IMG_1091

sunset over the eyewall, taken from the NOAA-43 hurricane hunter

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Hawaiian Sea says:

Great pic... makes you want to sky right down the wall... Too Bad I've never ski'ed.
Posted 51 months ago. ( permalink )

santa barbarian says:

how can something so beautiful be so destructive?
Posted 51 months ago. ( permalink )

ניקולס says:

Wow!! Great photo. So sad that so much life is lost in these storms.
Posted 51 months ago. ( permalink )

megapics (ccs) says:

Were you hang gliding????
Posted 51 months ago. ( permalink )

Trapac says:

That is an AMAZING picture! I had no idea everything would look so beautiful and serene - belies the carnage caused beneath.
Posted 51 months ago. ( permalink )

Murple's Nemesis says:

Santa Barbarian said: "how can something so beautiful be so destructive?"

Clearly, you've never had a girlfriend....
(They come in Cat 5's too.... )

Great Pict!
Posted 51 months ago. ( permalink )

No, I was NOT hang gliding...no one should ever ever ever ever do that in this storm!! My camera (unfortunately, not me...I was on another plane flying in the rainbands and thus couldn't see much, as you can tell in IMG-0949) was aboard the NOAA-43 hurricane hunter courtesy of another scientist. I'm participating in the RAINEX (hurricane rainband and intensity change experiment) project, so we're flying airborne doppler radars into the storms to better study them...but these are planes specifically designed to withstand the forces of these storms, DO NOT TRY THIS!
Posted 51 months ago. ( permalink )

CaptPiper says:

Darn. I was going to run right out and get a ticket with American.
This is an amazing look at this huge hurricane. Thanks for sharing.
Posted 51 months ago. ( permalink )

alexwong says:

Thanks for showing us this magnificient view, ordinary folks like me have enough problem trying to catch a nice sky from below, let alone from above.
Posted 51 months ago. ( permalink )

Mute* says:

amazing! Thanks for posting this up.
Posted 51 months ago. ( permalink )

holysloot says:

Fascinating....
Posted 51 months ago. ( permalink )

j4nsen says:

incredible..
Posted 51 months ago. ( permalink )

Lazy Lo says:

this reminds me of chocolate fudge mountain...
Posted 51 months ago. ( permalink )

Alexandrehuang says:

Amazing sky!!!
Posted 51 months ago. ( permalink )

judyboy says:

WOW, nature's beauty hidden inside is the fury
Posted 51 months ago. ( permalink )

John Charlton says:

A devestating beauty!
Posted 51 months ago. ( permalink )

scary jerry girl says:

i luv sky shots... but this is... this is unreal!! i've got some sky shots, but not this good... (i mean who DOES have sky shots this good???)
Posted 51 months ago. ( permalink )

greywolf says:

awesome! the power under these clouds is hidden.
Posted 51 months ago. ( permalink )

jgoldpac says:

Scary, like a giant wave!
Posted 51 months ago. ( permalink )

ilikepie says:

i can't believe someone asked if you were hang gliding.

reminds me of that guy who called me at the PHX office to ask for airport conditions in florida because he wanted to fly out and take his boat OUT ON THE WATER during one of the hurricanes. crazy.
Posted 51 months ago. ( permalink )

mrpattersonsir says:

what a cool job you have - great photo!
Posted 51 months ago. ( permalink )

gabyu says:

looks like a Huge stadium. Simply amazing.
Posted 51 months ago. ( permalink )

Our Awesome Planet says:

yeah, I did not realize how photogenic it would be.
Posted 51 months ago. ( permalink )

Mom of 5 cuties says:

This is an amazing shot. So impressive. It's hard to believe something so beautiful has caused so much sorrow..
Posted 51 months ago. ( permalink )

nathanguetta says:

holy shit !
Posted 51 months ago. ( permalink )

Phil Morrison says:

Absolutely stunning!
Posted 51 months ago. ( permalink )

_Bryon_ says:

This is such an amazing photo! Truly awe-inspiring.
Posted 49 months ago. ( permalink )

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