Journeys Through Light and Time
Seastorm off Bundeena Cliffs in Royal National Park just south of Sydney Australia.
Taken using the brilliant Startrails Photoshop Action to blend 15 X 30sec identical exposures. You can download the Action from here:
http://www.schursastrophotography.com/software/photoshop/startrails.html
If you view in Large mode you can see startrails between the clouds. Also the short horizontal light along the horizon is a fishing trawler.
Funnily enough there was an average of only one lightning bolt per exposure.
I’ve now photographed 5 storms off these cliffs and the really curious thing I’ve noticed is that the lightning always seems to concentrate in the same places – here and about another 45 degrees to the right along the horizon. I know now that if I set my camera up here or at the other angle I’m always going to get the best lightning shots – weird or what? I would have thought the lightning strikes would be much more random than that.
Journeys Through Light and Time belongs to the following groups:
1 In The Beginning - Ancient Practices, Landscape Photography, Lightning and Storms, Live, Love, Dream: , Passions, Practising the Dark Arts, Spiritual Art and Timelapse/Long Exposure Photography Available for sale asGreeting Cards, Matted Prints, Laminated Prints, Mounted Prints, Canvas Prints, Framed Prints and Posters
Robert Mullner
Awesome with a capital A..Geoff…Great work indeed…hmm, will have to have a looksee into “startrails”, thanks for the heads up…
Geoff Coleman... replied
Thanks Robert – I love that startrails action because it is just such an excellent all-purpose multiple exposure blending action.
Globalphotos
Wow Geoff, wonderful capture :)) Amazing sky show !!
Geoff Coleman... replied
Thankyou – it was a sensational night
Juilee Pryor
this is just sensational…. amazing stuff… well done to you for catching this shot…. its just beautiful…
Matt Richardson
Incredible work!
Tony Middleton
wonderful result Geoff ! It’s pretty amazing what software is out there and what it can do these days !
Geoff Coleman... replied
Thanks Tony – one of the great advantages of doing it this way is you dramatically cut down on the noise you have to process which is useful.
Helene Kippert
Amazing shot
Antanas
perfect
igotmeacanon
wow this is inspirational, stunning
antonio
Wooow Fantastic photo…..this is a beauty of the nature.
digitalmidge
Oh Jeez, my gosh, I have to move to Oz, this is just a favorite subject of mine. Absolutely beautiful…
Cory Frantz
This is absloutley amazing! i love this. instant Favorite
Douzy
Sensational shot Geoff. I especially love the colours and how the sky seems to be just torn apart. Very impressive.
Daniel J. McCa...
Beautiful image, Geoff! Excellent work!!
Thanks for the link, definitely going to check it out : )
Daniel J. McCa...
Beautiful image, Geoff! Excellent work!!
Thanks for the link, definitely going to check it out : )
Keeli
I NEVER use this term but WOW!
Luke Meers
This is incredible. great sense of distance, movement and power. stunning!
Mel Brackstone
Amazing capture, Geoff, what a fabulous scene! Thanks for the stacking link too!
EOS20
Wonderful image!
Christian Hartung
this is awesome, well done
LindaR
stunning~~!! this works on every level AND you caught the light strike ~ seriously, there is nothing left to say ~ perfect as is!
Matt White
Have to agtree with all the above comments, its a fantastic image!
JaredJames
Fantastic shot again…. and the story is very interesting indeed
mariarty
Amazing capture, this is a stunning scene.
Geoff Coleman... replied
Thanks for your lovely comment – very much appreciated.
Tim Eyre
nice work, good effect
Sc0ttB
Stunning capture. Well done.
Larry Llewellyn
The bar is raised again!
Larry Llewellyn
Wonder maybe a magnetic field under the surface… a portal?? same spot?? interesting!
Geoff Coleman... replied
Thanks Larry – yeah must be something like that I think lol.
rhodesography
best lightning photo i’ve found so far..
Geoff Coleman... replied
Thanks – glad you like it.