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Stormy Skies

The forecast the other morning was for some big storms.  I decided that this would be a good time to head down to the lakefront.  When a storm hits us, I see a lot of lightning around us but there is little that I can do to get a good shot since the buildings are too close to get any perspective.  Before Trump was built, there was a lot more to see but that is no longer the case.

Instead, i thought the Adler planetarium would provide a good view of the city as the storm rolled in so I hopped in the car and headed over there.  There was a local TV crew setting up when I got there so I thought they must agree with my planning.  The sky was certainly looking darker.

As it turned out, we were both wrong.  The sky got very moody and some crazy looking clouds bubbled across but no storm showed up.  Instead, it just started raining and my enthusiasm reduced significantly!  Eventually I headed home and the storm ended up skirting south of us.  Oh well.

Stormy Skies

While a wide swath of the Midwest was being hit by some terrible storms, the area north of Green Bay got a taster of what was going on elsewhere.  Thankfully we were spared the worst of it but there were some pretty serious thunderstorms that crashed through the area.  Elsewhere in Wisconsin some more damage was done but we were in an area that got a lot less of an effect.

As the storms approached, I saw some quite amazing cloud formations pass over our location.  The skies were really churning – not something that can be easily demonstrated with stills – but the shapes that were forming were still interesting enough to warrant some attention.

I spent a little time outside trying to record these amazing clouds with mixed results.  I also wasn’t too enthusiastic about staying outside when the storms really got going.  I didn’t have a good location to set up to try and shoot them either and besides, we had a reservation for dinner!  However, I did get a few shots and hopefully they will convey a small amount of what I saw.  If not, at least they remind me of what was happening!