Photo: Weather Systems California

One of the stormy weather systems approaches near Bishop in California, USA.

Many different types of weather systems pass over the Inyo Mountains near Bishop, California but this one looks dark and gloomy. The darkened clouds moving in over Bishop and blocking out the rays of the sun are sure signs that a storm is brewing.Cloud formations can be very fascinating to watch as fluffy white clouds turn into dark clouds and the horizon gets blacker by the minute. An evening such as this can bring in lightening and thunder systems that are stunning to watch.Common weather systems bring in wind, clouds, rain, snow, fog, thunder and lightening. More severe weather systems in some parts of the world can conjure up tornadoes, hurricanes and ice storms.Beyond the Inyo Mountains near Bishop, California nobody really knows what the next weather system will bring but sometimes after a particularly long stretch of warm weather, a storm like this is not unusual. ... continue below the picture...

... Cloud formations on north end of Inyo Mountains, near Bishop, California, USA, North America

Technical Information:
I photographed this photo with the digital SLR camera model Canon EOS-1DS, aperture of f/10.0, exposure time of 1/30 sec. on ISO 100, as always I used a original Canon Lens, the focus lenght for this picture was 235mm.