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I took these pictures before and after a large supercell moved over
Plano. (And yes, I know, the first few pics aren't lightning--that comes
later, but there sure were some impressive clouds) The storm had rotation,
though a tornado was never spotted. After the storm went through, I got
some interesting pictures on the tail-end with the sun setting and nicely
lighting up the remnants of the storm. After sunset, I got a few pictures
of the lightning as the storm moved further east across the metroplex.
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These were the first interesting cloud formations that prompted me to
get my camera out and loaded with film. |
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These next two pictures were taken just a couple seconds apart, but if
you look closely, you can see that some pieces of the cloud have moved
in that brief timespan. This low-hanging section was showing all
kinds of movement. After taking these two shots, I decided
retreating to my closet might not be a bad idea. |
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After the storm
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Once the storm had passed, the weather cleared up, but even the clouds
on the back end were an impressive sight. |
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Sunset was timed pretty nicely. |
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Catching a jet as it makes its approach following the storm. |
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Once the storm had passed, it still had some decent lightning--unfortunately
the sun didn't set quite soon enough for me to catch much of it.
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These pictures are looking east at the storm after sunset. Taken
with200 speed film with approximately 15-25 second exposure times. |
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