The Storm Ahead

The Storm Ahead by Jeremy Harrington

The Storm Ahead

I took this shot from the Windsor turf farms today while following a storm which hit about 5 minutes later.. It is an HDR shot and I think HDR was the right choice as it shows details in both the sky and landscape..
I have always wanted to try and get a storm shot while down at the turf farms because the scene just looks so typically australian to me..
I decided to include the gate to break up the scene a bit and add something more to view than just turf and the sky..
Anyway as usual all comments and/or thoughts are welcome..
Thanks for having a look!

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Uploaded on 12/02/2008

The Storm Ahead belongs to the following groups:

Don't Fence Me In, Farms and Countryside, Green!, HDR Photography, Landscape Photography, Lightning and Storms, Rural NSW, Skyscapes and Sydney
  • 4getsundaydrvs

    4getsundaydrvs, 7 months ago

    realy nice composition

  • 4getsundaydrvs

    4getsundaydrvs, 7 months ago

    haha you welcome

  • Scheherazade

    Scheherazade, 7 months ago

    I really like this one. Instant favourite. The composition and HDR processing are perfect.

  • Sharon Wormleaton

    Sharon Wormleaton, 7 months ago

    Very nice Jeremy. I think adding the gate was a good idea. Love those clouds

  • Liv Stockley

    Liv Stockley, 7 months ago

    Lovely photo and the gate adds a lot of interest, love the colours

  • Curtiss Simpson

    Curtiss Simpson, 7 months ago

    Lovely composition with the fence in the foreground nice depth and light just love the dramatic sky, outstanding !

  • midzing

    midzing, 7 months ago

    fantastic,,, love this,,,

  • JulieMahony

    JulieMahony, 7 months ago

    Well done Jeremy. Very thoughful, and turned out perfectly

  • SofaKingWeird

    SofaKingWeird, 7 months ago

    Damm, this absolutely fantabulous.

  • Bill Fonseca

    Bill Fonseca, 7 months ago

    Awesome cloud colour and formation here Jeremy. Well done.

  • Darren Sharp

    Darren Sharp, 7 months ago

    Great job Jeremy very nice pic!!

  • Liz  Wohlrab

    Liz Wohlrab, 7 months ago

    Jeremy i always love to review your work, because its always different, amazing and adventurous
    i have to say love this capture it has a beautiful balance
    outstanding capture

  • PhotoAmbiance

    PhotoAmbiance, 7 months ago

    Wow, this is such a great shot! Those colors are awesome and I love the sky! Well done, my compliments!

  • Sharon Hammond

    Sharon Hammond, 7 months ago

    Lovely image Jeremy

  • Matthew Stewart

    Matthew Stewart, 7 months ago

    Nice moody capture, well done.

  • John Edwards

    John Edwards, 7 months ago

    Good composition and colour. The dramatic sky completes this stunning shot.

  • Debbie Sickler

    Debbie Sickler, 7 months ago

    Wow. I really like this. I have an Australian friend that wants me to take a similar picture for her to use as the cover for her first book. Hope mine turns out half as good as yours. HDR really makes it look great.

  • Noelene Davies

    Noelene Davies, 7 months ago

    This is really beautiful Jeremy,love how you have captured the sky.

  • SLKensinger

    SLKensinger, 7 months ago

    Beautiful capture Jeremy….I can just feel the wind

  • Camerashy

    Camerashy, 7 months ago

    Super shot….the way you composed this scene warrants top marks…......wonderful colour and great DOF

  • Margot Kiesskalt

    Margot Kiesskalt, 7 months ago

    It really does have a special quality – wonderful landscape!

  • Linda  Syms

    Linda Syms, 7 months ago

    Great work Jeremy

  • photosan

    photosan, 7 months ago

    beautiful color and DOF…

  • kathywaldron

    kathywaldron, 7 months ago

    nice HDR work Jeremy.

  • Antanas

    Antanas, 7 months ago

    great capture

  • Brettc

    Brettc, 7 months ago

    very nice ….

  • sweetscent62

    sweetscent62, 7 months ago

    Great image Jeremy… : ) love the inclusion of the gate too! Wendy

  • LocoCow

    LocoCow, 7 months ago

    Like the depth created by the fence in the foreground very vibrant shot…

  • Drobek

    Drobek, 7 months ago

    Amazing, really beautiful, very cool clouds and lighting on this one :)

  • Christian Hartung

    Christian Hartung, 7 months ago

    thanks for comments, and i like this photo a lot, like how the grass blends in with that very evil looking sky well done…

  • Karen Martin

    Karen Martin, 7 months ago

    great shot – the gate is wonderful

  • jerry  alcantara

    jerry alcantara, 7 months ago

    another stunning work of you jeremy

  • Robin Webster

    Robin Webster, 7 months ago

    This is beautiful Jeremy. Love the composition and what an amazing sky!

  • nanarhodes

    nanarhodes, 7 months ago

    ahhhhh man I love this …..great shot …..love the old pence post also…..excellent picture

  • Anne Staub

    Anne Staub, 7 months ago

    Very, very good image.

  • eyestrange

    eyestrange, 7 months ago

    simply beautiful capture

  • Jan Cartwright

    Jan Cartwright, 7 months ago

    Great job – the HDR allows so much detail, and your composition emphasizes that ominous sky. Beautiful!

  • jianina

    jianina, 7 months ago

    great job…the lines in the field contrast great with the ripples in the sky…you caught great effects in the sky with the one opening of blue and the lining of the bright white!!....that wooden post is strong and is a good focal piece!...nice work :)

  • Rachel Leigh

    Rachel Leigh, 7 months ago

    Very nice, including the gate was a good choice.. it’s a great focal point.

  • Nicholas Averre

    Nicholas Averre, 7 months ago

    Cracking work jeremy, lovely composition.

  • Rexcharles

    Rexcharles, 7 months ago

    nice one Jeremy like sky rexcharles

  • Christophe Testi

    Christophe Testi, 7 months ago

    Outstanding shot, well done!

  • TrEaSuReDiMaGeS

    TrEaSuReDiMaGeS, 7 months ago

    Stunning work Jeremy!! :-) Outstanding composition!

  • SkyFox

    SkyFox, 7 months ago

    Do you use a special lens for these colors or PS? I love the way your shots look! They look almost… fairy-tale like?

  • Jeremy Harrington

    Jeremy Harrington in reply to SkyFox’s comment, 7 months ago

    Nah no special lens, just the kit lens for this with no filters.. there was a great light from this shot because of the storm, and by doing it as an HDR and tone mapping the shot you bring out all the light that is usually not seen so that makes it a much more detailed shot and makes it look fairy-tale like..
    Thanks a lot for the comment Sky

  • Martin Derksema

    Martin Derksema, 7 months ago

    I love the different layers in this image; the fence, the land, the hills, the sky. Also there is a beautiful clarity in this image. The mood of a storm coming up is very well depicted.

  • Mark Walker

    Mark Walker, 7 months ago

    LOVE THIS!

  • Leah Highland

    Leah Highland, 7 months ago

    Very nice Jeremy.

  • Rosalie Dale IPA

    Rosalie Dale IPA, 7 months ago

    One of my fav places to go take cloud pics Jeremy!!!! (Have you been accosted yet by any of the farmers? I have one very interesting story!!). Just great – thumbs up for including the fence.

  • Jeremy Harrington

    Jeremy Harrington in reply to Rosalie Dale IPA’s comment, 7 months ago

    Thanks a lot Rosalie, haha yeh I had a conversation with one just after this pic but he was nice.. but then a dog chased me haha.. All worth it though!

  • Wayne Holman

    Wayne Holman, 7 months ago

    What a dramatic sky, well done Jeremy

  • Gary L. Suddath

    Gary L. Suddath, 7 months ago

    excellant I like the sky especially

  • Walter Colvin

    Walter Colvin, 7 months ago

    Great shot Jeremy, The Hdr dose help with the higlights,

  • tjmimagery

    tjmimagery, 7 months ago

    Fantastic capture.

  • Sean Farragher

    Sean Farragher, 7 months ago

    beautiful,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

  • justlinda

    justlinda, 7 months ago

    Great work, love that sky, well done for getting on front page of popular art!.

  • Donna Teleis

    Donna Teleis, 7 months ago

    awesome shot

  • Judy Gayle Waller

    Judy Gayle Waller, 7 months ago

    Jeremy – this is a beautiful shot..

  • Craig Hender

    Craig Hender, 7 months ago

    Awesome capture Jeremy, well done.

  • Steve  Taylor

    Steve Taylor, 7 months ago

    Nice shot. You did well with the hdr.

  • Romeo Koitmäe

    Romeo Koitmäe, 7 months ago

    Superb landscape! Great foreground as well!

  • alanis038

    alanis038, 7 months ago

    This is so beautiful… even though the storm is coming it looks very peaceful. The viewer is almost able to sprawl out on that grass and watch the sky! Its wonderful!

  • Kenny Gulley Jr.

    Kenny Gulley Jr., 7 months ago

    loooooOove this so open!

  • Joyce Dickens, IPA

    Joyce Dickens,..., 7 months ago

    Nice shot Jeremy; the gate adds to the depth, good composition, color and lighting!

  • Jeff  Burns

    Jeff Burns, 7 months ago

    Fantastic shot Jeremy. Wow is this cool

  • brion

    brion, 7 months ago

    Nice one!!!!

  • Kathryn Potempski

    Kathryn Potempski, 7 months ago

    and an other wonderful piece of art, your work just keeps getting more interesting as the year gos on Jeremy

  • ebb0tsmar

    ebb0tsmar, 7 months ago

    This is just awesome…...love the fence…....

  • Jay08

    Jay08, 7 months ago

    great mood ….. nice

  • ferice

    ferice, 7 months ago

    great sky, awesome shot

  • Carrie Glenn

    Carrie Glenn, 7 months ago

    This is an excellent photo, I love the contrasting sky and it certainly does look like a storm is coming. Great job Jeremy!

  • Carrie Glenn

    Carrie Glenn, 7 months ago

    Ah but all for the love and danger of photography! ;)

  • Charl045

    Charl045, 7 months ago

    This is crazy fantastic!!

  • Deborah Fuller

    Deborah Fuller, 7 months ago

    I love this shot.

  • Paul Gana

    Paul Gana, 7 months ago

    More tons of comments, but I decided to leave on as well. Great job with the HDR

  • botticcelli

    botticcelli, 7 months ago

    well balanced..excellent composition…Ansel Adams’ style… )

  • Margaret Barry

    Margaret Barry, 7 months ago

    Beautiful colors and composition!

  • Chris Grigoropoulos

    Chris Grigorop..., 7 months ago

    Great Clouds! Nice…

  • kseriphyn

    kseriphynNetworker Extraordinaire, 7 months ago

    Excellent capture. Caught my eye straight away. The stormy clouds produces a great irony to the farmland and helps bring out the ground colours and tone really well.

  • Dave Aarons

    Dave Aarons, 7 months ago

    Great work Jeremy

  • Luis Correia

    Luis Correia, 7 months ago

    Beautiful composition,great sky.

  • Leeo

    Leeo, 7 months ago

    Wonderful Jeremy! The comp is perfect, love the colour contrasts & the HDR works soooo well with those clouds : )

  • Fiona MacNab

    Fiona MacNab, 7 months ago

    Great work – beautiful lighting and colour.

  • cags

    cags, 7 months ago

    Powerful shot…you can feel the impending downpour…nice capture

  • Caroline Gorka

    Caroline Gorka, 7 months ago

    Great…I love stormy skies, and you have captured this perfectly!

  • Paul Compton

    Paul Compton, 7 months ago

    Wow, I really get a vivid sense of anticipation from this one. Excellent.

  • whisperingruth

    whisperingruth, 7 months ago

    Gosh, it took me a while to get down here . . . LOL . . . I love natural photography and this is absolutely superb Jeremy…........awesome work!

  • Forest Friends  Photography

    Forest Friends..., 7 months ago

    Very nice indeed Jeremy, Well Done!

  • David Parkin

    David Parkin, 7 months ago

    What a really great photograph Jeremy, the sky is brilliant.

  • carpenter777

    carpenter777, 7 months ago

    great shot

  • John Karamanos

    John Karamanos, 7 months ago

    Another great shot mate, keep it up

  • Rosina  Lamberti

    Rosina Lamberti, 7 months ago

    Such a beautiful photo

  • BubbleDoll

    BubbleDoll, 7 months ago

    Lovely photo! (^^)

  • Tracey Bransfield

    Tracey Bransfield, 7 months ago

    Very nice composition with the gate in the foreground… the clouds look so low you could touch them and feel that billowy texture….....

  • Von McKnelly

    Von McKnelly, 7 months ago

    With a mostly bare background the old fence really stands out, then the the eye travels to the menacing sky…kudos Jeremy!

  • M Malicki Beser

    M Malicki Beser, 7 months ago

    so good! like the perspective

  • Mick Smith

    Mick Smith, 7 months ago

    Lovely shot Jeremy. The use of HDR was great. Awesome clouds and great exposure on the turf. Also, great thinking on leaving the gate in. Oh, and impressive number of replies too.

    Mick.

  • Charl045

    Charl045, 6 months ago

    Wow dude..talk about “stunnng”.. this is awesome!!! Love it!

  • brosnaich

    brosnaich, 6 months ago

    This is excellent. I really like this one a lot.

  • Penny Tanner

    Penny Tanner, 6 months ago

    Wow! This is great!

  • Joanne A. Bradley

    Joanne A. Bradley, 6 months ago

    Great composition. Including the fence gives the whole landscape perspective and does to look like very threatening clouds. Nice work!

  • moonstone

    moonstone, 6 months ago

    Beautiful shot

  • daniels

    daniels, 6 months ago

    you’ve captured a wonderful scene, great atmosphere! db

  • DflyBri

    DflyBri, 6 months ago

    Beautiful!!

  • Mark Weaver

    Mark Weaver, 6 months ago

    what a great landscape, well done!

  • Jase812

    Jase812, 6 months ago

    welldone !

  • Michelle Boyer

    Michelle Boyer, 6 months ago

    Great work!

  • Keegan Wong

    Keegan Wong, 6 months ago

    This is beautiful mate, keep it up!

  • BlaizerB

    BlaizerB, 6 months ago

    gr8 work jeremy dark and brooding clouds the impending storm. you did a gr8 job capturing this. cheers

  • David Harris

    David Harris, 5 months ago

    You made all the right choices Jeremy! This is fantastic work! I grew up in Windsor near to London which is a beautiful place, and this by coincidence looks very much like Windsor in the UK! Great work mate!

  • coffeebean

    coffeebean, 5 months ago

    Wonderfully composed, gorgeous HDR work, really lovely image.

  • Rosina  Lamberti

    Rosina Lamberti, 5 months ago

    Fantastic capture. Beautiful!!!!

  • shaytay

    shaytay, 5 months ago

    Picture perfect sky for me!:)

  • Paul Vanzella

    Paul Vanzellaworks here, 5 months ago

    amazing tones and colour – wonderul flavour Jeremy!

  • Andrew Clinkaberry

    Andrew Clinkab..., 5 months ago

    Really nicely composed and treated…..thanks for the comment on my work ! :)

  • joolz

    joolz, 4 months ago

    Great colours here. Love the dark clouds and the simplicity of the shot.

  • PPPhotoArt

    PPPhotoArt, 4 months ago

    really gorgeous work young man and i think the gate was a perfect addition!!!!

  • Lori Peters

    Lori Peters, 4 months ago

    Some parts of Australia look like Colorado, where I live. This is a beautiful landscape. It has a tranquiity in spite of the approcahing storm. Very nice work.

  • nemirna

    nemirna, 4 months ago

    I love the clouds in this – great work, Jeremy!

  • Nancy Vice

    Nancy Vice, 4 months ago

    where im at, i see this alot during our storm seasons…you’ve captured the very essence of the storm , that “glow” on the ground from the threat up above:) well done

  • AnnieEsentepe

    AnnieEsentepe, 4 months ago

    Wonderful composition and great colours!

  • Melissa  Hintz

    Melissa Hintz, 4 months ago

    Looks fabulous as HDR! Great shot all around!

  • jujubean

    jujubean, 4 months ago

    I think putting the gate in it was the perfect choice. Gives it more visual interest. Beautiful shot.

  • Krys Bailey

    Krys Bailey, 4 months ago

    Certainly an ominous looking sky! Great mood and colours.

  • Ata Alishahi

    Ata Alishahi, 4 months ago

    beautiful shot :)

  • Michael Gray

    Michael Gray, 3 months ago

    love it mate. great shooting

  • MarissaBillings

    MarissaBillings, 3 months ago

    wow! this is amazing work!! the fence adds so much character!!

    your right, its even better when its viewed in large!

  • Mindy McGregor

    Mindy McGregor, 3 months ago

    This is fantastic work!

  • toby snelgrove

    toby snelgrove, 3 months ago

    All your choices were bang on … fence, HDR, Framing … excellent

  • redhawk

    redhawk, 2 months ago

    I see you like skyscapes also. Great job on the composition of the image and the fence did you justice.

  • onedas

    onedas, 2 months ago

    Great shot. Very nice in HDR. The colors are very natural and pretty.

  • ericseyes

    ericseyes, 2 months ago

    I love work with fences, good HDR rendering.

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