Sunflowers and Thunderstorms

John De Bord Photography IPA

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

    Andrew Hunter

    your photography is stunning John

  • John De Bord P... replied

    :) I try my best! Glad you like it, thanks!

  • Antanas

    Antanas

    amazing

  • John De Bord P... replied

    Much appreciated thank you!

  • Jonicool

    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

    CynLynn

    oh my! this is fantastic! wow! excellent work!

  • Katagram

    Katagram

    this one stopped me dead in my tracks..all I can say is WOW!!!!!!!..this ROCKS John, instant FAVE ! !

  • Gary Lengyel

    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

    Scott d'Almeida

    outstanding,

  • Gary Lengyel

    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

    Paulette x

    ooh, wonderful

  • John De Bord P... replied

    Hey thanks!

  • Kimberly Adams

    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

    Andy Mueller

    Wow, this is FANTASTIC!

  • John De Bord P... replied

    Hey thanks Andy

  • Jigsawman

    Jigsawman

    Nicely captured, worth the effort. Amazing!

  • John De Bord P... replied

    Thank you very much!

  • Lisawv

    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

    JohnGo

    Gorgeous. Sun and Not Sun. Great contradiction.

  • John De Bord P... replied

    much appreciated thank you!

  • Stefan Trenker

    Stefan Trenker

    stunning skyscape John!

  • Evita

    Evita

    ♥ Fabulous image !! :D ♥

  • John De Bord P... replied

    :) Thank you!

  • Kymie

    Kymie

    Wow that is awesome, the light, the colours the scenery – love everything :-)

  • Vicki Pelham

    Vicki Pelham

    Excellent!!!

  • Matt Benson

    Matt Benson

    Stunning sky. well done.

  • Rob Schoon

    Rob Schoon

    Woow, look at the sky. Frightening. Very nice shot!

  • Eivor Kuchta

    Eivor Kuchta

    That’s a dramatic looking sky! Nice contrast with the bright sunflowers. Well done, John!

  • Jeff  Burns

    Jeff Burns

    Absolutely Gorgeous

  • StacyLee

    StacyLee

    Brilliant capture!

  • dvande1

    dvande1

    GREAT shot John!

  • bobculshaw

    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

    Nigdaw

    Brilliant image, the sky is amazing.

  • Frederic Chastagnol

    Frederic Chast...

    Threatening ambience. Great.

  • micmac

    micmac

    A time to be electrocuted all right but what a sky and those sunflowers,great yellow line for the composition….vraiment beau!

  • AuntDot

    AuntDot

    Stunning photo!

  • Jan Cartwright

    Jan Cartwright

    Wow, what a scene! That sky is amazing.

  • Heather  Rivet  IPA

    Heather Rivet...

    breathtaking

  • Carolyn Bishop

    Carolyn Bishop

    Stunning capture!

  • rocamiadesign

    rocamiadesign

    This is an incredible scene. The clouds look like they are alive.

  • Philip Johnson
  • Sharon Mau

    Sharon Mau

    Congratulations on your feature today in Americas ~ Rural, Urban, Wild, Free

    Aloha ‘oe,
    Sharon
    20 October 2009

  • Bellavista2

    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

    Bellavista2

    My little comment…..:=}

  • walela

    walela

    Beautiful!! Awesome sky.

  • gabbielizzie

    gabbielizzie

    congratulations on your feature

  • Pamela Phelps

    Pamela Phelps

    Congratulations on your wonderful feature! Fantastic!

  • Brian Mellor

    Brian Mellor

    Fabulous shot!!

  • GerryMac

    GerryMac

    fantastic image John!

  • Janette Rodgers

    Janette Rodgers

    absolutely stunning capture. well done. cheers jan

  • drec

    drec 20 days ago

    Love that sky. Nice one.

  • Micci Shannon

    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 Photography IPA

    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

    redtree 15 days ago

    Wow, the description and shot are amazing.

  • Shelley Warbrooke

    Shelley Warbrooke 12 days ago

    Wonderful shot John, such superb sky action!

  • Ruth Lambert

    Ruth Lambert 10 days ago

  • walela

    walela 10 days ago

    Stunning!

  • Ian Cox

    Ian Cox 9 days ago

    wow that sky is so fierce!! great shot..

  • Terry Everson

    Terry Everson 6 days ago

    Excellent image John, great exposure considering the lighting conditions and well composed.

  • Karen Stackpole

    Karen Stackpole about 20 hours ago

    wonderful work, regardless of the inconvenience of a bung knee. Well done

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