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Sunset thunderheads behind a cold front

Sunset thunderheads behind a cold front

Thunderstorms lit by the sunset in the background; in the midground, a cold front, indicated by dense stratus clouds; Chihuahuan Desert in the foreground.
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Thunderstorms lit by the sunset in the background; in the midground, a cold front, indicated by dense stratus clouds; Chihuahuan Desert in the foreground.
Just by chance, the cold air (already in shadow) is a cold blue color, while the cumulonimbus clouds, still in sunlight, appear in warm red-orange hues.
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Aperture f/5.4 ISO 160 Shutter 1/100 Focal Length 273/10

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Carlsbad, New Mexico, US

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Sep, 2019

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