Rave Sky Reviews

Being at work since 6:30 am on Friday, December 30, 2016, many co-workers arriving later raved about the brilliant sky they experienced on their way to work. This finally prompted me to take a look and I beheld this beautiful mackerel (altocumulus) sky. A rising sun at 7:30 am CST created the fiery red effect over the blue background, as seen from Progress Drive in Hiawatha, Iowa. A mackerel sky gets its name from its undulating, rippling pattern, similar to fish scales and is caused by high-altitude atmospheric waves. iPhone 6-Plus camera.

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Last Supermoon of 2016

The last "Supermoon" of 2016 sets in the west sky behind the AirFX sports facility in Hiawatha, Iowa at 6:17 am CST on Tuesday, December 13, 2016. The rising plume of steam seen behind and to the right of the facility is emanating from the Duane Arnold Energy Center near Palo. Air temperature was a frigid 3 degrees F. Nikon D7200 DSLR camera.

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Efex Effects

These four posted images were created from Silver Efex Pro 2, part of the Nik Collection plug-in. The images were captured on Sunday afternoon, December 4, 2016 from Boyson Park in Marion, Iowa, near the Cedar Rapids border. Snow was still falling at this time and would accumulate to a depth of four inches. Temperature was 32 degrees F, and the wet snow stuck to branches, creating beautiful winter photo opportunities. The bottom image is a panorama. Nikon D7200 DSLR camera.

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