After a disappointing storm day, when we seemed to either pick each “wrong” storm or miss each “right” one, the atmosphere offered a small consolation in the form of yet another unique sunset scene. “Unique” may be a paradoxical adjective for sunsets, since all properly are described as such; in sunset scenes, uniqueness is ubiquitous! Regardless of semantic pretzel-twisting, the splitting of crepuscular rays by convective towers offered a slow-motion stage show of light shadow interplay. That included the unusual brightness of the indirect glow reflected off the east side of the flanking tower at lower center—the side opposite the sunset!
8 ESE Ericson NE (16 Jun 14) Looking WNW
41.755, -98.5408Splitting Colorful Crepusculars
After a disappointing storm day, when we seemed to either pick each “wrong” storm or miss each “right” one, the atmosphere offered a small consolation in the form of yet another unique sunset scene. “Unique” may be a paradoxical adjective for sunsets, since all properly are described as such; in sunset scenes, uniqueness is ubiquitous! Regardless of semantic pretzel-twisting, the splitting of crepuscular rays by convective towers offered a slow-motion stage show of light shadow interplay. That included the unusual brightness of the indirect glow reflected off the east side of the flanking tower at lower center—the side opposite the sunset!
8 ESE Ericson NE (16 Jun 14) Looking WNW
41.755, -98.5408