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Time for the pilgrimage to see Pecos Hank's annual tornado compilation!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YySTBxbRNOE

#PecosHank #USA #Tornado #TornadoValley #Weather #Storm #StormChasing #TornadoChasing

The other nice bolt I caught a couple days ago, right near the new #BorderWall in San Rafael Valley, Arizona.

Weird. I'm noticing in this pic and the OP lightning shot that there are these blobs of purplish color in the shot. That isn't there in Lightroom or in Mac Preview, so it must be something messed up in Mastodon's compression algorithm.

#LandscapePhotography #StormChasing #lightning

A single lightning bolt drops from dark clouds just before sunset onto distant, brown, grass covered rolling hills. There is a scraggly bush right in the foreground.

On my #BorderWall photo trip in the San Rafael valley two days ago, I got a couple bonus lightning bolt shots. This is the best of them.

#Border #immigration #StormChasing #lightning #LandscapePhotography

A stormy sky with a single lightning bolt dropping onto a barren, brown grassy desert landscape.

Stunning, quite literally #photography #nightphotography #longexposure #nature #urban #landscape #skyscape #scape #lightning #storm #stormchasing #clouds #nightsky #stunday #coloraday #orangesun #art #artyear #eastcoastkin

A jagged streak of white lightning arcs horizontally across a moody blue night sky, sending smaller tendrils branching outward. The massive bolt appears to strike the peak of a dark silhouetted hill on the right. Below, a scatter of warm orange and amber streetlights glows along the base of the landscape, contrasting with the cool tones of the storm. Faint green lights indicating a structure are visible on the hilltop near the lightning strike. Shot on a crappy Redmi phone overnight. dcf5cf83-03e7-42de-a852-a2b6c8b31820

Additional tags for the post above: #severeweather #severewx #stormchasing #stormchaser #tornado

Interesting, HurricaneTrack is in NYC. (not chasing hurricanes, chasing snow, lol)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYyp8PKIGfI

#snow #NYwx #stormchasing

Heavy snow, slow motion lives

Heavy snow has a way of forcing the world to slow down. Yesterday that became very tangible when I watched a van and a car carefully pass each other on an icy, snow-covered road. Weather alerts were active across the Netherlands, and for many people this meant stress, risk, and necessary travel. For me, it meant something else: a rare chance to observe how landscapes and human behavior change under extreme conditions.

This image was taken handheld with the Canon 5D Mark IV and the Sigma 100–400mm, pushed hard at ISO 12800 and f/29 to hold enough depth and structure in the chaos of falling snow. In conditions like this, photography becomes a balance between physics and patience. Snow scatters light, reduces contrast, and confuses autofocus systems — your camera doesn’t “see” snow as atmosphere, only as obstacles. You have to work with that limitation, not against it.

What fascinated me most wasn’t just the snow itself, but the rare phenomenon that accompanied the storm: lightning during snowfall. Cold air aloft combined with moisture-rich clouds from the relatively warm sea can create enough vertical energy for electrical discharge — something we still rarely witness here.

If you don’t have to be on the road during days like these: grab your camera instead. But walk carefully. Nature may slow us down, yet it always gives something back to those who stop and look.

#snowstorm #winterphotography #extremeweather #documentaryphotography
#climateobservation #weatherwatching #snowinthenetherlands #handheldphotography
#canon5dmarkiv #sigma100400 #highisophotography #lowvisibility
#roadsafety #slowdown #natureandhumans #weatherpatterns
#scienceinnature #observationalphotography #landscapeinwinter
#tilburg #013tilburg #dutchwinter #stormchasing #lightninginsnow
#environmentalawareness #pixelfedphotography
#ByMaikeldeBakker #MaikeldeBakkerPhotography #wonderinglens
#ThroughTheWonderingLens

#stormclouds #dramaticsky #weatherphotography #cloudscape #ominousskies #beforethestorm
#ruralroad #openroad #countrylife #farmland #wideopen #lonelyroad
#naturemood #moodygrams #skylovers #stormchasing #windfarm #powerlines
#landscapephotography #naturephotography #earthmood

For anyone in the Bay Area, especially the East Bay and especially anyone who goes to climbing gyms, I'll have a photo show at Berkeley Iron Works through January. I'll be hanging it on the evening of the 2nd or morning of the 3rd. Alas, you have to be a gym member or buy a day pass.

It's all lightning/storm photos, like the one in November at the Ajo Library, but with a bunch of new shots, including Arches, Mono Lake (pictured), Colorado National Monument and a couple from the big storm that zapped San Diego in October of 2022.

#LandscapePhotography #photography #StormChasing

A lightning bolt drops down from dark clouds, splits and arcs back up into the cloud over a dark lake. Arising from the water are beige and brown irregular limestone towers about 16' high known as tufa. The scene has a dark, moody, almost surreal look to it because of the weirdly textured tufa towers.

Chaco Canyon, Pueblo Bonito ruins. It's hard to see in this small photo, but it was pouring rain and the sky is filled with streaking droplets that look more like falling snowflakes or hail. I was holding an umbrella with one hand, shooting with the other, trying to keep the umbrella from blowing away with another, and wiping drops off of the lens. Having four arms really helps when photographing in storms. (I keep the two extra ones hidden by my side under bulky clothing most of the time so as to not freak people out.)

Anyway, re-edited this one and I'm debating whether to offer it for sale as a print. Thing is, it's a cool photo, but unless you're familiar with Chaco Canyon, it's not immediately obvious that the rainbow lands on the ruins and not just some random rocks. I'm going to have to have a large trial print made to see how the raindrops look. They might look cool or messy. I really can't tell on my screen.

#LandscapePhotography #ChacoCanyon #StormChasing

An orange-brown cliff with a double rainbow arcing over it beneath stormy skies. The rainbows land on ancient ruins, the wall built with flat stones, though this is difficult to tell in the photo. In the clouds are countless small white streaks, water drops falling as the sun breaks through to create the rainbow.

I'm streaming live and playing OUTBRK, a storm chasing simulator! Tune in for epic thrills and tornado intercepts!

https://twitch.tv/KimberlyMcBlaze

https://youtube.com/@KimberlyMcBlaze

https://kick.com/KimberlyMcBlaze

#gaming #livestreaming #stormchasing #weather #severeweather #twitch #youtube #kick

It is all the more surprising that since 1974, not a single plane crash has occurred during hurricane hunting. An incredible safety record despite the extreme conditions! #HurricaneSafety #AviationRecord #StormChasing #PilotBravery #SafetyFirst

A stormy night over Toledo — the majestic Alcázar illuminated by lightning. Nature and history meet in a single, fleeting moment of power and beauty ⚡🏰
Captured from across the old city, this photo reminds us how timeless Toledo truly is.

#Toledo #Spain #AlcazarDeToledo #NightPhotography #Lightning #StormChasing #Cityscape #TravelPhotography #LongExposure #HistoricCity #ArchitectureLovers #SkyPhotography #NatureAndArchitecture #Pixelfed #PhotographyCommunity #NightLights

Went on a storm chase north from Tucson yesterday. A very big cell was moving directly toward Picacho Peak. Calculating our respective speeds, I figured I had enough time to intercept it when it crossed the peak/I-10 area. I was right and was in a perfect position, with a clear view of the peak and sun breaks lighting up the foreground.

By the time the storm moved into the frame, though, there was a wall of water between me and the peak. A minute after this shot, it hit me.

The original is wider and mostly gray blur. I cranked up some of the editing tools in Lightroom to make the bolts pop a bit more and cropped it way in just to have something to show for the day. Win some lose some. This is possibly the last monsoon-season chase opportunity of the season, but there is lightning here even in the winter sometimes.

#StormChasing #LandscapePhotography #Lightning #PicachoPeak

A stormy day. The foreground has low shrubs in front of a silhouetted rocky peak. From dark gray storm clouds, four separate lightning bolts cut the sky behind the line of the peak. The whole scene is soft and slightly blurry because of the rain falling.

Rain Delay? Nope 🌧️ | 10 Observatories in 10 Weeks – Week 3

🌩️ Week 3 didn’t just test the schedule — it tried to wipe it off the map.

Instead of slowing down, we tripled up and hit Observatory 3,4 and 5 of the 10 Observatories in 10 Weeks challenge… during sideways rain, hail, and winds that could relocate a roof without permission.

This week featured:

Roll-off roof frames fighting for their lives
Hail bouncing off steel like popcorn in a microwave
Mud trying to claim my boots permanently
And zero chance of waiting for “better weather”

If you enjoy chaotic commitment, astronomy builds in hostile environments, or watching projects happen purely out of spite toward the sky — you're in the right place.

#ChallengeSeries #RollOffRoofObservatory #ObservatoryBuild #ExtremeWeather #BuildingInStorms #AstronomyProject #YouTubeChallenge #10Observatories10Weeks #ScienceVlog #ConstructionVlog #CreatorChallenge #Astrophotography #StormChasing #VlogSeries

https://youtu.be/nrT-PrB22CI

Continuing.

From the back yard, taken directly in the WordPress app. Time stamp of this entry is what I’m seeing at that moment.

Life is grand, especially when you choose it to be.

#StormChaser #stormchasing

#stormclouds,#dramaticsky,#cloudscape,#sunrays,#godrays,#stormy,#cloudporn,#skyscape,#dramaticweather,#sunbeams,#naturephotography,#weatherphotography,#stormyweather,#moodysky,#cloudy,#landscape,#mountains,#sunlight,#skyphotography,#stormchasing,#darksky,#lightandshadow,#nature,#overcast

Right above me the sky is spotless, but 100 miles to the east, near Tucson, there are huge thunderstorms. I can see the flashes clearly from here. So I've got two cameras set up shooting the sky for sprites. there are nice big silhouetted saguaro cactus in the foreground, so if I catch any it should be pretty cool.

If you're not sure what I'm talking about, do a search for "sprite lightning". These things are surreal and and it's hard to believe they actually exist until you see one.

#StormChasing #Lightning #Sprites #TLE

Finale.

It looks like this weekend is going to be the finale of Monsoon 2025. I am here for it!

#lightning #photography #stormchasing