A productive day for daytime storm-cloud and lightning photography in central Montana came to a close with a wonderful show of lightning flashes on the rear side of a retreating convective complex near Roundup. The reddish tones of the in-cloud lightning intermingled with the barely-visible blue light of deep twilight, and the texturing of the quickly moving mammatus. Meanwhile, the rich, earthy, moist scent of freshly soaked High Plans soil simultaneously relaxed and invigorated, at least until the chilled air got a little too chilly!
1 NE Roundup MT (19 Jun 13) Looking E
46.4576, -108.5254One Montana Night
A productive day for daytime storm-cloud and lightning photography in central Montana came to a close with a wonderful show of lightning flashes on the rear side of a retreating convective complex near Roundup. The reddish tones of the in-cloud lightning intermingled with the barely-visible blue light of deep twilight, and the texturing of the quickly moving mammatus. Meanwhile, the rich, earthy, moist scent of freshly soaked High Plans soil simultaneously relaxed and invigorated, at least until the chilled air got a little too chilly!
1 NE Roundup MT (19 Jun 13) Looking E
46.4576, -108.5254