Orange Overload

Adam Gormley

Orange Overload

As most of you know now, the East Coast of Australia was covered by a thick blanket of desert dust, was actually top soil, dried out by the severe drought conditions of the past several months in outback New South Wales. Thousands of tonnes of valuable top soil, out to sea.

Didn’t hit the Sunshine Coast of Queensland till about 12 mid-day on the Wednesday, 23rd September, 2009. Was amazing, one minute it’s clear, then you can’t see anything about 500 metres away.. The sky was glowing orange, and the sun looked like the moon!

In this shot, I managed to capture an eagle, soaring very low, as they hunted in the dusty conditions. The wind was also strong, and these beautiful birds could do their entire hunt without beating a wing!

I hope you enjoy this shot, I know there is millions of shots out there of this event, and it probably will not happen again for many many years..

Canon 50D, 17mm. No filters or colour adjustment to this shot. this is as it looked, creepy! Available Large and best viewed Large!

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Orange Overload by Adam Gormley
Orange Overload by Adam Gormley
  • FlowersEtc

    FlowersEtc

    Yum Orange Sherbert! Wonderful capture, Love it

  • Adam Gormley replied

    Thanks very much Ann, appreciated!! :)

  • JennyDean

    JennyDean

    wow, wonderful work Adam :)

  • Adam Gormley replied

    Thanks so much for the kind words Jenny, I see it got up your way too, crazy!! :)

  • Cee Neuner

    Cee Neuner

    Stunning!!!

  • Adam Gormley replied

    Thanks very much Cee!! :)

  • Rita Agostinelli

    Rita Agostinelli

    Awesome shot Adam!! Beautiful work! Love your explanation behind this capture…quite interesting! :) ♥

  • Adam Gormley replied

    Thanks bunches Rita, appreciate your kind words :)

  • dinghysailor1

    dinghysailor1

    tremendous!!

  • Adam Gormley replied

    Thanks very much!! :)

  • Helen Chierego

    Helen Chierego

    The capture of a lifetime!

  • Adam Gormley replied

    Thanks very much Helen!! :)

  • rain-dogs

    rain-dogs

    superb shot adam….......the dust might have been everywhere but not with eagles in it and the boat almost looks oriental…creates an exotic looking image …...the dust makes the sun so tiny….....we didnt get the orange look in CQ was more ghostly white…..

  • Adam Gormley replied

    Yeah, I see it in Sydney, was alot more red in colour, I think it lost the desert red the further up. Definately freaky stuff :)

  • kalaryder

    kalaryder

    A fabulous capture and good description too

  • Adam Gormley replied

    Thanks very much K!! :)

  • bevanimage

    bevanimage

    Wow Adam, not only a great record of the awful dust storm, but a great image in its own right. The composition of the sun, boat and bird is just perfect.

  • Adam Gormley replied

    Thanks very much Bevan mate, appreciated! :)

  • bubbleblue

    bubbleblue

    Wonderful capture.

  • Adam Gormley replied

    Thank you very much Joy! :)

  • Bryan Freeman

    Bryan Freeman

    Hi Adam,Awesome capture.
    The reason it was more yellow is because the sun was higher in the sky. With the sun lower and closer to the horizon the light refracted differently. SAme reason why you get nice orange and red sunrise/sunsets. ;-))

  • Adam Gormley replied

    Ahh, cool mate, thanks a bunch for the info, handy!

  • Cindirelli

    Cindirelli

    This is awesome Adam! The eagle adds a nice touch. Would like to know though, how does this effect your breathing, is everyone wearing masks? And is it effecting your vehicles? Just curious. ~:)

  • Adam Gormley replied

    Wasn’t fun sitting out there waiting for this shot I have to admit. The eyes still hurt a bit, as I was facing the wind, and looking out for birds and things.. I luckily have no breathing problems, but those that do, found it tough. As for the cars, I don’t drive much, so can’t comment on that one.

    Appreciate the comments!! :)

  • RichardIsik

    RichardIsik

    great capture, Adam…nice real orange colour sky without using any filters.

  • Adam Gormley replied

    Yeah mate, was real erie, appreciate the comments! :)

  • Georgie Hart

    Georgie Hart

    Stellar shot Adam! A superb record of this eerie event. Have you get a telekinetic connection with birds, they seem to be on call?

  • Adam Gormley replied

    Hehe!! Patience and luckily in an area where you only have to wait a few minutes for a bird to fly by. It’s only a matter of time before one enters the shot, and you better have that finger on the trigger :)

    Thanks bunches Georgie! :)

  • Kerry Hill

    Kerry Hill

    Excellent composition and capture, Adam!

  • Adam Gormley replied

    Thanks very much Kerry!! :)

  • Franka Zaumseil

    Franka Zaumseil

    love this one, great shot!

  • Nick Milton

    Nick Milton

    good one adam, hows the cafe? did you do the wedding gig?

  • Meg Hart

    Meg Hart

    Magic..!!

  • down23

    down23

    Absolutely fantastic! Very well done! =)

  • stelo

    stelo

    Awesome shot! I love it :-)

  • JacquiK

    JacquiK

    Fantastic shot and info Adam.

  • Trish Woodford

    Trish Woodford

    Brilliant capture Adam, lovely composition and a beautiful portrayal of the freakish conditions :))

  • Svetlana Sewell

    Svetlana Sewell

    Awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • Di Jenkins

    Di Jenkins

    brilliant shot – spooky, but briliant

  • Gerry Myers

    Gerry Myers

    i thought the only good looking orange was a pumpkin.. you proved me wrong and made me a fan.. love this.. :))

  • Karen Kaleta

    Karen Kaleta

    Absolutely wonderful shot. Couldn’t ask for more with the eagle and the boat. WOW

  • Thordis

    Thordis

    Wow, what a great shot!

  • gail anderson

    gail anderson

  • Scott d'Almeida

    Scott d'Almeida

    excellent

  • Santamaria

    Santamaria

    It’s beautiful, Adam.. and have you noticed that you the boat, sun and eagle forms a triangle

  • hsien-ku

    hsien-ku

    gorgeous light!

  • ViktoryiaN

    ViktoryiaN

    Fantastic light and color! Great capture!

  • Cora Wandel

    Cora Wandel

  • Yvonne Hoffmann

    Yvonne Hoffmann

    great shot!!!

  • Pamela Jayne Smith

    Pamela Jayne S...

    great shot Adam

  • IntriCate

    IntriCate

    Gorgeous and surreal. Simple yet so saturated.

  • deb cole

    deb cole

    Fantastic! How great to get all the different elements in one shot! Well done!

  • lacitrouille

    lacitrouille

    Beautiful, lyrical view. Of course, I love that orange glow. :)

  • Sooty6

    Sooty6

    Great shot Adam. Havn’t seen anything from you for awhile, thought you might have gone on one of your impulse trips again.
    Cheers

  • BigD

    BigD

    Fantastic capture, Adam

  • Sharon Mau

    Sharon Mau

    Sensational beauty Adam, I love it.

  • Baynanno1

    Baynanno1

    Great capture of this freakish event.
    Hope the threatened repeat (today) does not have the same intensity.
    We did not get the same sky colours on the south coast, it looked more like smoke haze, but overnight thunderstorms cleared the sky of dust and dumped red water. The pool looked like a bloodbath the next morning!

  • Megan Martin

    Megan Martin

    WOW! Thats a lot of orange! Gorgeous shot Adam! =)

  • Anne-Marie Ladegaard

    Anne-Marie Lad...

    Fantastic shot! Well done!
    i have a friend in WA who said she doesn’t believe us lot over here – we’re just putting orange cellophane paper over our lenses to get these awesome photos!!! LOL!!

  • lozzar

    lozzar

    So eerie, such a shame it was such good soil. Great photograph.

  • Nancy Stafford

    Nancy Stafford

  • Rick & Deb Larson

    Rick & Deb Larson

    HUGE CONGRATS on your well deserved feature in the ImageWriting group, well done!! Take Care ~ Rick & Deb ~ ☺

  • Karen Tillotson

    Karen Tillotson

    Fabulous. Congrats!

  • Marie Sharp

    Marie Sharp

    This would be great in our current Challenge

  • Themis

    Themis

    Good shot – love the composition and the serenity, contrasting sharply with the reality of it: orange dust-filled air!

  • Vanessa Barklay

    Vanessa Barklay


    Creative Spirits of Queensland Group Chosen by Jenny this week.

  • greenstone

    greenstone

    congrats for the above!!!!! back to the photo!!!! WOW!!!

  • NikonJohn

    NikonJohn 26 days ago

    That’s an amazing sight with all the dust!

  • PhotosByG

    PhotosByG 22 days ago

    Congratulations! Your photo has been featured in “Brissie! It’s short for Brisbane”
    This photo was chosen because it was of a very high quality and it captured exactly the sort of work we are looking for in this group.
    Please keep up the great work and we hope you continue to add more of your excellent photographs to this group.

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