Last shot from this bizarre weather "event" earlier in the week: two Parks Canada employees ducking their heads and running fast as they are battered by hail.

They were okay. They're both young and nimble. The shelter they were racing toward was that house on the left, which they are renting. I just stood on my porch, safe and dry, shooting. Watching the real life movie out there, for free. Hail piling up like snow.

Yesterday I asked several people how long they thought the hail lasted, and received estimates in the 20-30 minute range. But my RAW data tells me it was less than seven minutes. Time slows down for us when we are in a potentially dangerous situation!

Tomorrow: back to the birds and the bees and other critters...

Photographed in Val Marie, Saskatchewan (Canada). Don't use this image on websites, blogs, or other media without explicit permission ©2024 James R. Page - all rights reserved.

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Make:	NIKON CORPORATION
Model:	NIKON D850
Exposure:	0.017 sec (1/60)
Aperture:	f/6.3
ISO Speed:	800
Focal Length:	70 mm
Lens:	TAMRON SP 24-70mm F/2.8 Di VC USD G2 A032N