2022: Seasons
Bursts of colored freshness are appearing and expanding at a fast pace, contrasting with the stillness and dreariness of the plants from last year. Then comes the endless days, severe weather, exuberant insect and plant life of summer… the season of all excesses, with transient touches of delicacy, invites any nature-loving photographer to a wholesome feast.
A quickly forming cumulonimbus cloud, at dusk. The convective movement was visible.
It took a long stare to even witness this scene along my trail, and some crouching to fully appreciate the activity around the precious flower.
A calm and charming twilight with the full moon.
Lightning show on the rear side of a hail-producing supercell. The ominous fractus clouds definitely add some mood to an already impressive scene.
Highlighting the structure and power of the cumulonimbus cloud. There was barely any break between the discharges, resulting in a constant thunder rumbling.
Blooming fest: Echinopsis formosa
A stark and hostile ball of spines that suddenly produces dazzling golden flowers is a surreal sight, and definitely the highlight of the season.
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