjoining … [Read more...]
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