The Storm Ahead

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

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The Storm Ahead by Jeremy Harrington
  • 4getsundaydrvs

    4getsundaydrvs

    realy nice composition

  • 4getsundaydrvs

    4getsundaydrvs

    haha you welcome

  • Scheherazade

    Scheherazade

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

  • Sharon Wormleaton

    Sharon Wormleaton

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

  • Liv Stockley

    Liv Stockley

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

  • Curtiss Simpson

    Curtiss Simpson

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

  • midzing

    midzing

    fantastic,,, love this,,,

  • JulieMahony

    JulieMahony

    Well done Jeremy. Very thoughful, and turned out perfectly

  • Troy W. Smith

    Troy W. Smith

    Damm, this absolutely fantabulous.

  • Bill Fonseca

    Bill Fonseca

    Awesome cloud colour and formation here Jeremy. Well done.

  • Darren Sharp

    Darren Sharp

    Great job Jeremy very nice pic!!

  • Liz  Wohlrab

    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

    PhotoAmbiance

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

  • Sharon Hammond

    Sharon Hammond

    Lovely image Jeremy

  • Matthew Stewart

    Matthew Stewart

    Nice moody capture, well done.

  • John Edwards

    John Edwards

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

  • Debbie Sickler

    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

    Noelene Davies

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

  • SLKensinger

    SLKensinger

    Beautiful capture Jeremy….I can just feel the wind

  • Camerashy

    Camerashy

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

  • Margot Kiesskalt

    Margot Kiesskalt

    It really does have a special quality – wonderful landscape!

  • Linda  Syms

    Linda Syms

    Great work Jeremy

  • photosan

    photosan

    beautiful color and DOF…

  • kathywaldron

    kathywaldron

    nice HDR work Jeremy.

  • Antanas

    Antanas

    great capture

  • Brettc

    Brettc

    very nice ….

  • sweetscent62

    sweetscent62

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

  • LocoCow

    LocoCow

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

  • Drobek

    Drobek

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

  • Christian Hartung

    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

    Karen Martin IPA

    great shot – the gate is wonderful

  • jerry  alcantara

    jerry alcantara

    another stunning work of you jeremy

  • Robin Webster

    Robin Webster

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

  • nanarhodes

    nanarhodes

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

  • Anne Staub

    Anne Staub

    Very, very good image.

  • eyestrange

    eyestrange

    simply beautiful capture

  • Jan Cartwright

    Jan Cartwright

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

  • jianina

    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

    Rachel Leigh

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

  • Nicholas Averre

    Nicholas Averre

    Cracking work jeremy, lovely composition.

  • Rexcharles

    Rexcharles

    nice one Jeremy like sky rexcharles

  • Christophe Testi

    Christophe Testi

    Outstanding shot, well done!

  • TrEaSuReDiMaGeS

    TrEaSuReDiMaGeS

    Stunning work Jeremy!! :-) Outstanding composition!

  • SkyFox

    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

    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

    Mark Walker

    LOVE THIS!

  • Leah Highland

    Leah Highland

    Very nice Jeremy.

  • Rosalie Dale IPA

    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

    Wayne Holman

    What a dramatic sky, well done Jeremy

  • Gary L. Suddath

    Gary L. Suddath

    excellant I like the sky especially

  • Walter Colvin

    Walter Colvin

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

  • tjmimagery

    tjmimagery

    Fantastic capture.

  • Sean Farragher

    Sean Farragher

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

  • justlinda

    justlinda

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

  • Donna Teleis

    Donna Teleis

    awesome shot

  • Judy Gayle Waller

    Judy Gayle Waller

    Jeremy – this is a beautiful shot..

  • Craig Hender

    Craig Hender

    Awesome capture Jeremy, well done.

  • Steve  Taylor

    Steve Taylor

    Nice shot. You did well with the hdr.

  • Romeo Koitmäe

    Romeo Koitmäe

    Superb landscape! Great foreground as well!

  • alanis038

    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.

    Kenny Gulley Jr.

    loooooOove this so open!

  • Joyce Dickens, IPA

    Joyce Dickens,...

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

  • Jeff  Burns

    Jeff Burns

    Fantastic shot Jeremy. Wow is this cool

  • brion

    brion

    Nice one!!!!

  • Kathryn Potempski

    Kathryn Potempski

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

  • ebb0tsmar

    ebb0tsmar

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

  • Jay08

    Jay08

    great mood ….. nice

  • ferice

    ferice

    great sky, awesome shot

  • Carrie Glenn

    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

    Carrie Glenn

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

  • Charl045

    Charl045

    This is crazy fantastic!!

  • Deborah Fuller

    Deborah Fuller

    I love this shot.

  • Paul Gana

    Paul Gana

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

  • Rafael Quiros

    Rafael Quiros

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

  • Margaret Barry

    Margaret Barry

    Beautiful colors and composition!

  • Chris Grigoropoulos

    Chris Grigorop...

    Great Clouds! Nice…

  • kseriphyn

    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

    Dave Aarons

    Great work Jeremy

  • Luis Correia

    Luis Correia

    Beautiful composition,great sky.

  • Leeo

    Leeo

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

  • Fiona MacNab

    Fiona MacNab

    Great work – beautiful lighting and colour.

  • cags

    cags

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

  • Caroline Gorka

    Caroline Gorka

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

  • Paul Compton

    Paul Compton

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

  • whisperingruth

    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  Photography

    Forest Friends...

    Very nice indeed Jeremy, Well Done!

  • David Parkin

    David Parkin

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

  • carpenter777

    carpenter777

    great shot

  • John Karamanos

    John Karamanos

    Another great shot mate, keep it up

  • Rosina  Lamberti

    Rosina Lamberti

    Such a beautiful photo

  • BubbleDoll

    BubbleDoll

    Lovely photo! (^^)

  • Tracey Bransfield

    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

    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

    M Malicki Beser

    so good! like the perspective

  • Mick Smith

    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

    Charl045

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

  • brosnaich

    brosnaich

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

  • Graepear

    Graepear

    Wow! This is great!

  • Joanne  Bradley

    Joanne Bradley

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

  • moonstone

    moonstone

    Beautiful shot

  • daniels

    daniels

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

  • DflyBri

    DflyBri

    Beautiful!!

  • Mark Weaver

    Mark Weaver

    what a great landscape, well done!

  • Jase812

    Jase812

    welldone !

  • Michelle Boyer

    Michelle Boyer

    Great work!

  • Keegan Wong

    Keegan Wong

    This is beautiful mate, keep it up!

  • BlaizerB

    BlaizerB

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

  • David Harris

    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

    coffeebean

    Wonderfully composed, gorgeous HDR work, really lovely image.

  • Rosina  Lamberti

    Rosina Lamberti

    Fantastic capture. Beautiful!!!!

  • shaytay

    shaytay

    Picture perfect sky for me!:)

  • Paul Vanzella

    Paul Vanzellafounder

    amazing tones and colour – wonderul flavour Jeremy!

  • Andrew Clinkaberry

    Andrew Clinkab...

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

  • joolz

    joolz

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

  • PPPhotoArt

    PPPhotoArt

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

  • Lori Peters

    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

    nemirna

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

  • EnVee

    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

    AnnieEsentepe

    Wonderful composition and great colours!

  • Melissa  Hintz

    Melissa Hintz

    Looks fabulous as HDR! Great shot all around!

  • jujubean

    jujubean

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

  • Krys Bailey

    Krys Bailey

    Certainly an ominous looking sky! Great mood and colours.

  • AtaAlishahi

    AtaAlishahi

    beautiful shot :)

  • Michael Gray

    Michael Gray

    love it mate. great shooting

  • MarissaBillings

    MarissaBillings

    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

    This is fantastic work!

  • toby snelgrove  IPA

    toby snelgrove...

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

  • redhawk

    redhawk

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

  • Wanda Raines

    Wanda Raines

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

  • ericseyes

    ericseyes

    I love work with fences, good HDR rendering.

  •  Cheri Perry

    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 '

    Ontheprairie ' 18 days ago

    beautiful… it looks so serene.

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