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
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4getsundaydrvs
realy nice composition
4getsundaydrvs
haha you welcome
Scheherazade
I really like this one. Instant favourite. The composition and HDR processing are perfect.
Sharon Wormleaton
Very nice Jeremy. I think adding the gate was a good idea. Love those clouds
Liv Stockley
Lovely photo and the gate adds a lot of interest, love the colours
Curtiss Simpson
Lovely composition with the fence in the foreground nice depth and light just love the dramatic sky, outstanding !
midzing
fantastic,,, love this,,,
JulieMahony
Well done Jeremy. Very thoughful, and turned out perfectly
Troy W. Smith
Damm, this absolutely fantabulous.
Bill Fonseca
Awesome cloud colour and formation here Jeremy. Well done.
Darren Sharp
Great job Jeremy very nice pic!!
Liz Wohlrab
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
Wow, this is such a great shot! Those colors are awesome and I love the sky! Well done, my compliments!
Sharon Hammond
Lovely image Jeremy
Matthew Stewart
Nice moody capture, well done.
John Edwards
Good composition and colour. The dramatic sky completes this stunning shot.
Debbie Sickler
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
This is really beautiful Jeremy,love how you have captured the sky.
SLKensinger
Beautiful capture Jeremy….I can just feel the wind
Camerashy
Super shot….the way you composed this scene warrants top marks…......wonderful colour and great DOF
Margot Kiesskalt
It really does have a special quality – wonderful landscape!
Linda Syms
Great work Jeremy
photosan
beautiful color and DOF…
kathywaldron
nice HDR work Jeremy.
Antanas
great capture
Brettc
very nice ….
sweetscent62
Great image Jeremy… : ) love the inclusion of the gate too! Wendy
LocoCow
Like the depth created by the fence in the foreground very vibrant shot…
Drobek
Amazing, really beautiful, very cool clouds and lighting on this one :)
Christian Hartung
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 IPA
great shot – the gate is wonderful
jerry alcantara
another stunning work of you jeremy
Robin Webster
This is beautiful Jeremy. Love the composition and what an amazing sky!
nanarhodes
ahhhhh man I love this …..great shot …..love the old pence post also…..excellent picture
Anne Staub
Very, very good image.
eyestrange
simply beautiful capture
Jan Cartwright
Great job – the HDR allows so much detail, and your composition emphasizes that ominous sky. Beautiful!
jianina
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
Very nice, including the gate was a good choice.. it’s a great focal point.
Nicholas Averre
Cracking work jeremy, lovely composition.
Rexcharles
nice one Jeremy like sky rexcharles
Christophe Testi
Outstanding shot, well done!
TrEaSuReDiMaGeS
Stunning work Jeremy!! :-) Outstanding composition!
SkyFox
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 replied
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
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
LOVE THIS!
Leah Highland
Very nice Jeremy.
Rosalie Dale IPA
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 replied
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
What a dramatic sky, well done Jeremy
Gary L. Suddath
excellant I like the sky especially
Walter Colvin
Great shot Jeremy, The Hdr dose help with the higlights,
tjmimagery
Fantastic capture.
Sean Farragher
beautiful,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
justlinda
Great work, love that sky, well done for getting on front page of popular art!.
Donna Teleis
awesome shot
Judy Gayle Waller
Jeremy – this is a beautiful shot..
Craig Hender
Awesome capture Jeremy, well done.
Steve Taylor
Nice shot. You did well with the hdr.
Romeo Koitmäe
Superb landscape! Great foreground as well!
alanis038
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.
loooooOove this so open!
Joyce Dickens,...
Nice shot Jeremy; the gate adds to the depth, good composition, color and lighting!
Jeff Burns
Fantastic shot Jeremy. Wow is this cool
brion
Nice one!!!!
Kathryn Potempski
and an other wonderful piece of art, your work just keeps getting more interesting as the year gos on Jeremy
ebb0tsmar
This is just awesome…...love the fence…....
Jay08
great mood ….. nice
ferice
great sky, awesome shot
Carrie Glenn
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
Ah but all for the love and danger of photography! ;)
Charl045
This is crazy fantastic!!
Deborah Fuller
I love this shot.
Paul Gana
More tons of comments, but I decided to leave on as well. Great job with the HDR
Rafael Quiros
well balanced..excellent composition…Ansel Adams’ style… )
Margaret Barry
Beautiful colors and composition!
Chris Grigorop...
Great Clouds! Nice…
kseriphyn
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
Great work Jeremy
Luis Correia
Beautiful composition,great sky.
Leeo
Wonderful Jeremy! The comp is perfect, love the colour contrasts & the HDR works soooo well with those clouds : )
Fiona MacNab
Great work – beautiful lighting and colour.
cags
Powerful shot…you can feel the impending downpour…nice capture
Caroline Gorka
Great…I love stormy skies, and you have captured this perfectly!
Paul Compton
Wow, I really get a vivid sense of anticipation from this one. Excellent.
whisperingruth
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...
Very nice indeed Jeremy, Well Done!
David Parkin
What a really great photograph Jeremy, the sky is brilliant.
carpenter777
great shot
John Karamanos
Another great shot mate, keep it up
Rosina Lamberti
Such a beautiful photo
BubbleDoll
Lovely photo! (^^)
Tracey Bransfield
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
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
so good! like the perspective
Mick Smith
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
Wow dude..talk about “stunnng”.. this is awesome!!! Love it!
brosnaich
This is excellent. I really like this one a lot.
Graepear
Wow! This is great!
Joanne Bradley
Great composition. Including the fence gives the whole landscape perspective and does to look like very threatening clouds. Nice work!
moonstone
Beautiful shot
daniels
you’ve captured a wonderful scene, great atmosphere! db
DflyBri
Beautiful!!
Mark Weaver
what a great landscape, well done!
Jase812
welldone !
Michelle Boyer
Great work!
Keegan Wong
This is beautiful mate, keep it up!
BlaizerB
gr8 work jeremy dark and brooding clouds the impending storm. you did a gr8 job capturing this. cheers
David Harris
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
Wonderfully composed, gorgeous HDR work, really lovely image.
Rosina Lamberti
Fantastic capture. Beautiful!!!!
shaytay
Picture perfect sky for me!:)
Paul Vanzella
amazing tones and colour – wonderul flavour Jeremy!
Andrew Clinkab...
Really nicely composed and treated…..thanks for the comment on my work ! :)
joolz
Great colours here. Love the dark clouds and the simplicity of the shot.
PPPhotoArt
really gorgeous work young man and i think the gate was a perfect addition!!!!
Lori Peters
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
I love the clouds in this – great work, Jeremy!
EnVee
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
Wonderful composition and great colours!
Melissa Hintz
Looks fabulous as HDR! Great shot all around!
jujubean
I think putting the gate in it was the perfect choice. Gives it more visual interest. Beautiful shot.
Krys Bailey
Certainly an ominous looking sky! Great mood and colours.
AtaAlishahi
beautiful shot :)
Michael Gray
love it mate. great shooting
MarissaBillings
wow! this is amazing work!! the fence adds so much character!!
your right, its even better when its viewed in large!
Mindy McGregor
This is fantastic work!
toby snelgrove...
All your choices were bang on … fence, HDR, Framing … excellent
redhawk
I see you like skyscapes also. Great job on the composition of the image and the fence did you justice.
Wanda Raines
Great shot. Very nice in HDR. The colors are very natural and pretty.
ericseyes
I love work with fences, good HDR rendering.
Cheri Perry
What a fantastic capture. Absolutely beautiful details. I love the fence in the foreground. It shows the depth and the details in the clouds are awesome. Excellent capture.
Ontheprairie ' 18 days ago
beautiful… it looks so serene.