Snow Devil!

Posted by seventhray (Wayland, United States) on 2 February 2007 in Plant & Nature and Portfolio.

For those who don't know, this is a Snow Devil. There just like mini tornadoes. Ther are Dirt Devils and Snow Devils. Dirt Devils you see in places that have dry conditions with a lot of dust and dirt. We get Snow Devils more so than Dirt Devil because we only have the right conditions for the Devils to form in the winter. We live right on the edge of a woods with a lot of open field Which is perfect conditions for the wind to get whipping and spinning snow around.

This is not the best photo of a Snow Devil but I thought I would post it anyways so you could see what I was talking about. I found they are very hard to photograph! But like the Ultimate Snow flake photo now I am also on a quest for the Ultimate Snow Devil photo. Will I ever get either photo? Maybe. It all depends on what Mother Nature decides to grace me with. If conditions arn't right I no gots!

I recomend viewing this photo in Large format, then look in the middle of the snow plume and you will see the heart of the Snow Devil. It almost looks like a person standing there.

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Comments (12)

Fred from Easton PA, United States

Nice capture, I can see the ghostlike form you mentioned .

2 Feb 2007 4:08pm

badala from Leiria, Portugal

Good title.

2 Feb 2007 6:42pm

Jerry from Tampa, United States

OK - I'm scared! Great capture!

2 Feb 2007 10:44pm

seventhray from Wayland, United States

LOL It is creepy isn't it! Thank you all for the nice comments!

3 Feb 2007 2:42am

Yanle from Singapore

I wish I lived right on the edge of a woods with a lot of open field. I can never get that in my country. :D

3 Feb 2007 4:45am

Colour blind from Tokyo, Japan

Soooo creepy it looks like a pose of someone just about to throw the discus. It's a fantastic shot mate it'll be hard to top but try your best I'm looking forward t seeing a shape of a little devil with horns.

3 Feb 2007 11:24am