Moonlightning
Taken on the same night as these two (just click on the pics):

This second pic has a link to an animated time lapse version of the whole storm – 91 photos linked into a sequence so you get to see the whole storm in 23 seconds.
Storm off Bundeena Cliffs, Royal National Park just south of Sydney Australia.
This shot has all my favourite elements in one image – the moon, stars, lightning, storm clouds, ocean and moonlit rocks. What a treat this night was – getting some fantastic storms here. This is about the sixth I’ve photographed.
Canon 1Ds MkIII – 16-35mm f/2.8 LII USM lens
Tv: 30secs
Av: f/3.2
ISO: 200
FL: 27mm
Here’s another couple of crops of the same image:
#1
#2
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Alistair Wilson
great shot geoff!
greenpeg
fantastic work…............
Robert Mullner
Awesome capture Geoff…this whole series is fantastic..
Geoff Coleman... replied
Thanks Robert – glad you’re enjoying it – more to come.
drec
that’s cool
Rose Moxon
geoff this is totally stunning. i would totally love to put a storm dancer on it!
Geoff Coleman... replied
Please be my guest Rose – I can see her already dancing on the rocks
Juilee Pryor
stunning …. wow ….. and just incase you didn’t get before…. this is stunning…..
Geoff Coleman... replied
Thanks heaps Juilee – can never hear that too many times lol
Chris Cohen
Totally Cool – all of them !:)
Peter Hill
Wow what a capture. What an image. Way cool.
salsbells69
This series alone is just simply ..brilliant..i dont know which one i like best..but who cares..they are all brilliant..Oustanding photography. Well done.
Geoff Coleman... replied
Thanks for all your comments salsbells – very much appreciated
~ Selle
Brilliant Geoff! I really admire the rage of the storm against the clear starry sky and that fabulous moon
Geoff Coleman... replied
Thanks Ally – it was a pretty stark contrast – magic night.
lallymac
Incredible image.
Geoff Coleman...
Anette Tyler
Brillant shot and work
Rhana Griffin
Oh… My…
You have achieved that which many have tried before you and failed miserably.
You have rendered me speechless.
Oh…
My…
Geoff Coleman... replied
....well just as well you can still write!!! Thank you.
melloblue
truely stunning
lucin
Wow! So much happening here for the camera. How you pulled this off is staggering to me. Exquisite comp as well. It amazes me that you could bring us this moment wrap in such beauty.
lucin
Make that wrapped. :)
Tonye Banks
absolutely incredible…just a stunning amount of beauty going on in this work
Geoff Coleman... replied
Thanks – glad you like it.
Mindy McGregor
Wow! Stunning work!
Nikki Trexel
another stunner. amazing work blending the dramatic elements of sea, storm and night.
Geoff Coleman... replied
Thanks Nikki – couldn’t believe it when this vista opened up and I had all my favourite things in one shot.
Matt White
This would have to be one of the best I have seen. So clear the colours are magic! Keep them coming.
Geoff Coleman... replied
Well thanks Matt – that’s a lovely comment
elisab
Great lightning shot. You are so terrific at this.
Ella Shelton
Brilliant shot . Read all comments, so adding one more—mine.:-))
You have achieved something extraordinary. Thank you for sharing here.
Judi Corrigan
What a wonderful series Geoff. Love them all
LindaR
excellent ~ !!!
Mark Weaver
stunningly good. Jealousy abounds lol
fishlady77
love this all your work is so great keep it up
eXposure
absolutely stunning …
nature captured in such extreme
Jean M. Laffitau
Stunning, sensational,...WOWOW!!!
Basia McAuley
Whoah!! Very, very awesome!!!
LisaB entity
INCREDIBLE WORK
Emma Robinson
Oh my god.
Rachel Patteson
Wow that is just amazing! Love this!
JLDunn
Amazing photo! This is just teriffic.
Kenny Gulley Jr.
glorious
David Iori
Spectacular capture
Gottography .
Incredible & motivating. The thumbnail for this was eye catching! Congrats!
Iani
Stunning image amazing work
velveteagle
What a wonderful moment to capture and so well done..
LawmanUK
Jaw-dropping! WOW! I have so much to learn!!
Tracy King
Really beautiful. Well done.
dinghysailor1
awesome work!!! wonderful!!
Antony Mark
Brilliant work! Well done!
NICKY7
these are quite amazing night shots a bit of WOW really , interesting how you got them so clear
Travis Easton
Congrates on the home page Geoff, great shot.
id4jd
A fantastic shot Geoff… wonderful clarity and so many great components – the lightning, the moon, the stars, the lightly lit rocks and the reflection off the sea. Superb.
Geoff Coleman... replied
Thank you – I really appreciate it when someone takes the trouble to make an extended comment
Andy Heatwole
I love the clarity and composition of this shot. Very impressive!
paknpak
absolutely awesome!
chazz
Amazing Shot!!!
Joanne Bradley
Dramatic shot! Congrats on homepage feature!
micmac
So beautiful,that deep blue and the lightning,amazing shot…congrats for the home page.
Lenny Mullins
Frigging Spectacular!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Rachel Counts
I am speecheless. That’s such an amazing picture and I can’t explain what I want to say! WOW!
Geoff Coleman... replied
Well thanks for trying anyway – good on you for being so open with the hearing impairment too. My partner is hearing impaired so I understand what a challenge you would have with uni.
Teresa Zieba
Wow, absolutely incredible. Congrats on your feature.
Stewart Laker
Fantastic shots well done
Dawne Olson
Really perfect! One of my favorite storm pictures… its so expansive!
Much congratulations on home page feature!
metronomad
what a joy to look at. fantastic.
ElRobbo
Just stunning!
You lucky fella, you!
Marie Sharp
Awesome capture!! Congratulations on Homepage!!
bchrisdesigns
this is gorgeous!
Una Bazdar
What an absolutely fantastic shot. Congratulations on being featured on the homepage, well deserved.
Maria Murphy
OUTSTANDING !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
KathyT
Outstanding shots all three of them. Congrats on Homepage.
nsoup
stunning! they look unreal!
Judi FitzPatrick
Congrats on the front page, all three are spectacular.
Geoff Coleman...
Thanks to everyone for your wonderful response to this image – more move than I can say.
Can0n
Fantastic, one of the best photos I saw .. Just great!
Jonathan Cohen
I can’t believe I forgot to comment on this earlier. This is one of my favorites here. No words can describe it, but it’s definitely inspiring to me.
Geoff Coleman... replied
What a lovely comment Jonathan – thank you
Anne-Marie Lad...
Another beautiful capture! Incredibly stunning! I can definitely see this one with a Rose Moxon effect! :o)
amanda Rae
my goodness..fantastic work
josiem
incredible capture!!!!
Geoff Coleman... replied
Thanks josie
Stuart Chapman
It’s all about the timing! The whispy cloud on the left shows some movement and extended shutter speed which has been used to superb effect in capturing that bolt of lightning.
The bolt itself manages to hold centre stage yet must take up only a small percentage of the actual shot. That’s not down to any minimalism as so much is going on in the shot, it’s just down to the extreme power of it in its otherwise calm surroundings.
The lighting is technically excellent, the way the rocks are lit by that bright non flared moon and the white pin pricked and crystal clear stars just finish it all off to perfection.
Geoff Coleman...
Well Stuart I have to say that has to be one of the loveliest comments I’ve ever received. I can’t thank you enough for the time and effort you put into these comments – as far as I’ve seen you are unique in doing this (I’m way too slack myself to do so lol). And combined with “world tours” through other people’s work so keep posting you show an astonishingly generous spirit my friend.
TracySmith
AWESOME !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
cammiecakes
amazing
TaGiRoCkS
really stunning photo
Keep them coming!!
JohnThunderbird
unbelievable, I tried a shot on my stupid little camera on a night like this, but it came out almost black, wrong camera. lol, this is stunning mate
KcranmerArt
IMHO…I think Geoff Coleman should be photographing scenes for NatGeo…because not even NG has images as spectacular as this…you haven’t missed your calling yet Geoff…your images are way to high in quality to settle for one place! *)~
Geoff Coleman... replied
Ahh now you’ve made me go a very deep shade of red. Thanks so much Kelly – that’s one of the loveliest comments I’ve ever got.
simonesphotos
WOW, I think this is one of the most incredible images I have ever seen, this whole series Geoff is just phenomenal!!
Geoff Coleman... replied
Wow Simone have you made my day or what!! Thanks for this and all your other lovely comments on this series – I treasure each of them and so glad you took the time to write them.
midnightowl
This is absolutely incredible. :)
Geoff Coleman... replied
Thanks – glad you like it.
Carla Jensen
wow these are fantastic !!!! what a awesome capture
PrincessVicki
another breathtaking shot Geoff well done!
amko
I’m just gobsmacked. I’ve never seen anything like these images. Thank you soooooooooo much for sharing them! :)
Geoff Coleman... replied
Thanks for your lovely comment – my pleasure to share when I get this kind of response lol!
Sheldon Pettit
G’day Geoff, your photos are absolutly amazing. These photos are what i aspire to produce. They certinally set a very high benchmark :)
Geoff Coleman... replied
That’s a lovely comment – thanks Kelvin.
schizomania
magnificent
Tibby Steedly
Your work is absolutely incredible!!
banrai
fantastic shot
Sarah D 25 days ago
What brilliant stars, very impressed!
Geoff Coleman... replied 24 days ago
Thanks for your lovely comment.
walela 25 days ago
Awesome!
Geoff Coleman... replied 24 days ago
Thanks
Beve Brown-Clark 8 days ago
Incredible..such phenomenal work here..I am picking my jaw up off the floor…wow wow wow!!
Geoff Coleman... replied 7 days ago
That’s a particularly lovely comment – thanks so much.
Shoaib . 7 days ago
wowwwww. this is so so cool .. super stunning shot .. instant favorite
Geoff Coleman... replied 7 days ago
Thanks for your lovely comment.
BigD 2 days ago
Stunning
Geoff Coleman... replied 2 days ago
Thank you.
James Hennman 2 days ago
Fantastic shot! The whole series is great. I’ll have to get me a tripod now and wait for a storm…
Geoff Coleman... replied 2 days ago
You definitely should – storms are way too much fun. Thanks