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Raleigh Skyline Summer Recap 2020

September 17, 2020 | Switch to full images

Every year about mid-July, I wait for a clear day while the Crape myrtle trees are blooming to get the "classic" daytime shot of downtown Raleigh for the year. I use my 24-foot tall tripod to raise the camera above the bright blooms to get a perspective you can't see from the ground.
Quite a sunset with the Raleigh Skyline on August 1, 2020
Full rainbow over downtown Raleigh just before sunset
99.7% full moon rise over downtown Raleigh
Cloud to ground lightning behind the Raleigh Skyline from Boylan
Fading storms to the south illuminated after sunset, July 13, 2020 in Raleigh.
Baby Carolina anole on a backyard gardenia flower this morning. Its body is only an inch long
Building rainbows in Raleigh on July 28, 2020
The clock strikes midnight in Raleigh on July 10, 2020. ⚡ Downtown Raleigh lightning
The post-hurricane clarity in Raleigh
Sunset in Raleigh filtered by smoke from the West coast wild fires, the cloud shield from Hurricane Sally in the Gulf and a red tailed hawk on the power lines.
Rainbow over downtown Raleigh on August 31, 2020
Variety of mushrooms spotted at Umstead State Park on August 22, 2020
Sunset at Dix Park
Spotting Comet NEOWISE over downtown Raleigh again early July 12, 2020
A thunderstorm over 40 miles away lights up the horizon behind downtown Raleigh
Crescent moon over Davie Street
Smokey sunset from West Coast fires on September 15 over Raleigh
A thunderstorm to the east of downtown Raleigh lit up just after sunset on August 8, 2020
Another low rainbow this afternoon over downtown Raleigh. Rainbows that occur earlier in the afternoon will appear lower on the horizon due to the sun's position being higher in the sky.
Mammatus clouds from Fayetteville Street
Sunset over Western Boulevard
Storm over Raleigh in July
Orange moon rising behind Raleigh
Sunset on September 15, 2020
Mammatus clouds over the Raleigh Skyline
Lightning from a thunderstorm rolling past Raleigh. Downtown stayed dry. ⚡
Another angry sky
August 2 Moonrise
Mammatus clouds over the Raleigh Convention center
Rainbow over downtown Raleigh with the Depot
Colors of July
Another low rainbow this afternoon over downtown Raleigh. Rainbows that occur earlier in the afternoon will appear lower on the horizon due to the sun's position being higher in the sky.
Lightning strikes behind the Raleigh skyline in this ominous looking scene