M&N - 2nd HM

Haboob at Sunset

Hi all,

This image is from early July this year, during the first monsoon activity of the season. There was blowing dust predicted in the evening, so I decided to scramble to the ridge along South Mountain (a few miles from my home) to try my luck at an image. After almost giving up toward the end of the evening when nothing came my way, this monster haboob appeared in the SE horizon and started moving my direction. Before I knew it, it was right smack in front of me at sunset. I managed to fire off maybe 3 exposures before packing up and scrambling down the mountain in the midst of the dust storm. Fortunately, my camera gear survived the dust. Exciting evening!

Canon 60D
Tokina 11-16
F16
0.5 sec
ISO 200