Cotton Candy Clouds

This photo was taken with my cell phone in the early evening hours on Monday. It really doesn't do the scene justice as the lighter clouds had the appearance of cotton candy being pulled away from the dark main clouds.

South Dakota Skies

The top photo was taken from the middle of our driveway. The second photo was taken just minutes later from inside our garage. Talk about a quick moving wall cloud!

Linking up with Sky Watch Friday.

Summer Skies

The other day I received this gorgeous sky shot from Paula Grove of Sioux Falls. She told me that the picture did not quite do the scene justice as the suns rays were much more visible in person. With a slight enhancement of the original image I hope the edited version more closely captures what she saw when she was taking the photo.

Weekend Reflections: Avera Cancer Institute

I have been saving this photo to share as a weekend reflection. I love the reflection of the sky and the architectural lines in this photo.

Ever Changing Skies

There is a saying in the Midwest that if you don't like the weather stick around it is sure to change in a few minutes. That is definitely the case here in Sioux Falls. The rapidly changing weather that passes through creates breathtaking photo opportunities for people like me that just have a thing for stormy sky photography. Just yesterday we had a storm pass through so quickly I almost wasn't able to get my camera and car keys fast enough.

When I left my house the roads were dry and the clouds ominous. By the time I had gone ten blocks the roads were soaked as if it had just stopped raining. Another ten or so blocks and I decided I better pull over and snap a few shots before the terrific cloud formation had sailed away on the wind.

The clouds were moving so fast I knew I had already missed the shot I was hoping for, but hopped back in the car and headed for the observation tower at Falls Park to see if just maybe I still had a chance at some awesome cloud formation shots.
 

Although it was only about a mile away, by the time I got to the tower the clouds had moved off to the north east of the falls so I wasn't able to get the exact shot I was hopping for. Even so I am very happy with the shots I did get.