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After the Storm

July 13, 2025 / Jon Stone

Black-and-white skyward shot dominated by dramatic storm clouds parting to release broad crepuscular rays that fan downward and to the left, the light nearly theatrical against the dark churning mass above. Silhouetted tree canopies line the bottom edge, with the roofline of a building visible at lower right.

Black-and-white shot looking skyward as sun rays burst through a gap in heavy, dramatic clouds, casting visible crepuscular beams across the upper center of the frame, with the dark silhouettes of a leafy tree and a rooftop just visible along the bottom edge.

Black-and-white close-up of two broad, heavily veined leaves covered in dense water droplets, a single drop hanging from the curled lower-left edge. Additional foliage blurs softly in the shallow depth of the background against a near-black surround.

Black-and-white close-up of rain-drenched leaves clustered together, their surfaces heavy with pooled water droplets. A single elongated leaf curves downward on the left, a perfect pendant drop hanging from its tip, while a second drop clings to the tip of a broader leaf at right — both suspended mid-drip against a softly blurred background.

Black-and-white close-up of a small glass mason jar lantern suspended by a wire handle from a curved shepherd's hook, rain streaking visibly through the midground air, with a blurred vehicle and lawn dissolving into shallow depth behind it.

We recently had a thunderstorm roll through, and the water droplets seemed like an opportunty too good to pass up.

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