Summer Storm
Summer Storm
Location: Shorncliffe, Queensland, Australia.
Date: December 2008.
This work is also available in Black and White.
Featured in Lightning and Storms
Featured in Queensland
Featured in Piers and Jetties
Photographic details:
Canon EOS 40D
18mm, 1/50sec, f22, ISO200
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velveteagle
KaPow… Great moment to capture Matt…
Chuck..
Matt Duncan replied
Thank you !
Foxfires
What a fabulous shot!
Matt Duncan replied
Thank you !
Heather Offord
great job!!
Matt Duncan replied
Thank you !
Mel Sinclair
wow! right place right time, that’s insanely beautiful
Matt Duncan replied
Thanks Mel. Its was the wrong place ten minutes later for camera gear, as I was running for shelter from the rain!
EOS20
Nicely captured!
Matt Duncan replied
Thank you !
Chuck Wickham
WOW…hi voltage…amazing!!
Matt Duncan replied
Thanks !
Els Steutel
great catch!!
Matt Duncan replied
Thanks !
Daniel J. McCa...
Gorgeous capture, Matt!!
Matt Duncan replied
Thanks Daniel. It was certainly worth it.
Tori Snow
Beautiful image
Matt Duncan replied
Thank you !
bensound
Great shot Matt, love the reflection too.
Matt Duncan replied
Thanks Ben. The reflection was one of the goals of the composition.
Gareth Holloway
i love this shot. But I wonder is it a combination of 2 shots or more? the reason i ask is that the sea has hardly any movement in it – say an exposure of half a second, and yet the lightning would have need a longer exposure? i am just interested how you did it! gareth
Matt Duncan replied
Thanks Gareth. You are exactly right that it is a half second exposure. It is actually a single image. One shot from many which didn’t make the cut. I have added some capture details for you.
Helen Phillips
Brilliant Matt. However you did it! (I have never managed a successful capture of lightning)
Matt Duncan replied
Thanks Helen. I’ve managed a couple, and It’s very fulfilling when you do.
dc witmer
stunning, love the detail in the clouds
Matt Duncan replied
Thank you. It was certainly one of the aspects I wanted to capture in the shot.
Elana Bailey
What a sensational and emotive sky. Well done.
Matt Duncan replied
Thanks :)
Gethin
brilliant capture.. certainly not the average Sandgate pier shot.. well done
Matt Duncan replied
Thanks, it certainly is a popular spot, but its nice to capture something different. :)
Linda Jackson
WOW!!!!!!!!!
Take care, Linda
Matt Duncan replied
Glad you like it Linda :)
Dave Storey
great capture.. love your work
Matt Duncan replied
Thanks Dave :)
CiasArt
Great shot, what storm was this one?
too bad I missed it..probably had to work….lol
Matt Duncan replied
Thanks,
That storm was back in early December ‘08. There were quite a few around that time. I can’t wait for the next storm season. :)
cecilthesheep
grteat timing you sure do have a future keep up the good work
Matt Duncan replied
Thanks :)
I’m not sure about a future with it, but I’ll keep doing it while I still enjoy it !
kaycheree
Love your Lightning captures Matt,,, awesome!
Matt Duncan replied
Thanks Kay. I’m looking forward to the next storm season :)
Donna Adamski
Awesome capture…love those clouds :)
Matt Duncan replied
Thanks Donna. :)
Alan Falcony
Nice composition and planing. Did you use a tripod, time exposure?
Matt Duncan replied
Thanks Alan. A tripod was used, though exposure time / shutter speed was relatively short at only 1/60sec.
Christophe Testi
Stunning!
Matt Duncan replied
Thanks again Christophe . I really admire your work also.
Ian Cox
Great shot, i miss these storms rolling in as a child in Brisbane. Well done matt..
Matt Duncan replied
Thanks Ian. Hopefully we will have some more again this summer, but with a little less destructive force. :)
Andrea Searle
Beautiful stuff! This shot would suit our group In The Eyes Of Danger
Matt Duncan replied
Thanks Andrea. I appreciate the suggestion. :)
I don’t think I would have rated it as a dangerous situation, except for the threat of water damage to equipment at the time.
Melinda Gaal
Fantastic lighting shot! Well done.
Matt Duncan replied
Thanks very much Melinda. :)
Kristina Sans
Absolutely surreal! I love this
Matt Duncan replied
Thanks for the comment and favourite :)
Radek Hofman
super shot.
Daniel Pearson
I don’t know which one I like best, the black and white has that sense of darkness and brewing but the color one is so vibrant and real, brilliant on both of them.
TWindDancer
Magnificent photo! (Glad I’m not fishing on that pier!)
Jim Cumming
very cool!
Marilyn Baldey
Really spectacular, great job.