Ahead, In The Clouds

Clouds. With the right lens and a lot of patience (and luck), they can do some beautiful things. That's why my head can so frequently be found among them. The wind shear at the top of the formation above, shot in Kill Devil Hills, NC in 2010, makes it look like a thin veil. Or something.

Right there. Fly through that!

Storm-watching from the comfort and safety of one's balcony at the beach - a nice way to spend a lazy afternoon on vacation.

Whoosh.

Gull adrift in the downdraft at the edge of a cloudburst.

Closer to home - much closer - I shot these frames of a thunderhead roiling and rolling to the north of Germantown, MD in May of 2011. It was different every time I looked up.

"If you'll look out the right side of the aircraft, you won't see the intense storm we're narrowly avoiding."

Mashed potato clouds!

Faces in the crowd.

You missed us this time, Nature. Nice show, though.

Ciao for now!