Passing Storm

Patrick Emerson - Lawrence, Usa

I've been very pleased with the response my previous photos of a near tornado which formed near Lawrence, Kansas last July. The towering spinning cloud was at the very back edge of this storm which made it very photographic. It was almost as if a giant studio soft box was formed to illuminate the details. At this point, the spinning portion has drawn up into the cloud and revealed an almost vertical wall as it leaves the area