Kansas Icon

Gallery: Man & NaturePosted June 24, 2010314 views17 comments

Kansas may not have any real iconic landscapes, but nothing beats a Kansas sunset after a round of severe thunderstorms. Here's one from near Hill City (N Central) last weekend, a tornado-warned storm that had 70 mph winds and golfball size hail (put a few more dents in my car).
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Comment posted by Morris McClung on June 24, 2010 at 9:09 PM

Wicked and epic! The light and color contrasts are magnificent. Mom sure looks angry.

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Comment posted by Justin Peterson on June 24, 2010 at 9:34 PM

Gorgeous, Stan. You nailed the moodiness of this massive storm.

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on June 24, 2010 at 9:38 PM

Wow! What a sky. Must have been something watching this. Very interesting to look at. The light on the field is pretty special too. Good the dents are on the car and not you. Cool shot Stan.

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, Wi

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Comment posted by Peter Conway on June 24, 2010 at 9:53 PM

Wonderful sky, but the play of light on the field is what takes this over the top. Beautiful!

Peter

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Comment posted by István Pénzes on June 25, 2010 at 12:18 AM

Wow, wow! Fantastic lights here, Stan. Cool shot.

István

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Comment posted by Vincent Grafhorst on June 25, 2010 at 12:32 AM

Awesome storm Stan

I especially like the very low hanging cloud. Too me it looks as if it needs a small CW rotation. Further I would crop a sliver off the left to lose that telephone pole closest to the edge.

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Comment posted by Catherine Reilly on June 25, 2010 at 3:22 AM

Wow! Fascinating, frightening and awe-inspiring all at once. It's mesmerizing! Just the same, I'd probably be running for cover, much as I would be wishing to stay and photograph it. Yikes... scary stuff.

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Comment posted by Bill Maile on June 25, 2010 at 5:59 AM

Sheer Stan-demonium going on (that's meant in a very nice way)!! Love the sky and the golden FG, just gorgeous. Small nit, possibly a CW rotation and the one dark spot in the very LLC. Beautiful job Stan.

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Comment posted by Lon Sharp on June 25, 2010 at 9:07 AM

Excellent work, Stan...great range of color and light.

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Comment posted by Gary McGhee on June 25, 2010 at 12:44 PM

Wow Stan, that's an incredible sunset. The storm clouds and colours in the sky look fantastic.

Gary.

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Comment posted by SimonRumford on June 25, 2010 at 5:32 PM

nice shot, great detail, the clouds really make for a dramatic image, and you got the perfect lighting well done

Registered on June 25, 2010, 28 Posts, 80 Comments

Comment posted by Rob Graham on June 25, 2010 at 6:29 PM

sweet Stan, reminds me of home :). Great light and clouds. I agree with the rotation suggestion. Not sure about the telephone poles, because in one way they do lead into the frame and balance the buildings on the right.

Registered on August 22, 2006, 842 Posts, 2824 Comments

Comment posted by Stan Rose on June 25, 2010 at 6:48 PM

Thanks, folks!
I thought about a crop of the lhs, but for whatever reason it doesnt feel complete for me w/o that side--probably for the reasons Rob mentions. I do think it needs a slight rotation though (i was thinking more about not getting hit by lightning at the time rather than leveling the shot

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Comment posted by Kah Kit Yoong on June 25, 2010 at 7:21 PM

Really spectacular Stan!

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Comment posted by Walt Sterneman on June 25, 2010 at 9:12 PM

Great storm shot Stan. Must have been fun watching it come at you.

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Comment posted by Rudy Ruberti on June 25, 2010 at 9:19 PM

Awesome. If a sky like this ever appeared over southern CA, there'd be wide scale panic.

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Comment posted by Winnie Ho on June 27, 2010 at 12:21 AM

spectacular caoture, Stan! very dramatic light and clouds. Looking at this, I felt like getting up closer to the storm, but dents in your car from hail??? That sounds awful. Glad you and the camera made it back in one piece! Take care out there

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