Here in Southern California we just had a storm roll through. It brought some chilly temperatures, got down into the 30's at night, and interesting cloud formations.
It's kind of a big deal because we don't get many bad storms in So. Cal. It's usually sunny all the time.
The clouds were really majestic and I wish I had taken more pictures of them, but this scene was of part of the storm rolling in today.
I was in the drive through at In-N-Out wondering if it was going to hit the area I was in or move to the north.
The layering of the clouds was impressive. In the foreground there were these lower, rain clouds, like scout troops from the monster formation behind them.
That monster formation rain cloud behind them was huge as far as height goes. It stretched from low on the horizon quite a ways up into the sky. My photos don't do justice to the majesty of it all.
As I waited for 15 minutes in line, I watched the clouds inch slowly north. They were going to spare my location from anymore rain. Works for me!
They did drop some snow on the mountains where I am though. Pretty low, about 2500'.
Without a doubt clouds are some of nature's most fascinating occurrences. Floating lakes that occasionally piss on us!
Some great shots there. When I first got into photography I went through a phase where all I shot were clouds. Then when I moved to Japan, the clouds are so different (my home was Indiana) that I went through the phase again, shooting nothing but clouds for a time. They are really interesting, aren't they?
I've always been amazed by clouds. The thought of these vapor things floating around on the wind always blows me away.
Is it very humid in Indiana? I have noticed the clouds are different where I am in Hachioji. The sunsets with the clouds are amazing during the rainy season. I wonder if it has to do with the humidity and/or going up on the West Coast Cali. vs. Tokyo on the East Coast.?
Check this out. I took it while in Niigata in September. I was stunned by it, the hand of god.
Aside from the clouds, Japan is definitely a photographer's paradise. So many subjects. Cheers!
It is amazing, I agree. Even knowing the science behind how they work and why they work makes it no less amazing. Indiana is pretty humid in summer, but nothing like Japan. But in Indiana we don't get nearly the amazing sunsets Japan does. I'm not sure why. That's a great photo! One of my favorite things to do in summer is try to get out after a typhoon. If it works out that the typhoon ends and the sky clears a few hours before sunset, the sunset that day will be beyond words—every time. All the water in the air I guess, but I wouldn't know for sure.