Storms over the plains can be dynamic, often exhibiting vivid colors with cloud structures quite impressive. Contrary to some ideas that storms exhibits its most colorful phase during the building stage, here a great storm breaths its last, offering a vibrant display of color and form in its dying throes.
Canon F1N, AE motordrive and Canon 14mm F2.8L lens. Fuji Velvia 50 ISO film.
Wyman Meinzer is the only official State Photographer of Texas. He was raised on League Ranch, a 27,000-acre ranch in the rolling plains of Texas. Since then, he has traveled across the state many times to capture the first and last rays of sunlight as they kiss the Texas landscapes.
He started his career as a professional predator hunter. He transitioned into a research associate for the university and now teaches a senior-level course in Special Problems Photography at Texas Tech University in addition to his ongoing book projects and freelance magazine assignments.