Bad ass storm clouds

After 20 years of calling tornado alley my home, I have a massive collection of storm photos that I take every Spring. I thought I’d share with you some I took earlier this evening. There was a tornado watch in effect at the time, but it’s since expired. 

All of these photos were taken within about 10 minutes of time. The clouds were rapidly changing, so I had to shoot fast. I was using a 200mm lens on my Canon DSLR camera, so I could zoom in pretty tight. 

I was all alone, and it was eerily quiet as I was shooting these photos, the only sound I heard was my shutter clicking. It was quite breathtaking, and beautiful. It made me feel so small in comparison to these majestic clouds. 

My thoughts are with the people in Lawrence, and the surrounding area who experienced a huge tornado on the ground for more than 2 hours tonight. From what I’ve heard, there have been multiple injuries, and many houses/buildings were destroyed. Search and rescue has begun. Please stay safe out there.