A good day

[MattBurt]

I've felt like I've been in a photo slump lately. With all the smoke and wind this summer it's been hard to get the shots I want and hard to motivate to even try sometimes. But yesterday we had both a nice sunrise and a beautifully stormy evening and no significant smoke. It was glorious and really motivated me to get out and shoot.
This is all within about 2 miles from home which is pretty convenient.

Sunrise at the whitewater park


Stormy in the evening
5 exposure composite over just a few minutes.

[Rajan Parrikar]

The third one without those dramatic clouds. (Are those mammatus clouds?)

[Eric Myrvaagnes]

Excellent set.
I hope you get more smokeless days.

[MattBurt]

The third one without those dramatic clouds. (Are those mammatus clouds?)

I believe they are. They were part of a giant supercell that passed through.

[MattBurt]

Excellent set.
I hope you get more smokeless days.

Thanks Eric. Me too!

[Chris Calohan]

Love the lightning and the clouds; sunset is nice, too.

[Rajan Parrikar]

The third one without those dramatic clouds. (Are those mammatus clouds?)

Oops. I meant "with."

[Bob_B]

Yes. The third one is awesome.

[francois]

The third is spectacular with those ominous clouds but I also like  #2 a lot.

[Eric Myrvaagnes]

Oops. I meant "with."

I'm glad you fixed that.   
I now agree!

[sdwilsonsct]

I'm glad you fixed that.   
I now agree!

Yes! Great catch, Matt.

[MattBurt]

Oops. I meant "with."

I figured. Thanks.

[MattBurt]

Love the lightning and the clouds; sunset is nice, too.

Yes. The third one is awesome.

The third is spectacular with those ominous clouds but I also like  #2 a lot.

Yes! Great catch, Matt.

I appreciate the comments. I'm also torn between the lightning and the big cloud if I had to pick one.
Lightning is always exciting to shoot and that is where most of the effort went once I saw the possibility for that shot.
But the cloud was so ominous and impressive. And it was the first "real" shots with my new Irix Firefly 15mm which seems like a good purchase so far. I got it more for astro but it does well in this environment too.

[thierrylegros396]

Yes. The third one is awesome.

+1

And yes those clouds are mammatus.

Thierry

[Eric Myrvaagnes]

And yes those clouds are mammatus.

And they are also spectacular.   

[Arlen]

All well done, Matt. The second and third are neck and neck in the drama race, but for the overall look, I have to give the nod to the third.