River strike
Screaming down from the heavens – this bolt landing about 500m beyond the Bass River… Quite an active storm for a short duration as it peaked…photographically hopeless though – due to anvil precipitation and outflow winds…leaving me with only 1 chance of a photograph this particular evening…so here it is :)
On closer inspection you can see that a couple of the ‘leaders’ are a lot sharper as they are more than likely leaping a bit forward out of the raincurtain, therefor giving them a less diffused appearance.
EOS A2, Fuji Velvia 50.
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Christine Wilson
very nice tony awesome shot
Els Steutel
amazing shot!!
Jacqueline Bar...
wow! that is absolutely amazing Tony! great capture! well done!
velveteagle
Wonderful view of a great strike… Well done Tony..
Geoff Coleman...
Bloody rain – hate the way it gets in the way of a good lightning shoot. Been lucky here in the last week – had 2 great storms out to sea with no rain from where I was shooting.
This is a ripper – very obliging of it to strike just in the right place to complement the pier and the colour and exposure are perfect.
dazgwen
Great shot Tony!!!!
Carmelh
Well for your one chance what a fantastic shot.
Great capture of the strike of lightening!!!!
Kylie Reid
Wish I could take only 1 photo that looked like that! Beautiful colour & composition.
Robert Mullner
Brilliant capture Tony….Like Carmel said…for you one shot…you nailed it…Great work.
Peter Redmond
Great work Tony.
Wendy Slee
you know…for all the negative factors…you still came away with more than you started with….one helluva shot! This is so fantastic to view….
Tony Middleton replied
thanks Wendy ! It may not sound like it in my description that I wrote but I like to think that for every negative I can find 2 positives :)
Matt Halls
Amazing timing & capture Tony… Superb stuff! What a fine piece of electricity!!
Travis Easton
Great shot Tone, been years since I’ve seen a lightening storm with bolts all I ever seem to catch is the sheet lightening ones, probably helps living on the coast, great composition and spectacular bolt.
Tony Middleton replied
Thanks Trav !It also mostly helps not living in Victoria…well…south of the divide in particular…
best of luck ! :)
MattTworkowski
Awesome Tone
Cheri Perry
Outstanding capture….Fantastic image.
Lisa Jewell
Purple hues penetrated by the arrow of lighting….perfect timing and capture…..
elisab
One great shot of lightning.
Jodie Carruthers
One shot?? You are a master!
Amazing capture
Tony Middleton replied
thanks Jodie and everyone for your comments !
Yep on film..I don’t believe in taking loads and loads of shots to get ‘the right one’ then have to spend a whole lot of time in front of a computer sorting/editing them out etc…I prefer to take in the experience and try to get it right with a couple of shots – thus spending more time out amongst what I love so dearly and not at a computer… but hey ! that’s just me ! :)
Basia McAuley
What an amazing capture! Love the colour too.
Andrew Bosman
And on film too…...
Perfect.
Tracey Mac
Awesome, what a powerful scene and you’ve captured it in all it’s glory.
Fantastic image :)
Anthony Mancuso
great capture Tony, well done!!
Steven Sandner
Stunning shot, love the framing and the processing! good work!
Matt White
Fantastic yet again Tony just a great image