Spielbergian Skies

The drama and power of dark storm clouds overhead never ceases to fascinate me. This collection was taken in early August as a front swooped down quickly from the north while I was at work. When the afternoon light grows dark I always grab my camera and run out back to a field with an unobstructed view of the horizon in hopes of capturing a few shots of the ensuing tempest before the first raindrops fall and the lightning flashes. Many of these photos, or pieces of them, end up on book covers or other photo collages.

Just imagine a huge spaceship rolling out of one of these. Now that would be the shot.