Posted by Todd Caudle on August 5, 2010 at 12:06 PM
Last night I was west of town shooting an incredible storm over Pueblo. A little while after sunset, the clouds got organized enough to produce a funnel cloud. I wasn't 100% sure that's what I was seeing, so I sent the pic to Weatherman Stan, who seemed confident that it was. I also noted that if I scroll through the four shots taken directly after this one (after the funnel dissipated), there's definite rotation of the cloud mass.
Posted by Brett Deacon on August 5, 2010 at 1:12 PM
Another great shot, Todd. The clouds are amazing enough, but the lightning adds an element of drama, and I appreciate that the foreground is nicely lit instead of silhouetted.
Posted by Doug Koepsel on August 5, 2010 at 2:05 PM
That is way cool with the funnel, lightning, and reflected light.
Absolutely magnificent!
You just nailed the exposure and composition, while the lightning bolt seems to ground the image (..ouch! ).
Someone here (you?) posts links to a site which shows daily images of weather phenomena. If this ain't a shoo-in, I don't know what is.
Congratulations for being in the right place at the right time!
Posted by Jesse Speer on August 5, 2010 at 3:10 PM
Wow! Just wow.
Posted by Scott Bacon on August 5, 2010 at 3:18 PM
Dude, you are getting some crazy-good cloud/weather shots these last few weeks.
I opened it expecting to see a little funnel cloud, but then you took it a couple of levels higher by adding lightning and some orange cloud tint. Holy mother of storm shots............!
Posted by Rajeev Thomas on August 6, 2010 at 2:39 AM
Awesome picture Todd... beautiful colors...a very unique moment in nature!
Posted by Darren Huski on August 6, 2010 at 6:27 AM
Cool shot! Right place at the right time!
Posted by Paul Wegemann on August 6, 2010 at 7:34 AM
Todd, this is incredible! Totally unique, beautiful, and just plain awesome!
Posted by Kurt Bowman on August 6, 2010 at 6:19 PM
Awesome capture Todd! I have a fascination with Tornados.
Discussion
24 repliesThe orange glow is from the lights of Pueblo.
I'm not bothering posting a version here, I'd rather you view it large:
OMG, it's comin' right at us!!!
Not sure I could have managed good composition, exposure, and no camera shake while running away at top speed...
Colorful evening light + lightning + funnel cloud =
You just nailed the exposure and composition, while the lightning bolt seems to ground the image (..ouch!
Someone here (you?) posts links to a site which shows daily images of weather phenomena. If this ain't a shoo-in, I don't know what is.
Congratulations for being in the right place at the right time!
This one is incredible!!
Joe Rogers