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...and the sky came for the cows.

Shot in Harding County, New Mexico, USA in July 2024. I was out driving around to take in the majesty of the thunderstorms that afternoon - there's nothing quite like a good Great Plains thunderstorm. The massive "mothership" storm seemed to be reaching down towards some cows with a "finger." I don't think this was a tornado, as I didn't see any obvious rotational activity, but it looked really cool. It may have been some sort of arcus cloud, based on my limited research. To my knowledge, the cows actually did fine. I can't wait for more dramatic, summertime storms.

 

Camera: Fujifilm X-T5

Lens: Tamron 18-300 mm

Settings: ISO 500, f/8, 1/160s, 109 mm

Shot handheld.

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Uploaded on February 14, 2025
Taken on July 21, 2024