The Raging Stillness by Geoff Coleman - Landscapes
Worth going to Larger for this one – heaps more stars.
Storm off Bundeena Cliffs, Royal National Park.
This shot has all my favourite elements in one image – the moon, stars, lightning, storm clouds, and ocean. What a treat this night was – getting some fantastic storms here. This is about the sixth I’ve photographed. There are two lightning cells here – the white one under the moon and the orange one off to the right of the main cloudbank.
This is one shot in a continuous sequence of 100 I shot to create a startrails version. Unfortunately my computer is choking on processing that many 50mb files at once so may be delayed in posting the startrails version. Shot with the Big Scary Monster:
Canon 1Ds MkIII – 16-35mm f/2.8 LII USM lens
Tv: 30secs
Av: f/3.5
ISO: 200
FL: 17mm
Comments
Geoff…this is absolutely spectacular….what a shot…superb in every way….oh I see, you’ve got the beast of beasts of a camera as well…not to mention my future lens…hehe…Great work.
Thanks Robert – always value your feedback. And yes it is a beast I can tell you but at least with landscapes you can put it on a tripod lol!
– Geoff Coleman - Landscapes
Simply superb!!! Beautifully captured!
Keeeee-RACK! (My jaw hitting the keyboard)
BaaaDoom-pitee-Doom (My heart jumping into my mouth)
GasssssssssP! (Me losing my breath as I soak in the magical elements of this image)
Kerrrrr-THUD! (Me hitting the floor as I pass out from the complete and total awesomness of this image)
I shoulda remembered to breathe…
Rhana you are brilliant!!! I couldn’t have asked for a more wonderful response – thank you for making my day and giving me a great laugh as well!
When I got to Gassss! I thought OMG I’ve made her fart – not quite the response I intended – and then I saw the P.
– Geoff Coleman - Landscapes
Absolutely stunning!!
what a shot fav
OMG this is brilliant!!
perhaps the best night sky I’ve seen ~ for all the reasons you intended & the ingredients you stated, my favorite now too :) Bravo!!!
Thank you so much Linda – your comment blew me away!
– Geoff Coleman - Landscapes
Awesome :)
Holy Smokes…What a beauty!
And you have some serious(and expensive) equipment there buddy!
WOW
Glad you like it Michael – yeah I’ve gone a bit overboard but just got sick of being presented with vistas like this and then having the shot spoiled by the limitations of the lens or cropped sensor.
– Geoff Coleman - Landscapes
How you got such a perfect image i wil never understand. This is beauty itself expressed in one shot. my mind has officially been blown apart. Awsome image and great oxymoronical title!!!
Thanks for the fantastic feedback Paul – glad you like it. It’s not so hard to get a shot like this where I live – it is just such a spectacular area you just have to set up somewhere and be patient.
– Geoff Coleman - Landscapes