Storm On the Horizon
I was sorting through my phone camera pictures and found this picture of a storm that happened a couple weeks back during one of those really hot evenings. It had been near 100 degrees all day and was still in the mid 90's as evening arrived. As I looked outside and on the radar app, intense storm cells starting popping up all around us and it got sort of greenish dark outside which is when I often think about tornadoes. Fortunately, there were no tornadoes and the cells didn't produce hail or damaging winds. Instead, we received a gentle one inch of rain which in late August when this happened, is nearly unheard. It certainly made for a dramatic shot looking out over our garden and greenhouse.
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ReplyDeleteI rather liked it too.
DeleteEd, even my Luddite self must admit that the ability to snap shots right when they happen on my convenient Phone of Smartness has given me some great shots I never could have gotten with a normal camera.
ReplyDeleteI'm lazy is my main reason. Going back inside to get my DLSR, returning and taking the photo, going downstairs and going through the process to download the photo just seems like a lot of work when I can grab a similar picture with my smartphone and just email it to myself so that I can attach it to a blog post from the comfort of my desktop the next time I'm down there. Anymore, the only time I go through all that effort is when I would like to zoom in on something with a mechanical lens as my phone doesn't do well using just digital zoom.
DeleteAnd the opportunity can be lost in the time it takes to go inside and retrieve the big camera. I've learned that from how quickly the sky changes moment to moment on my morning walks.
DeleteThat's a very cool shot!
ReplyDeleteThank you!
DeleteI love the composition of this photo! We're starting to get some rain from the hurricane and it looks like we'll be on the gentle side of it. I'll take it.
ReplyDeleteFrom the tracks I saw last night, we will be west of the rain by 100 miles or so. I wouldn't mind the rain as our ground is starting to get hard and cracked again but I admit, it won't do us a lot of good at this time of the year.
DeleteMother Nature always has opportunities for photo shots and surprises.
ReplyDeleteShe certainly does.
DeleteGreat shot.
ReplyDeleteThank you!
DeleteNice photo! Your cell phone takes great photos:)
ReplyDeleteI have been pleased with the quality and it is now five years old.
DeleteThat's a cool picture.
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DeleteAgree with Kelly regarding the composition. Storm clouds are so interesting to look at, even as they are ominous at the same time. We are also preparing for significant rainfall from the hurricane as it hits land and heads north. It has been very dry here, and I think we are about to have that reversed.
ReplyDeleteFrom watching the morning news, it sounds like it has plenty of moisture to drop along it's track. Hopefully you don't get inundated.
DeleteWhat a foreboding photo! This year has been interesting, storm wise. We had a lot of spring rain, then drought from mid-May through early July, then rain, and again lack of it in September....
ReplyDeleteWe have pretty much had regular rains through about mid August and then it has dried up.
DeleteThat IS a great photo! I remember those greenish skies from Florida. Never a good sign.
ReplyDeleteYour comment made me google why skies turn green. According to Google A.I. it is, "When the sun is low in the sky, like at sunrise or sunset, light has to travel farther through the atmosphere, causing more molecules to scatter the light. The scattered yellow and orange light illuminates the blue water and ice droplets in clouds, making them appear green. This is often a sign of large hail, but it doesn't always mean a tornado is coming."
DeleteI learned something new today.