A Winter Storm, Mountain Zebra National Park

Taken over a 2.5 hour period on the Rooiplaat plateau, Mountain Zebra National Park, July 2005.

2:50 pm - driving up to the plateau, and looking north, with the storm edge approaching from the west

3.40 pm - looking west from the plateau at the approaching rain

And then I sat in the rain for 40 minutes with zero visibility....... 

4.20 pm - glimmers of sunshine & blue sky in the west as the storm passes over, moving east

Black Wildebeest

4.40 pm - still raining overhead, but as the storms edge reveals the sun in the west, the rainbows appear in the east

4:45 pm - The storm retreating eastwards with rainbows, and blue skies showing in the south-west

4.55 pm - looking eastwards the skies become evermore spectacular as the afternoon turns into evening

4.55 pm - looking south

5.00 pm - looking north, with springbok in the foreground

5.05 pm - storm edges

5.18 pm - as the sun lowers to the western horizon, colour stains the eastern sky and retreating storm

5.27 pm - looking north over the Karoo with a spectacular "reverse" sunset

5.28 pm - and the sun sets in a clear sky