“Churning”
“I love to feel the temperature drop and the wind increase just before a thunderstorm. Then I climb in bed with the thunder.”
― Amanda Mosher
I wanted to revisit this storm cloud. This image was made mere seconds after my previously posted photo. Seconds make all the difference in the nature of these clouds. The form changes and the light shiftsdramatically. The other thing that changes rapidly, as noted in the quote I chose for this image, is the temperature. One minute its hot and humid and within seconds the wind whips harsh and chilly.
I simply loved watching this cloud change form. It was a rapid and significant change and I’m committed to trying my hand at time-lapse next time I get the opportunity. Even the tonal shift is startling, yet barely noticeable while observing it live. Yet, the photos show a big difference across a span of mere seconds. This cloud just boiled and seethed as the winds within it pulled and churned inside it. It makes me wonder just how intense those internal winds really are, given how fast things changed?
Nikon D800
Tamron SP 70-200mm f/2.8 Di VC USD @ 100mm
1/400 sec, f/10.0 ISO 400
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Nice capture. I come from the Midwest and love watching storm clouds form and morph back and forth into various shapes. Just got back from St. Pete Beach, Fl which is one of an island chain west of Tampa off the coast of St. Petersburg. I’ve been going there for years and on a warm humid day I like to look east and watch the clouds move north into Tampa Bay with the thunderheads building higher and higher and thicker and thicker as they get deeper into the bay.
I need to get out to the mid-west again. I saw some beautiful storms over North Dakota a few years back.
The edges and contrasts are infinite in storm clouds. They never get old to look at Great photo!
Thank you