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Severe Weather

No sunny days in this group! Weather must be severe not just raining or windy.

Featured Work

Wild Bolivian Weather by Martyn Baker

Tornado touching down on the Bolivian Altiplano
Sea Strike by Wayne England

I swear the sea should be boiling where these bolts hit! Another in the series of photos I took of lightning moving over Spencer Gulf towards Port Germain, South Australia, on Saturday night (24th/10/09) from Hancocks Lookout near Wilmington. It was a spectacular light show with many bolts hitting the hills and sea which went on for a few hours. These are by far the best lightning shots I’ve taken! Nikon D80, 18-135mm lens, f4, 20sec – 1min
ThunderStruck by azrdwarr2448

A rare Arizona monsoon thunderstorm in October.
electric feel by Tony Middleton

A very impressive line of storms had edged it’s way across the south of the state through the very late afternoon and evening, I had my doubts whether it would make it at strength to my place so I decided to come to the party and meet it at the western end of Phillip Island with the hope that if it did persist I could ‘follow’ (but be in front – a bit of confusing term for those that don’t ‘chase’ perhaps) back towards home for more shots. This line of storms was extremely lightning active, but being a line of about 100km’s in length it made it damn hard to point the camera in the right spot at the right time ! I missed so many bolts it is ridiculous and I am definitely getting one of those new 90mb/s sandisk cards shortly as the image writing time is always something that annoys me with DSLR work. It seriously cost me dozens of potential killer shots this particular night ! The bolts were plentiful and one actually started a bushfire on the eastern side of the mornington peninsula ! This created a glow in that part of the sky adding to the atmosphere. view this image large bubblesite / photography blog / portfolio Canon 5DmkII / ©T.Middleton2009 —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-——
Branchy Stacatto by Rodney Wallbridge

Branchy Stacatto captured in Ballina NSW
October Sky by azrdwarr2448

17 October, 2009. Lightning strikes the Huachuca Mountian outside Sierra Vista, Arizona. This looked like a SMD.
Fork Lightning near Port Germain by Wayne England

I took these photos of lightning coming over Spencer Gulf towards Port Germain, South Australia, on Saturday night (24th/10/09) from Hancocks Lookout near Wilmington. It was a spectacular light show with many bolts hitting the hills and sea and went on for a few hours. These are by far the best lightning shots I’ve taken! Nikon D80, 18-135mm lens, 20sec – 1min exposures
Northern Lights by Robert-Irvine

This was taken at about 1.30am in feb .Looking over gawler SA we dont get a lot lightning here in SA so when it comes I try to get out and take pics
Natures Power by RavenSoul

Taken tonight. I leveled in CS3 / Thanks for looking! / Shot outside of Cashion Oklahoma with Sony A-100 THANK YOU! /
Speed of Sound by azrdwarr2448

Taken on 12 Sept, 2009. Outside Vail, Arizona.
Sandstorm in Manly, Sydney by Samantha Goode

Straight from camera. Not altered in any way. Taken on 23- 09-09 sony cybershot wsc w200 12.1 mp camera
IDAHO LIGHTNING by BIRD75

Exposure / Aperture: F/5.6 / Shutter Speed: 25s / Exposure Mode: Manual / Exposure Comp.: -0.5EV / Exposure Tuning: / Metering: Matrix / ISO Sensitivity: ISO 400

Recent Work

Night Songs by azrdwarr2448

17, October, 2009. Sierra Vista, Arizona.
Electrifying by Shawn Mc

Again taken at Wallaroo SA. Canon EOS 400D / f/8 / 37 Sec / ISO-800
Just one more shot by Shawn Mc

This was taken near Wallaroo on the 24/10/09. / I was taking lightening pics all night and towards the end of the storm when it was just about finished I just wanted to get that one last shot. I waited ages for the last bolt to strike. And this was it. Canon EOS 400D / f/5.6 / 108 secs / ISO-800 / 75mm focal length
Lightning Strikes! by Alyce Taylor

A jagged, brilliant stroke of lightning illuminates the sky in vibrant red, silhouetting the top of a tree. Captured in Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada; using a Canon Rebel XSi with an 18-55mm lens. .
Waiting for rain by Aaron Cromer

shot with hoya r72 filter / nikon D90 / f/8 / 8sec / iso-500 / 18mm
Lake Hart • South Australia • Australia by William Bullimore

Details: / Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mk II / Lens: Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L II USM / Exposure: 1/125 sec / Aperture: f/18 / Focal Length: 18mm / ISO Speed: 100 / Accessories: Manfrotto 190XB Tripod, Manfrotto 322RC2 Heavy Duty Grip Ball Head, Canon RC1 Wireless Remote / Date and Time: 5 September 2009 2.36pm
Shiver's by azrdwarr2448

Taken on 9 June, 2009. Outside Palominias, Arizona. First real lightning storm of the year.
Out of the Blue by azrdwarr2448

Taken on 18 October, 2009. Outside Bisbee, Arizona.
Murphy's Law by drec

Lightning was striking middle and to the right of this frame and not much was landing over the Hi-Rises of Surfers Paradise. I made sure I had Q1 just inside the frame and it managed to get hit, I caught half of the bolt but missed the half that went left. / This spot has potential, just need the storms to not drift so far south. / Taken @ The Southport Pier
Winter Wonderland in the Appalachians by Linda Costello Hinchey

This image is, technically, not a black and white image but was shot in the middle of a snow storm in SW Virginia, deep in the Appalachian Mountains. It was actually taken in the middle of the day during one of the heaviest snow falls, I’ve witnessed. I really wished I had a waterproof camera for that day. I honestly thought it was just too, dark for any photos to turn out. It was coming down so thick that I decided to take one quick shot and get back under the porch. I was thrilled with the result. It’s one of those photos that makes me happy when I look at it. Photographed by CHStudios. This image is exclusively from the fine art studios of CHSTUDIOS.NET. Features and Challenge Wins: / JPG Cast-Offs – Feature Nov. 2009
Desert Storm by Howard Lorenz

A desert thunderstorms are common this time of year, this was the first of the season here in Kuwait
electric feel by Tony Middleton

A very impressive line of storms had edged it’s way across the south of the state through the very late afternoon and evening, I had my doubts whether it would make it at strength to my place so I decided to come to the party and meet it at the western end of Phillip Island with the hope that if it did persist I could ‘follow’ (but be in front – a bit of confusing term for those that don’t ‘chase’ perhaps) back towards home for more shots. This line of storms was extremely lightning active, but being a line of about 100km’s in length it made it damn hard to point the camera in the right spot at the right time ! I missed so many bolts it is ridiculous and I am definitely getting one of those new 90mb/s sandisk cards shortly as the image writing time is always something that annoys me with DSLR work. It seriously cost me dozens of potential killer shots this particular night ! The bolts were plentiful and one actually started a bushfire on the eastern side of the mornington peninsula ! This created a glow in that part of the sky adding to the atmosphere. view this image large bubblesite / photography blog / portfolio Canon 5DmkII / ©T.Middleton2009 —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-——

About This Group

We want your extreme weather photos here, no sunny days or nice pretty rainbows. Weather MUST be severe eg: flooding or the aftermath of the flooding, severe storms with lightening, snowstorm, hurricane winds, tornados, nasty storms brewing; that sort of thing. Show us your images of mother nature at her worst!

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