After a sweltering, hot day in June 2009, just before sunset, a lone rainstorm sprang up and provided some much-needed rain and cooling temperatures.

When the storm had passed by, the sky put on this beautiful display of towering clouds illuminated by the rays of the setting sun.

Before the light faded completely, I was able to grab my camera and capture several images.

This one shown here is perhaps my favorite from this set - I really love the range of colors and the smaller clouds at the bottom of the photograph that were marching west to east with the rest of the storm.

• Camera: Nikon D200
• Lens: Nikon 24-85mm at 62mm
• Exposure: ISO 100 – 1/160s – f/8

More images from this set can be found in my Facebook Album – Alternative Projects.