Nature's Raw Power

Daniel J. McCauley IV

Nature's Raw Power

Lightning striking Black Mountain in Cave Creek, Arizona.
Shot with a Canon 20D & 28-135mm IS USM @28mm .

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Nature's Raw Power by Daniel J. McCauley IV
Nature's Raw Power by Daniel J. McCauley IV
  • Globalphotos

    Globalphotos

    Wow now tha is one awesome capture :)

  • Daniel J. McCa... replied

    Thanks much, Varinia : )

  • Daniel Rayfield

    Daniel Rayfieldcommunity host

    Amazing Capture Dan!!!

  • Daniel J. McCa... replied

    Very much appreciated, Daniel!

  • Nanmarie

    Nanmarie

    Stunning. Wowza!

  • Daniel J. McCa... replied

    Thanks kindly, Nancy :-)

  • Jonathan Bartlett

    Jonathan Bartlett

    amazing capture Dan!!!

  • Daniel J. McCa... replied

    Thank you, Jonathan.

  • Uncle Artmonger

    Uncle Artmonger

    This is an awesome shot.

  • Daniel J. McCa... replied

    Thanks very much, Levi. Greatly appreciated.

  • Ginger  Barritt

    Ginger Barritt

    Oh, Wow, Daniel….....wild shot.

  • Daniel J. McCa... replied

    Thanks kindly, Ginger : )

  • Debbie Irwin

    Debbie Irwin

    Lightning shots have been my favorites for years. I still have so much to learn.
    This is awesome!

  • Daniel J. McCa... replied

    Very kind : ) Thank you, Debbie.

  • George Lenz

    George Lenz

    awesome show… well done…..top notch

  • Daniel J. McCa... replied

    Always good to hear from you, G! Thanks!

  • Nvision Ink

    Nvision Ink

    wow very nice capture Daniel!

  • Daniel J. McCa... replied

    Thank you very much, Neil.

  • LaRae

    LaRae

    Amazing shot!

  • Daniel J. McCa... replied

    Much appreciated, LaRae.

  • purelife

    purelife

    oh! my godness . god work and amazing photo

  • Daniel J. McCa... replied

    Thank you kindly, purelife : )

  • Kenneth Fugate

    Kenneth Fugate

    WOW Very nice shot

  • Daniel J. McCa... replied

    Thanks very much, Kenneth!

  • Al Bourassa

    Al Bourassa

    GREAT grab!

  • Daniel J. McCa... replied

    Much appreciated, Al.

  • cdwork

    cdwork

    Awesome Capture

  • Daniel J. McCa... replied

    Thank you, Chrissy : )

  • Lori Peters

    Lori Peters

    This is just amazing, Daniel. Great capture.

  • Daniel J. McCa... replied

    Thank you kindly, Lori : )

  • Lindsay Knowles

    Lindsay Knowles

    Legendary Daniel. Great capture

  • Daniel J. McCa... replied

    lol… Thanks very much, Lindsay.

  • Paul Scarsella

    Paul Scarsella

    amazing capture!!!

  • Daniel J. McCa... replied

    Thank you, Paul.

  • amarica

    amarica

    Fantastic capture my friend!

  • Daniel J. McCa... replied

    Thank you kindly, amarica : )

  • David  McLean

    David McLean

    very well captured Paul

  • Daniel J. McCa... replied

    lol… No worries, David. Thanks very much.

  • David  McLean

    David McLean

    oopps sorry mate, i mean Daniel !! lol

  • Judson Joyce

    Judson Joyce

    Wow. Great capture. Love it.

  • Daniel J. McCa... replied

    Always a pleasure. Thank you, Judson.

  • Hank Rodriguez

    Hank Rodriguez

    Hi Dan!

    Wow! Incredible! Are you using anything special, camera, or lens-wise, to capture these shots?

    Do you have a heads-up on when a lightning storm is on its way?

    I am more than impressed. You are the Electro-King for sure!

    Did I already say “Wow”?

  • Daniel J. McCa... replied

    Thanks kindly, Hank! lol… The Electro-King my wife won’t be able to live with me for a month ;-)
    Not using anything special, 4 yr old Canon 20D. I am just stupid enough to stand out in the middle of the storm – most shoot lightning from 10+ miles away – although I do NOT recommend it to anyone!! I think my wife wants me to stop until I up the life insurance : ) Ducking can really get the blood flowing!

    Thanks again, Dan

  • jansnow

    jansnow

    WOW, you are the lightening master! I’ve never been able to capture one yet!

  • Daniel J. McCauley IV

    Daniel J. McCa...

    Don’t give up, but Stay Safe! Thank you kindly, Jan : )

  • Tim craftmyphoto Farrell

    Tim craftmypho...

    Hotter than the sun! The shot is captivating. It’s hard not to stare at such beauty. Great Dan!

  • Daniel J. McCa... replied

    Thank you kindly, Tim.

  • JLDunn

    JLDunn

    Holy smokes!! This is one of the best lightning shots I’ve ever seen! Well done, amazing…

  • Daniel J. McCa... replied

    Thank you very much – it was close! Much appreciated, JL.

  • Laurie Puglia

    Laurie Puglia

    hey. this is marvelous! now i know why you live where you live. just to get the lightning shots eh?
    is this hard to do? is it complicated?

  • Daniel J. McCa... replied

    lol… I don’t get the chance too often here, but when I do it’s a serious storm ; )
    Complicated – no. Hard – yes. Patience & Practice. Thanks very much, Laurie!

  • wdavies285

    wdavies285

    stunning Daniel

  • Daniel J. McCa... replied

    Thanks, Wayne! You’ve been missed! How was your trip?

  • Candy Bais

    Candy Bais

    “Strikingly” beautiful…

  • Daniel J. McCa... replied

    lol… Thank you very much, Candy : )

  • Laurie Puglia

    Laurie Puglia

    yeah. you should listen to your wife. get the insurance. i would worry about you if i was in her shoes for sure. what made you get interested in lightening?

  • Daniel J. McCa... replied

    LOL…. you’re not supposed to be on her side : ) I always loved nature shots & these were a true challenge – that split second of time caught forever. Once I started I was hooked, but it took some practice & nerve to catch something like this, only about a quarter mile away – a very, very small distance for a lightning strike. Se la vie!

  • sweetscent62

    sweetscent62

    WOW… awesome capture Dan!! OMG… that’s tempting fate!! beautiful image though… : ) Wen x

  • Daniel J. McCa... replied

    Yes, so far I’ve been lucky! Hopefully that won’t run out too soon. Thank you very much, Wendy : )

  • wildrider58

    wildrider58

    Amazing Capture

  • Daniel J. McCa... replied

    Thank you very much, wildrider!

  • eXposure

    eXposure

    woohoo … thats what i call an exciting capture …
    cant wait for a storm!

  • Daniel J. McCa... replied

    Thanks so much, Wendy : ) Looking forward to your storm shots!

  • jesika

    jesika

    The truly awesome power of nature captured for ever. Wondeful shot
    j

  • Daniel J. McCa... replied

    Thank you kindly, jesika :)

  • Michael  Bermingham

    Michael Bermi...

    Another sure fire winner Dan!
    Please add these to Chase HQ mate… God knows we need them!!
    lol

  • Daniel J. McCa... replied

    lol… Will do, Michael! Much appreciated.

  • Stormygirl

    Stormygirl

    Wow great capture!!!!!!!!!!

  • Daniel J. McCa... replied

    Thank you kindly, SG!

  • Helene Kippert

    Helene Kippert

    Brilliant capture

  • Daniel J. McCa... replied

    Most appreciated, Helene : ) Thank you.

  • Bo Insogna

    Bo Insogna

    WOW Great Image!

  • Daniel J. McCa... replied

    Thanks very much, James!

  • rasnidreamer

    rasnidreamer

    Incredible!! This one ROCKS!!!

  • Daniel J. McCa... replied

    lol… Thank you very much :-)

  • Stacy Rodriguez

    Stacy Rodriguez

    Great work. I love the colors.:)

  • Daniel J. McCa... replied

    Thank you, Stacy : )

  • BarbaraManis

    BarbaraManis

    Incredible shot!

  • Daniel J. McCa... replied

    Very much appreciated, Barbara : )

  • funkyfacestudio

    funkyfacestudio

    Wow amazing capture ! so beautiful !

  • Daniel J. McCa... replied

    Thank you kindly. I really appreciate the comments :-)

  • Paul Gitto

    Paul Gitto

    Awesome capture Dan!!!
    I try to take them from the protection of my house.
    I even stand on a plastic step stool, just to play it safe.
    My son was watching me last time and got a little jolt!

  • Daniel J. McCa... replied

    lol… Just as long as it’s a little jolt : )
    Thanks very much Paul!

  • Rikki  Pool

    Rikki Pool

    Dan Superb shot mate. :D

  • Daniel J. McCa... replied

    Very much appreciated, Rikki!

  • Mia1

    Mia1

    Fantasti shot. Wow.

  • Daniel J. McCa... replied

    Thanks much, Mia : )

  • Dennis Jones - CameraView

    Dennis Jones -...

    Don’t you just love catching these… well done…

  • Daniel J. McCa... replied

    lol… Yes I do! I just wish I could get more of them : ) Thanks much, Dennis.

  • Glenna Walker

    Glenna Walker

    Wow…what setting do you use to capture lightening?...I have finally discovered how to change my shutter speed on my camera…LOL…but no idea where to set it for lightening…awesome shot Daniel!!!!!!

  • Daniel J. McCa... replied

    Thank you very much, Glenna :-) (If you really do want the details just bmail me, I send you all the secrets)

  • Stellaim

    Stellaim

    amazing, very well captured

  • Daniel J. McCa... replied

    Thank you kindly, Stellaim :)

  • Antanas

    Antanas

    Amazing capture

  • Daniel J. McCa... replied

    Thanks very much, my friend!

  • Vonnie Murfin

    Vonnie Murfin

    Great picture! What are your settings for the lighting?

  • Daniel J. McCa... replied

    Thanks much, Vonnie. Feel free to bmail me & I’ll fill you in : )

  • SilverVisionz

    SilverVisionz

    Oh goodness…I tried to get lightning shots the other night and completely failed at it…I am envious…amazing capture!!!

  • Daniel J. McCa... replied

    Thank you kindly, SilverVisionz!

  • Ellaine Walker

    Ellaine Walker

    great capture! its so hard to capture lighting like this.

  • Daniel J. McCa... replied

    Sometimes it’s better to be lucky than good. Thank you, Ellaine : )

  • down23

    down23

    Phenominal capture!! WOW!!

  • Daniel J. McCa... replied

    Very much appreciated, down23 :-)

  • Meeli Sonn

    Meeli Sonn

    Great capture.

  • Daniel J. McCa... replied

    Thank you kindly, loiteke :)

  • Daniel Fitzgerald

    Daniel Fitzgerald

    good clear clean capture! nice work! Looooove it!

  • Daniel J. McCa... replied

    Very much apprecieted, Daniel!

  • weeneydog

    weeneydog

    Wow, this is spectacular. Great job.

  • Daniel J. McCa... replied

    Thank you very much, Keith!

  • Joey  Visser

    Joey Visser

    Fantastic image!

  • Daniel J. McCa... replied

    Very much appreciated, Joey.

  • MaiaRamish

    MaiaRamish

    your work is incredible!

  • Daniel J. McCa... replied

    Too kind! Thank you very much, Maia : )

  • Mammalia

    Mammalia

    OMG awesome awesome awesome!!!!!!!!!!!

  • Daniel J. McCa... replied

    Thank you kindly, Mammalia : )

  • Robert Boretti

    Robert Boretti

    Wow-nice shot

  • Daniel J. McCa... replied

    Thanks very much, Robert.

  • Jeremy  Jones

    Jeremy Jones

    Very nice Daniel, my hat is off to you!!

    The Branching Staccato Leaders in this shot are just amazing!!

    Once again Well done!!

  • Daniel J. McCa... replied

    Thank you very much, my friend!

  • Eva and Klaus Weber-Wanjek

    Eva and Klaus ...

    Absolutely breathtaking and spectacular!!!

  • Daniel J. McCa... replied

    Thank you! Yeah, it was really close, I only saw a brilliant flash but was thrilled to see what the camera had captured : )

  • Margot Kiesskalt

    Margot Kiesskalt

    Perfect!!

  • Daniel J. McCa... replied

    Thank you very much!

  • Gary L. Suddath

    Gary L. Suddath

    wow great timing…you have a excellent lightning series

  • Daniel J. McCa... replied

    Very much appreciated, Gary!

  • KcranmerArt

    KcranmerArt

    Pure perfection Daniel…Missed you my friend!

  • Daniel J. McCa... replied

    Too kind : ) Thank you kindly, Kellie!

  • azrdwarr2448

    azrdwarr2448

    A spectacular image!!!!

  • Daniel J. McCa... replied

    Thank you very much!

  • Zoraida Pesante

    Zoraida Pesante

    This is AWESOME!!! What a Excellent Capture!!!

  • Daniel J. McCa... replied

    Very much appreciated, Zoraida :)

  • Rosina  Lamberti

    Rosina Lamberti

    great shot

  • Daniel J. McCa... replied

    Thank you kindly, Rosina :-)

  • van049

    van049

    PERFECTION!!xx

  • Daniel J. McCa... replied

    Very much appreciated, Van :)

  • NautilusBlue

    NautilusBlue

    Stunning!

  • Daniel J. McCa... replied

    Thanks very much, Julie : )

  • Sandy Stewart

    Sandy Stewart

    WOW,....talk about perfect timing! very nice work!!! :)

  • Daniel J. McCa... replied

    Most kind, thank you :-)

  • Stephen Thomas

    Stephen Thomas

    Great photo of some awesome lightning!

  • Daniel J. McCa... replied

    It was a wild night! Thanks very much, Stephen.

  • John Vandeven

    John Vandeven

    Brilliant shot.
    You have capture some great lightning shots.
    Well done.

  • Daniel J. McCa... replied

    Very much appreciated, John.

  • Andrew Murrell

    Andrew Murrell

    Your Wife and mine agree that shots like this are dangerous, but man their fun to take.
    This is a FANTSTIC image!
    How long was the exposure?

  • Daniel J. McCa... replied

    Yes, it is a rush! Thank you, kindly. This was a 38 sec. exposure.

  • urmysunshine

    urmysunshine

    very Very VERY impressive!!~

  • Daniel J. McCa... replied

    Thank you kindly : )

  • Tim Sanders

    Tim Sanders

    Fantastic Capture, I have tried to get lighting very hard to get.. You did it well….
    Tim

  • Daniel J. McCa... replied

    Most appreciated! Thank you, Tim.
    Dan

  • Rosalie Scanlon

    Rosalie Scanlon

    Wow, you get some very serious lightning. Excellent capture. We also get some powerful storms here in South Florida, however, I have never caught a strike. Guess I am a little too afraid of it. LOL

  • Daniel J. McCa... replied

    Not afraid, just smart! It’s pretty dangerous, especially in FL as here in AZ. Thank you very much :-)

  • Adam Gormley

    Adam Gormley

    Brilliant capture Daniel, well dome mate :)

  • Daniel J. McCa... replied

    Very much appreciated, Adam!

  • Dyle Warren

    Dyle Warren

    Awesome shot…...not easy to capture….....beautiful!

  • Daniel J. McCa... replied

    Thank you kindly, Dyle : )

  • Jennifer Lachney

    Jennifer Lachney

    Amazing capture. Really, beautiful :).

  • Daniel J. McCa... replied

    Very much appreciated, Jennifer! Thank you :)

  • brigusser

    brigusser

    Sheer brilliance…...

  • Daniel J. McCa... replied

    Too kind :-) Thank you!

  • Kim Roper

    Kim Roper

    Such a great feeling when you capture a great strike like this, well done!

  • Daniel J. McCa... replied

    Agreed! Thank you, Kim :)

  • AdrianWorld

    AdrianWorld

    excellent catch, great details in the bolt

  • Daniel J. McCa... replied

    Thank you very much, Adrian.

  • Louise Fahy

    Louise Fahy

    Fantastic photograph! Well done.

  • Daniel J. McCa... replied

    Thank you very much, Louise : )

  • Christian  Zammit

    Christian Zammit

    WELL DONE for featuring on the redbubble homepage.
    your work is really great
    Christian Zammit

  • Daniel J. McCa... replied

    Thank you very much for the kind words, Christian! Most appreciated!

  • KazM

    KazM

    Lovely Lengthy Lightning
    Homepage Honoured
    Fantastic Foto

  • Daniel J. McCa... replied

    Very much appreciated! Thanks, KazM!

  • Kim Roper

    Kim Roper

    Congrats Daniel on your Home page FEATURE!!!

  • Daniel J. McCa... replied

    Thank you very much, Kim : )

  • Catherine  Howell

    Catherine Howell

    Wonderful capture!! Great shot!!!!

  • Daniel J. McCa... replied

    Very much appreciated, Catherine :-)

  • whalegeek

    whalegeek

    Outstanding work with lightning. Congrats on your home page feature, too. Also appreciated is listed camera technique/nuts and bolts on achieving this type of image.

  • Daniel J. McCa... replied

    Thank you very much. Feel free to bmail me and I’ll be happy to send you a detailed “how-to”. Thanks again.

  • Lorena Maria

    Lorena Maria

    .... what can one say??? ITS AMAZING..magnificent shot!!

  • Daniel J. McCa... replied

    Very much appreciated, Lorena :-)

  • Stewart Laker

    Stewart Laker

    Excellent shots, Always wanted to do some great lightening shots but over here (the uk) we very rarely get any great lightening storms.

  • Daniel J. McCa... replied

    Thank you, Stewart. We only get them during monsoon season, (about 8 weeks) but they are violent! Thanks again!

  • Jen Ryan

    Jen Ryan

    CONGRATS!

  • Daniel J. McCa... replied

    Thank you so much for the screen grab, as I missed seeing this!! Very much appreciated, Jen!!

  • AjayP

    AjayP

    Superb clarity.

  • Daniel J. McCa... replied

    Thank you, Ajay!

  • solarrain

    solarrain

    heyhey, i found room 2 comment so i’ll keep it short. Outstanding perfection…

  • Daniel J. McCa... replied

    lol… Thank you very much : )

  • Shane Viper

    Shane Viper

    DROOOL. Very cool shot

  • Daniel J. McCa... replied

    lol… Very much appreciated!

  • Hagen

    Hagen

    Wow

  • Daniel J. McCa... replied

    Thank you.

  • digitalpoetry

    digitalpoetry

    Perfect capture captures Daniel.

  • Daniel J. McCa... replied

    Very much appreciated!

  • Dave & Trena Puckett

    Dave & Trena P...

    Congrats amazing capture!!

  • Dave & Trena Puckett

    Dave & Trena P...

    Congrats amazing capture!!

  • Daniel J. McCa... replied

    Thank you very much!

  • kathy s gillentine

    kathy s gillen...

    outstanding capture

  • Daniel J. McCa... replied

    Much appreciated, Kathy : )

  • BigD
  • Daniel J. McCa... replied

    Thank you very much, I’m honored!

  • Lisawv

    Lisawv

    WOW!! Stunning capture. Excellent work.

  • Daniel J. McCa... replied

    Thank you kindly, Lisa!

  • Tracy Faught

    Tracy Faught

    Perfect! Mezmerizing… I could look at this for hours! Stunning work! :]
    Congrats on the feature! ;p

  • Daniel J. McCa... replied

    What a great compliment! Thank you very much, Tracy!

  • Kasey Cline
  • Daniel J. McCa... replied

    LOL… That’s excellent! I didn’t know we (and by “we” I mean you) did this for Features! I hope you have one (you should)!!! Thanks very much, Kasey!

  • drec

    drec

    Sometimes you think you have already commented on something until you scroll down and ask, why am I so late on this? AS always, I like your lightning work and this is now the avatar for the Severe Weather group.

  • Daniel J. McCa... replied

    Wow, I honored!!! Thanks so much, drec!!!

  • Blayden Thompson

    Blayden Thompson

    I see that you have the same fascination with lightning as I do. Nice work!

  • Daniel J. McCa... replied

    As you know, it’s addicting : ) Thanks kindly, Blayden.

  • Sheila  Pasket

    Sheila Pasket 29 days ago

    MAGNIFICENT! Your lightning pictures are fabulous!! One day I hope to capture some like these.

  • Daniel J. McCa... replied 15 days ago

    Thank you kindly, Sheila… Very much appreciated :-)

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