Best 2007 shelf cloud

[Scott Taylor]

Cool shots from all... nice stuff! Can I bend the rules and post one from about 3 years ago? I haven't really had too many chase opportunities the last couple of years, and when I have gone out, I've not been fortunate enough to see anything great.

Here's a salvaged scan from a film 4x6 print of an amazing shelf that rolled through my neighborhood during the summer of 2004. The HP scanner I used back then wasn't that good... so I had to clean it up somewhat in photoshop to make it more presentable. Anyway, I love this shot so I wanted to share.

 

[Bernard Hulshof]

I haven't chased many storms in the Netherlands this year, but here are some of my 2007 shelf catches.

On July 16th, near my hometown:

On July 3rd:

My complete shelf cloud collection:
http://www.weatherpictures.nl/sc.html

 

[Gerrit Gulden]

Cool shots from all... nice stuff! Can I bend the rules and post one from about 3 years ago?

Well Im glad I wont be the only one breaking the rules. =)

The Photos below were taken in 2005 in Southeastern Idaho (Rigby), Yes we do on occasion get some of the good stuff and luckily I have been able to get great photographs of these events.

By The way, Everyone has posted some really amazing photos. Im crossing my fingers that my area see's another soon.

The photo below was taken in 2006 in Southeastern Idaho (Rigby)

-gerrit

 

[Martin Kucera]

The following three were taken from top of The Sears Tower in Chicago in September of 2006. People were scrambling for elevators as the shelf was rolling in.

All four of these taken in beautiful South Dakota in June of 2007.

 

[George Kourounis]

Here's one of my faves' from 2007. The June 6th Badlands SD storm.

George Kourounis
www.stormchaser.ca

 

[jladue]

Fantastic shots from above the Shelf by Mike Kucera.

Here's one shelf from a MCS pushing into a deeper stable layer from the top of the National Weather Center (from 12 July). Nothing like forced lifting to make a smooth shelf though it did signal the demise of this storm.
What I don't understand is this thin bright hairline riding in the base just above the shelf. It persisted through a few pictures here in this album.
http://towerofstorms.net/gallery2/m...DownloadItem&g2_itemId=1443&g2_serialNumber=4
http://towerofstorms.net/gallery2/m...DownloadItem&g2_itemId=1449&g2_serialNumber=4

 

[cdcollura]

Good day,

Not from 2007, but Labor Day weekend of 2006 in south FL - Taken from MD-80 re-routing to land in Miami instead of Fort Lauderdale due to severe MCS.

Location: In the air, circling, off Miami Beach (Sept '06) - Here's the shelf-cloud from about 4,000 feet!

We flew in and out of this thing ... Pilot calm and cool with his "Fasten your selt belts and make sure tray-tables are in their up-right and locked positions!"

 

[Joshua Jones]

These Pictures were taken around Pampa, TX on June 23, 2007.

 

[Marc Remillard]

Quebec city, June 18:
(photoshopped)

 

[Kurt Hulst]

Taken in July on a non severe storm rolling over Kentwood MI.

Sever Storm On Sept 27, 2007 Allegan county

 

[Mike Peregrine]

A little sad, but it's my only shelf cloud from 2007 ... from July 14 ... coming over my neighbor's house.

 

[Dann Cianca]

... not my best, but got it tonight. (about 4 miles south of Weskan, Kansas at 01:33Z)

 

[Andrea Griffa]

A little sad, but it's my only shelf cloud from 2007 ... from July 14 ... coming over my neighbor's house.

Hi Mike,nice pic,it seems to me an HDR image;is it correct or did you pshop it as a common picture?

 

[Mike Peregrine]

Hi Mike,nice pic,it seems to me an HDR image;is it correct or did you pshop it as a common picture?

It's an HDR composite using three RAW format exposures, yes - then WB corrected, sharpened and toned using Adobe Lightroom.

 

[Doug Raflik]

WOW!!! The pics from the Sears Tower are GREAT. I havent actually had any shelfs to photograph this year so I will resort to one of last years shelf clouds...

Doug Raflik