Sunflowers and Thunderstorms
Rural northern Boulder County, Colorado
Honest to God above, this was utterly amazing….I can’t really find the wards to describe the whole scene to you all but I will try my best.
I had to handhold this, along with the other shots to come, my knee is totally kaput so using a tripod was pretty much out of the question, however that isn’t the only reason…as we were shooting last evening, the lightning was all over the place, and well there were times when I wanted to grab it and try, but thought better of it lol Tripods make for great Lightning conductors! lol
The clouds were just insane, and I mean really crazy, this storm went severe dropping reports of funnel clouds to the north east of us and hail as well. It passed over our heads, but sure made for some utterly incredible atmospheric shots!
So you take that, a Sunflower field the size of a small state, the sunset, a country road, and the foothills and mountains as a backdrop, and friends, you have quite a scene you will NEVER forget!
Hope ya all like it!
—-John
Minolta 5D
Minolta 18-70mm
CPL & ND4
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Andrew Hunter
your photography is stunning John
John De Bord P... replied
:) I try my best! Glad you like it, thanks!
Antanas
amazing
John De Bord P... replied
Much appreciated thank you!
Jonicool
The clouds alone are so amazing..love your whole comp! It’s times like this that you wish you had a camera that could capture the whole sky/scene! Glad you stayed safe :)
CynLynn
oh my! this is fantastic! wow! excellent work!
Katagram
this one stopped me dead in my tracks..all I can say is WOW!!!!!!!..this ROCKS John, instant FAVE ! !
Gary Lengyel
Wow, those clouds are something else. Waiting for the mother ship to come popping through :)
John De Bord P... replied
Hey thanks Gary, thought you were heading up to RMNP today?
Scott d'Almeida
outstanding,
Gary Lengyel
Yeah, I’ll be going up in a couple of hours. My nephew is out visiting and he’s never experienced the elk rut. Hopefully we’ll find some bugling.
John De Bord P... replied
Any luck at all?
Paulette x
ooh, wonderful
John De Bord P... replied
Hey thanks!
Kimberly Adams
Your skies out there are just some stormy and impressive. I love this shot, excellent work as always!
John De Bord P... replied
I tell ya I was fully expecting a Tornado to drop at any second!
Andy Mueller
Wow, this is FANTASTIC!
John De Bord P... replied
Hey thanks Andy
Jigsawman
Nicely captured, worth the effort. Amazing!
John De Bord P... replied
Thank you very much!
Lisawv
Totally amazing. The sky is awesome and looks very angry and scary. I bet this storm made the hair stand up on the back of your neck. Don’t blame you for not using a tripod. The sunflower field, sunset and mountainous backdrop really set this image off. Fantastic capture and great work.
John De Bord P... replied
Thanks yeah I though a tornado was about to drop at any given second
JohnGo
Gorgeous. Sun and Not Sun. Great contradiction.
John De Bord P... replied
much appreciated thank you!
Stefan Trenker
stunning skyscape John!
Evita
♥ Fabulous image !! :D ♥
John De Bord P... replied
:) Thank you!
Kymie
Wow that is awesome, the light, the colours the scenery – love everything :-)
Vicki Pelham
Excellent!!!
Matt Benson
Stunning sky. well done.
Rob Schoon
Woow, look at the sky. Frightening. Very nice shot!
Eivor Kuchta
That’s a dramatic looking sky! Nice contrast with the bright sunflowers. Well done, John!
Jeff Burns
Absolutely Gorgeous
StacyLee
Brilliant capture!
dvande1
GREAT shot John!
bobculshaw
John, this is a fantastic image. Wow the write up certainly gives the reason for the sense of atmosphere in the image. A ‘fave’ for me. Can’t wait for the other shots!
Nigdaw
Brilliant image, the sky is amazing.
Frederic Chast...
Threatening ambience. Great.
micmac
A time to be electrocuted all right but what a sky and those sunflowers,great yellow line for the composition….vraiment beau!
AuntDot
Stunning photo!
Jan Cartwright
Wow, what a scene! That sky is amazing.
Heather Rivet...
breathtaking
Carolyn Bishop
Stunning capture!
rocamiadesign
This is an incredible scene. The clouds look like they are alive.
Philip Johnson
Sharon Mau
Congratulations on your feature today in Americas ~ Rural, Urban, Wild, Free
Aloha ‘oe,
Sharon
20 October 2009
Bellavista2
Please consider my little first up the top John:=} This is absolutely breathtaking what grabs me is how the clouds have such definition and the just seem to be rolling inward before your eyes, there just so much amazing depth and clarity in the work, true brillance. Congratulations on your very well deserved Features:=}
Bellavista2
My little comment…..:=}
walela
Beautiful!! Awesome sky.
gabbielizzie
congratulations on your feature
Pamela Phelps
Congratulations on your wonderful feature! Fantastic!
Brian Mellor
Fabulous shot!!
GerryMac
fantastic image John!
Janette Rodgers
absolutely stunning capture. well done. cheers jan
drec 20 days ago
Love that sky. Nice one.
Micci Shannon 20 days ago
WOW!!! I love storms and the clouds in this shot are absolutely AMAZING!!! You really captured the drama here. I can just imagine the clouds churning above your head. The sunflowers and sunset add just the right color to keep it from looking too gloomy. Very well done!!
John De Bord P... 18 days ago
:) Thanks I was fully expecting a tornado to drop at virtually any second, the weather was insane
redtree 15 days ago
Wow, the description and shot are amazing.
Shelley Warbrooke 12 days ago
Wonderful shot John, such superb sky action!
Ruth Lambert 10 days ago
walela 10 days ago
Stunning!
Ian Cox 9 days ago
wow that sky is so fierce!! great shot..
Terry Everson 6 days ago
Excellent image John, great exposure considering the lighting conditions and well composed.
Karen Stackpole about 20 hours ago
wonderful work, regardless of the inconvenience of a bung knee. Well done