The Smoky Summer Full Moon of July 2021
The Full Moon of July 23, 2021, amid obscuring smoke from forest fires in B.C. Taken from home in a blend of 3 exposures: long for the ground, moderate for the sky and short for the Moon's disk itself. All with the 24-105mm RF lens on the Canon R6.
Smoky Sunrise over Canola Field
The Sun rising in forest fire smoke over a canola field, from home in southern Alberta. A single shot with the Canon R6 and 24-105mm lens.
Smoky Sunset over Canola Field
The Sun setting in forest fire smoke over a canola field, from home in southern Alberta. A single shot with the Canon R6 and 24-105mm lens.
Noctilucent Clouds Above Thunderstorm (June 14, 2021)
A display of noctilucent clouds in the solstice twilight along the northern horizon and above a distant retreating thunderstorm lit from within by lightning bolts. This was June 14, 2021 from southern Alberta. The stars of Perseus are at upper left. This is with the 85mm Samyang AF lens on the Canon R6 camera.
Thunderstorm and Stars (Sept 1, 2019)
A thunderstorm over the Brooks area shot from home on Sept. 1, 2019. A single 20-second exposure with the 50mm Sigma lens at f/2.2 and Canon 6D MkII at ISO 800.
Darkening Sky at Cape Otway Lighthouse
Rain clouds off shore and a stormy sky at Cape Otway Lighthouse, on the Great Ocean Road, Victoria, Australia. This is a single exposure with the 14mm lens with a B&W filter applied in modest measure to the sky and ground to mute the colours. A mild Orton effect layer added to soften the details for a dreamy look. The Lighthouse is also illuminated by a spotlight.
Mammatiform downdraft clouds on a retreating thunderstorm cloud with a rainbow lit by the low setting Sun, August 14, 2016 from home. This is a 4-panel panorama assembled in Adobe Camera Raw, with the Nikon D750 and 20mm Sigma lens.
A cloudscape in the early evening sky with sunbeams shining through holes in the clouds to produce converging beams of light – an interesting study in light and shadow. One frame from a 1500 frame time-lapse of the cloud motion and attempt to catch a lightning bolt. With the Nikon D750 and 20mm Sigma lens.
An approaching storm front as a thunderstorm cell moves in bringing rain, starting to spot the lens at right! Taken from home -and of home - in Alberta, July 3, 2016 just before sunset. This is an 8-section panorama, stitched with Adobe Camera Raw, with the 20mm Sigma lens and Nikon D750.
A thunderstorm retreating southeast across the Alberta prairie on July 2, 2016, at sunset under the ideal lighting conditions. The storm shows some mammatiform cloud structures on the underside from downdrafts in the storm. This is part of a 650-frame time-lapse sequence, with the 16-35mm lens and Canon 6D.
A thunderstorm retreating southeast across the Alberta prairie on July 2, 2016, at sunset under the ideal lighting conditions. The storm shows some mammatiform cloud structures on the underside from downdrafts in the storm. This is part of a 650-frame time-lapse sequence, with the 16-35mm lens and Canon 6D.
A thunderstorm retreating southeast across the Alberta prairie on July 2, 2016, at sunset under the ideal lighting conditions. The storm shows some mammatiform cloud structures on the underside from downdrafts in the storm. This is part of a 650-frame time-lapse sequence, with the 16-35mm lens and Canon 6D.
Mammatiform Clouds at Sunset (v2)
Cloud formations called mammatiform clouds caused by downdrafts in a thunderstorm being lit by the setting Sun making the protruding clouds all the more obvious. Captured in grab shots from home with a handheld camera quickly taking several segments for a panorama. Stitched with Adobe Camera Raw. This set was taken a couple of minutes later after v1, when the intensity of the sunlight was diminishing but the colours were still fine and rather pastel.
Mammatiform Clouds at Sunset (v1)
Cloud formations called mammatiform clouds caused by downdrafts in a thunderstorm being lit by the setting Sun making the protruding clouds all the more obvious. Captured in grab shots from home with a handheld camera quickly taking several segments for a panorama. Stitched with Adobe Camera Raw.
A double rainbow in the afternoon sky, shot with a fish-eye lens to be suitable for projection in tilt-dome planetariums. Shot from home in Alberta, summer 2015.
A wicker looking storm front moving in quickly over the Crawling Lake Reservoir in southern Alberta. I had just a few minutes to get set up for this after shooting the gathering of the Moon, Venus and Jupiter in the evening twilight from a nearby spot. Then clouds soon covered the planets. By the time I got back to the car to change lenses the storm front was almost on top of me. I grabbed segments for this panorama using a 24mm lens and Canon 6D. While the outflow winds really picked up, the storm didn’t amount to much and cleared off shortly after as it moved to the east from the northwest.
Daytime Crepuscular Rays #3 (July 24, 2013)
Crepuscular rays beaming through clouds down to a canola field, July 24, 2013. Metered exposure with the Canon 5D MkII and 24mm lens.
Daytime Crepuscular Rays #2 (July 24, 2013)
Crepuscular rays beaming through clouds down to a canola field, July 24, 2013. Metered exposure with the Canon 5D MkII and 24mm lens.
Lightning Bolt (July 23, 2013)
A air-to-air lightning bolt over my house, July 23, 2013. A single 2 minute exposure with the 14mm lens on a Canon 5D MkII at ISO 200.
Retreating Thunderstorm at Sunset Panorama
A 3-section panorama of a retreating thunderstorm taken from my back deck, with the Canon 5D MkII and 14mm Samyang lens. The storm shows mammatiform clouds and virga from falling rain. The illumination at sunset was perfect. The waxing quarter Moon is at right.
Sunrise on June 4, 2012, the morning of a partial lunar eclipse. This is an HDR stack of 3 exposures 1 f-stop apart, with the Canon 60Da at ISO 160 and the 18-200mm Sigma lens at 42mm, taken from home in southern Alberta.
Rainbow over Calgary Skyline - Fish-Eye View
Rainbow over Calgary skyline, shot from park behind CFCN Broadcast building on Coach Hill, west end of Calgary, looking east at a receding thunder and hail storm which had dropped torrential rain and large hail over much of Calgary in the preceding hour. Shot with Canon 5D MkII and Sigma 8mm lens.
A receding thunderstorm, lit by the Full Moon, off camera, and the stars of the autumn sky above it, Perseus, Andromeda and Aries, plus Jupiter, the bright object at right. A single frame of a 203-frame time-lapse movie, taken with the Canon 7D and 10-22mm lens. This is a 20-second exposure at ISO 1250 and f/5. Taken from southern Alberta, Canada.
Receding thunderstorm and rainbow, with evidence of its passing in the hail present on the deck. Canon 7D camera with 10-22mm zoom lens at 10mm.