nancyannrice
May on the Southern Plains
*In Explore*
*1st place in the Landscape & Architecture category of Ranch & Rural Living Magazine's 2025 photo contest, October 2025 issue
It's the most wonderful time of the year here (storm season!). Taken at Buffalo Lake National Wildlife Refuge (Texas, USA) in early May. We watched this storm throwing lightning bolts from afar, and we ultimately escaped as it moved closer. That beautiful shelf/arcus cloud only looked that defined for a few minutes! I knew I wanted to shoot the storm, but I felt I needed something else, too. Fortunately, the refuge is home to several old windmills.
Camera: Fujifilm X-T5
Lens: Tamron 18-300 mm
Settings: ISO 640, f/11, 1/40s, 28 mm
Shot handheld.
May on the Southern Plains
*In Explore*
*1st place in the Landscape & Architecture category of Ranch & Rural Living Magazine's 2025 photo contest, October 2025 issue
It's the most wonderful time of the year here (storm season!). Taken at Buffalo Lake National Wildlife Refuge (Texas, USA) in early May. We watched this storm throwing lightning bolts from afar, and we ultimately escaped as it moved closer. That beautiful shelf/arcus cloud only looked that defined for a few minutes! I knew I wanted to shoot the storm, but I felt I needed something else, too. Fortunately, the refuge is home to several old windmills.
Camera: Fujifilm X-T5
Lens: Tamron 18-300 mm
Settings: ISO 640, f/11, 1/40s, 28 mm
Shot handheld.