The Calm Before The Storm Panoramic by Clive S
Clive S

The Calm Before The Storm Panoramic by

Shot in the Bergville area of the Drakensberg Mountains in South Africa. I only had a short while to grab a few shots before getting drenched!

ISO 200, 42mm, f/9, 1/320 sec

Nikon D300s
18-200mm
8 Shots stitched in PS Elements
Single frame HDR in Photomatix Pro
Tripod

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Comments

  • LisaBeth
    LisaBethabout 2 years ago

    wonderful landscape!

  • Thanks LisaBeth

    – Clive S

  • Vickie Burt
    Vickie Burtabout 2 years ago

    Gorgeous landscape Clive! Hope you had a waterproof backpack with you :-)

  • Thanks Vickie. I did – I needed it :)

    – Clive S

  • Svetlana Sewell
    Svetlana Sewellabout 2 years ago

    Fantastic view!

  • It is! Thanks Sevetlana.

    – Clive S

  • etienneUK
    etienneUKabout 2 years ago


    Thank you for sharing your work with the Photomatix HDR Group. This wonderful example of a Photomatix-processed image has been accepted into the Group!

  • Thanks very much Etienne

    – Clive S

  • Rosalie Dale
    Rosalie Daleabout 2 years ago

    What an amazing catch! Beautifully processed

  • Hi Rosalie Dale. It was fun trying to keep ahead of it to get a shot! Thanks for your kind words.

    – Clive S

  • AJM Photography
    AJM Photographyabout 2 years ago

    “I only had a short while to grab a few shots…” 8 shots * 5 exposures!!!

    Very dramatic – I love the way the storm totally blocks out the landscape. I can see I need to try something like this.

  • Thanks for your comments. I landed up chasing to get ahead of the storm and then nearly got run over by a vehicle screaming around the corner when returning to our vehicle (it was a little narrow road), but all was worth it. I am really pleased with the way this one came out.

    – Clive S

  • Polly x
    Polly xabout 2 years ago

  • Thanks Kerry

    – Clive S

  • Catherine Wood
    Catherine Woodabout 2 years ago

    Great image, Clive – that’s some serious rain moving in!

  • It was!! Thanks for stopping by Catherine.

    – Clive S

  • Bob Culshaw
    Bob Culshawabout 2 years ago

    Excellent work Clive – worth getting wet for!

  • Thanks Bob. yes it was, but not the near miss at the end of the shoot!!

    – Clive S

  • peteton
    petetonabout 2 years ago

    Great storm shot, works well as a panorama

  • Thanks very much

    – Clive S