Riders on the Storm
Monsoon just minutes after passing by and heading up into Oak Creek Canyon, Sedona, Arizona! This storm was producing marble size hail with strong wind and rain. It was very dark and I thought the storm would not let up until after sundown. I was surprised by how fast the storm passed & just as the sun was setting. I did have my camera out trying to capture lightning but visibility was horrible so I had already put the camera/tripod away. I was totally taken off guard by this beautiful sight from my balcony and was unable to set the camera back up in time to capture the rainbows at their brightest! However, I’m very pleased with this shot…it is my personal favorite-to-date! It is so ironic that all the hiking and driving I do to different locations, I captured this one on the balcony of my apartment.
Pentax K20D
Pentax DA 18-250mm lens
FL 21.9
1/45 sec
F3.5
Raw-to-Jpeg (unedited)
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DawsonImages
Some nice light there
Brent Monger replied
Thanks…it was very unexpected!
mikrin
Very awesome Brent!! Wonderful colors!!!!!
Brent Monger replied
Thanks but I didn’t set up the camera in time to catch the rainbow at its brightest! It all happened so fast. like five minutes before it was soooooooo dark with hail/rain outside. I wasn’t even going to bother with the camera but then the storm started to pass as the sun was setting.
DiEtte Henderson
Really cool image.
Brent Monger replied
Thank you DiEtte!
Luke and Katie...
that is insane!!!
Brent Monger replied
Thank you Luke &/or Katie!!
Carole Felmy
very impressive… the landscape looks really incredible…
Brent Monger replied
Thanks Carole!!! This was taken from my balcony. I will only have this place a few more weeks before I am forced to move by the EPA due to asbestos. It will be hard to find another place in Sedona with a view like this!! I will miss this place indeed & I do hope to buy this condo when the renovations are completed!!
Pat Moore
Brent this is Magnificent, so beautiful!!!!!!!
Brent Monger
Thanks Pat!
berndt2
Gorgeous shot! The colour and framing and sense of occasion are all superb
Brent Monger replied
Thanks berndt2 and rebelgirl. It has been a while since I’ve had soooo many comments on a single image.
rebelgirl
This is beautiful with the rich colours and the storm rolling in,
and can any one see the rainbow? i can :)
Helene Kippert
Amazing light!
Brent Monger replied
I love monsoon season…my favorite time of year in the desert!
Steven Agius
Superb awesome capture Brent.
Brent Monger replied
Thank you Steven!
Joyce Dickens,...
Incredible composition, beautifuly captured….awesome depth, and that rainbow is just perfect, shedding a bit of light beyond the looming clouds….....Exquisite photography!
Brent Monger replied
Thank you so much Joyce!
Stuart Chapman
The lighting here is just jaw droppingly breathtaking and the rainbow just finishes it all off an absolute treat.
Brent Monger replied
Thanks Stuart!! I admire your work as well!
LindaMcCarthy
Magnificent find! Incredibly beautiful, and your work is excellent.
Brent Monger replied
Thank you so much Linda!
Globalphotos
I love this place, awesome capture :)
Brent Monger replied
Thanks!
Brian Carey
Great shot Brent!
Brent Monger replied
Thanks Brian!! This is one of my favorite shots!!
Tony Middleton
absolutely beautiful light on what looks like spectacular country Brent !
Brent Monger replied
Thanks Tony!!! Sedona is very spectacular!! In fact the Southwestern area of the USA is just incredible. I never run out of things to shot here!
JKKimball
I do love Sedona! Beautiful work all around.
Brent Monger replied
Thanks JK!
Stephen Thomas
WOW! Awesome landscape photo! WOW!
Brent Monger replied
Thank you for your kind comment Stephen! I does mean a lot to have other photographers’ feedback!!
down23
Awesome shot!
Brent Monger replied
Thanks Down!
Cathleen Taraw...
Congratulations, you are featured on the Skyscapes homepage :)
Brent Monger replied
Awesome!!! Thank you Cathleen!
Elana Bailey
Sensational lighting and capture. Congrats on your feature too. Well done. An instant fav.
Brent Monger replied
Thank you Elana!
Roddy Atkinson
Fabulous image!
Brent Monger replied
Thank you Roddy!
spiralsofwhite
breathtaking… and i love the title! lol
Brent Monger replied
Thanks Christine!
Lois Bryan
This is absolutely magic!!!!! Fabulous, fabulous!!!! Congratulations on your Feature in Skyscapes … VERY well deserved!!!!!!
Brent Monger replied
Thank you soooo much Lois!!!
Gary L. Suddath
awesome lighting… the rainbow and clouds adds an better additions to the mood….congrats on a skyscapes feature
Brent Monger replied
Thank you very much Gary!!
Chuck Wickham
Lots of dramatic stuff happening here….a rainbow, mist, alpenglow, storm clouds, you got real lucky on this shoot.
Brent Monger replied
Thanks Chuck! I know I was very lucky to have gotten this shot because it was all gone in about 5 minutes. It was one of those days you pray that you are not at work when it happens!!! I missed an amazing sunset last week…I was jumping up and down in the parking lot at work!! lol
Cathleen Taraw...
Congratulations Brent, this is our new Skyscapes group avatar. I can only display a small image on the homepage as you have your pics set on .gif; let me know if you change it to .jpeg and I’ll be able to put a large image up.
Brent Monger replied
Wow! Cathleen thank you so much!!! I’m very honored!
Charmaine Nelson
Congratulations Brent! This is an amazing photograph.
Brent Monger replied
Thank you Charmaine!
Monica Vanzant
Congratulations! This is truly a beautiful shot.
Brent Monger replied
Thanks Monica!
lorilee
Congratulations, Brent!!!! This is such a powerful image!!!!! Very nice!!!!!!
Brent Monger replied
Thank you Lorilee!!!
Cazzz
Stunning shot it pays to cruise in life
Brent Monger replied
Thank you Cazz!!!
DavidMark
Congrats on the new group avatar Brent… an awesome image!
Brent Monger replied
Thanks David! I’m very honored!
Josie Jackson
This is stunning Brent, the colours are unreal, and the rainbow is great, I love that red and the menacing sky, just gorgeous….
Brent Monger replied
Thanks Josie!!
amarica
Awesome work Brent…Congratulations on being featured and being chosen Avatar for the Skyscapes group!!!
Brent Monger replied
Thank you Amarica! It’s crazy to me because I joined this group just a couple of days ago.
Jim Robertson
Congratulation Brent. You have a captured a very special image there.
Brent Monger replied
Thank you Jim!
Matt Harvey
Well done Brett. Stunning shot
Matt Harvey
Sorry Brent, Typo Doh :)
Brent Monger replied
Hehe…I actually answer to both anyway! I have REALLY bad case of tinnitus so most of the time people can get away with calling me Brett!!!! That doesn’t work to well with print though!!
van049
Wow!!!! This is an amazing, fantastic image, and now an instant favorite!!!
GREAT WORK, and Congratulations on winning the Challenge and being
selected for the newest Avatar!!!!!
Brent Monger replied
Thanks for the comment and the fave!
Carolyn Bishop
Wow! An impressive capture! Congratulations!
Brent Monger replied
Thank you Carolyn!!!
PhotosbyTerrell
What an amazing shot!! Beautiful! I so agree with you, sometimes we just get lucky, the right place at the right time!
Brent Monger replied
Thank you Terrell!!!
Dayonda
This is AWESOME work! Yes, it is hilarious that you just nearly emptied your gas tank chasing around while it was waiting for you at home! lol!
Would you mind if I suggest other Groups to show this in?
Just Rainbows (painted, drawn, computer graphpics)
Rainbows,
Scenery,
BITS and PIECES,
Dawn & Dusk Light,
Both Sides Now, (for clouds)
COLOR ME VIBRANT RED,
Everyday Life,
Freedom to Shine,
Greeting Cards for Everyday,
As Is, if you didn’t edit this or even crop it,
untouchables, with no touching-up nor any cropping,
Nature’s Wonders,
Mother Nature’s Finest,
All That Is Nature,
Arizona.
THE PATCHWORK,
Southwestern Beauty,
The Sunrise, Sunset Group,
True Beauty,
United States, and
VIBRANT and VIVID COLOR.
My theory is: More Groups= More Viewers= More chances to sell, and for sure, More friends and fans. I hopt this helps get your work out and around the BuB more.
Brent Monger replied
Thanks Dayonda!!
Dayonda
Great as a Card!
Anne O'Connor
brilliant image. Having camera at right time and looking for light is all about photography and being able to capture the perfect image is the skill. Here you have recorded perfectly a time and place that is not likely to be repeated. Well done.
Brent Monger replied
Thanks Anne!! Well…I should say that…double rainbows at this location happen more often than one would think. This was the third occasion that I had witnessed it just this year and It only happens during monsoon season. However, this was the most dramatic of any storm I had seen at this location before! I was still at the right place at the right time.
Lynda McDonald
wow, what a striking, strong impacting photo ! well done
Brent Monger replied
Thank you Lynda!
Chipper
VERY impressive! Some artists combine three or four images in post production for seventeen hours and cannot get an HDR result this good. Congratulations for getting it right in the camera!
Brent Monger replied
Thanks Chipper!!
Caroline Gorka
Excellent scene and capture.
Do you know we have a Pentax group now ? :)
Brent Monger replied
Thank you Caroline!
Mark Peterson
Beautiful!
Brent Monger replied
Thanks Mark!!
Tamara Valjean
What an awesome capture! This is so perfect, the rock formation, the sky and the rainbow. WOW!
Brent Monger replied
Thanks for the comment and the fave Tamara!!
Stacy Rodriguez
BEAUTIFUL LIGHT AND CAPTURE.
Brent Monger replied
Thanks Stacy!!
Stan Wojtaszek
That is one incredible shot, Brent.
Brent Monger replied
Thanks Stan!!!
Eva and Klaus ...
Great work, amazing lighting!!!
Brent Monger replied
Thanks Eva & Klaus
Lois Bryan
My goodness, Brent … this is … absolutely extraordinary!!!!!! I’m just in “WOW” over this beauty!!!! I loved reading your note on the background of taking this one. Always love hearing about the trials and tribulations of the photographing of an image … and I had to laugh at your last bit … all the hiking and traveling … and here’s your favorite shot … taken from the balcony of your own apartment!!! Toooo funny!!! But ain’t life grand???? Honestly, this image could be a metaphor for life … for good and evil … we could go so many different ways with the split in color and texture and activity … to the left goodness and warmth, rainbows, to the right cold fear, icy clouds looking to crush whatever is unlucky enough to be in their path!!! I’ll stop there, lol!!! Congratulations to you on your Feature in Mountains and Light!!!!!! Best regards …
Brent Monger replied
Thank you Lois!!! Another one of my shots, although a planned one, has a lot of symbolic meaning to me but it hasn’t gotten much attention so far. Check it out “Let Go.”
Dayonda
Congratulations! This excellent photo was Featured by Mornings & Evenings, Sunbeams & Storms starting 27 Dec 2008!
There are all sorts of “dividing” examples in the Bible, and in the modern revelation. Dividing the wheat from the chaff; “As far as the East is from the West,” (Psalm 113, I think,) the light from the darkness, the seas from the land… and this is Zion. The national park people didn’t name it that. Another beautiful red place to go is to VALLEY OF FIRE State Park, outside of Las Vegas, NV. Don’t go between March and September. (Thunderstorms in Sept make the place dangerous for humans, and flash floods are pretty hard on cars…)
Brent Monger replied
Thanks Dayonda!!! Actually, thunderstorms and flash floods are my favorite times to be out taking photos!!! You must have respect for Mother Nature and be aware of your surroundings when you do this. I tend to stay away from narrow canyons and low areas while doing this. One can get into trouble very fast if not aware!!
rosiczka
Wonderful image
Brent Monger replied
Thank You!!
lizalady
Beautiful colors. Great capture.
Brent Monger replied
Thank You!!!!
Cora Wandel
Brent, love the image and writing, again, welcome to ImageWriting! – Cora
Brent Monger replied
Thanks Cora!!
Jane Best
Awesome photo of the beauty and drama of this landscape! Enjoyed your commentary too.
Brent Monger replied
Thanks Jane!!
PFrogg
This is just absolutely stunning ,great capture excellent work
Brent Monger replied
Thank you for the comment and the fav!!
Randall Scholten
This goes so very far beyond incredible, and well into the realm of speechless…...
Brent Monger replied
Thank you for your gracious comment!!
Amanda White
Just magical, what a fantastic shot
Brent Monger replied
Thanks Amanda!!!
Sharon Mau
It is a wonderfully dramatic sky, it is beautiful!
Brent Monger replied
Thanks Sharon!!
Erwin G. Kotzab
Wow, the right moment. Thanks for that wonderful pic.
Brent Monger replied
Thanks Erwin!
dolphinkist
Breathtaking!
Brent Monger replied
Thank you!!
Waleska Luker
Lovely! This work is perfect for the First Things Group!
LumenLux
Light for the privileged! Glad you caught it and shared it. Thank you.
dreamNwish
Amazing shot! I love the amount of rainbow that you did catch! Wow!
Pat Yager
An absolutely stunning capture, Brent! This should be in National Geographic! – Pat