Managed to fire off a few shots of the hailstorm east of Colorado Springs last night at sunset. This is looking north from the Pueblo airport. Storm went on to drop some ping-pong ball hail on Falcon before dying a slow death near Ellicott.
All of those are truly worthy of only a weatherman photog! Gorgeous!
Posted by Doug Koepsel on May 27, 2010 at 11:04 PM
I like #3 in that there is a sense of scale due to the trees, the sunlit color deep in the curl, and that the cell looks like it is going to break over like a crashing wave at the beach.
The view of this cell from Divide was awesome. The lightning was just kicking in when I got home around 9pm. Alas, too tired to dig out the camera. Got some moonrise shots tonight though. Maybe something will turn out.
Nice series, Stan. That moon shot is impressive. I love the lighting in #3. Have you ever experienced hail damage to your vehicle when you're out storm chasing?
Thanks, folks!
Paul: Numerous times, my Jeep was full of dents and I've also destroyed several rental cars (always get the damage waiver ) A few broken windshileds from baseball size hail.
Stan, those are all very cool. I like to watch thunderclouds - when they're headed the other direction from me! My fave is the third because of the warm glow.
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20 repliesPaul: Numerous times, my Jeep was full of dents and I've also destroyed several rental cars (always get the damage waiver