Southern Ocean Storm ©
Southern Ocean Storm © Vicki Ferrari
Looking east from Emu Park, Queensland, Australia. The Southern Cross, and the two pointers, are visible on the right hand side. The two bright lights on the ocean are ship lights. And there is lightning (bonus!) breaking through the storm clouds on the left
Vicki
Technical Data
Nikon D70
18mm focal
f3.5
manual exposure (30 secs)
Taken 25/3/05
Southern Ocean Storm © belongs to the following groups:
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Ralph Olsson
3 out of 3…Well done…what a good shot over the distance
Vicki Ferrari replied
it was worth being eaten alive by mozzies then! (they nearlly carried my carcass away!) i did sharpen it in nikon editor, with a little tweak but no photoshop!
Ralph Olsson
who cares…it’s your work…you’re the artist. I lke it:)
Vicki Ferrari replied
thank you ralph!
Mark Ross
Fab Vicki! Heavenly actually!
Vicki Ferrari replied
thank you mark! it was worth the mozzies carrying me away then! :) vicki
Cassie Gannon
Another beautiful capture!! Well done.
Vicki Ferrari replied
thanks cassie! it was well worth the mozzies! :) vicki
Sensiworld
Great !
Vicki Ferrari replied
Thank you Sylvia!! :) Vicki
bubbleblue
Wow, so beautiful.
Vicki Ferrari replied
Thank you Bubbleblue! I must have missed your comment! Sorry! Vicki
Malcolm Chant
What an amazing peice of luck to be able to capture the lightning as well.
Really excellent shot,
Vicki Ferrari replied
Thank you Malcolm! Very lucky!! Glad that you like it! These comments must have slipped through without me knowing! Sorry! Vicki :)
Dayonda
Awesome art, and what a fantastic photo!!! Besides all that beauty, I’ve always wondered what the Southern Cross looks like! Thanks for all this!! May I suggest a couple of Groups for this beautiful work?
After Dark for long exposures,
Night Photography,
Astronomy
Australlian Landmarks and Icons (??)
ALL THINGS PROSE, POETIC, PHILOSOPHICAL,
As Is, if you didn’t edit this or even crop it,
untouchables, with no touching-up nor any cropping, and you must include technical details as laid out in their Rules & Regs.
BITS and PIECES,
Out of the Blue,
Both Sides Now, (for clouds)
Natural Color and Light,
Complex Simplicity of Art,
Creative, Talented, and Unknown, an excellent Group,
Dawn & Dusk Light,
Freedom to Shine,
MYSTERIES of the COMMON,
Mother Nature’s Finest,
THE PATCHWORK,
All Seascapes,
The Color of Water,
Severe Weather,
Atmospheric Optics,
The Sunrise, Sunset Group.
SOUTHERN OCEAN STORM is going to be one of my favorite places, too. It’s powerful, yet serene and silent except for some rumbles from the electric storm all those miles away, and the occasionall whisp of diesel-engine noise from the closer ship when the wind gusts onshore.
I’d love to paint this on my bedroom wall. Or any wall, for that matter!
Thanks for bringing it to the group and to RB for us.
Vicki Ferrari replied
You have blown me away, Dayonda! I have never received such a long comment before! Thank you for your wonderful words and for the time taken in putting these groups here! And yes, I will have a go at these groups and then I will lots of work on my memory skills so I can remember what I have done! The Southern Cross is an beautiful sight – an amazing tool that can twist and spin, depending on the season, that you can always navigate with – amazing really! Thanks for all your work here and it is lovely to meet you and hope to see you around the traps! Vicki :))
sarah ward
Magical : )
Vicki Ferrari replied
Thank you Sarah! Glad that you like it! :)
Gethin
awesome!
Vicki Ferrari replied
Thank you Gethin, glad you like it! Vicki :)
Garth Smith
Rocks my boat & gets my vote !! Congratulations on a great shot.
Vicki Ferrari replied
Thanks Garth, glad you like it! Wonderful comment and don’t fall out of the boat or you might get wet and eaten by a croc or a shark… depending on where the boat is….. Vicki :)))
Randall Scholten
Incredible image!
Vicki Ferrari replied
Thank you Randall! Glad you like it! Vicki :))
Veikko Suikkanen
Congratulations this work has been featured in the group DSLR Users Only – 3 A Day!
Vicki Ferrari replied
Thank you so much for the feature! I am honoured! And chuffed!
Cheers, Vicki :))
dinghysailor1
fantastic capture
:)
Vicki Ferrari replied
Thank you dinghysailor1! glad that you like it! It has always been up there with my favourites! It was worth the mozzies! Cheers, Vicki :))
Anthony Mancuso
superb image Vicki!
Vicki Ferrari replied
Thank you Anthony, much appreciated! Vicki :))
laureenr
Vicky this is just out of this world. Absolutely stunning.
Vicki Ferrari replied
Thanks Lau!! :)))
Matt White
Great image of the southern cross and lightning. The deep blue is fantastic. You must have this framed and hanging on the wall
Vicki Ferrari replied
Ta Matt, actually, I don’t! Or shouldn’t I admit to that??! I know that people have commented on the lack of photos hanging on my walls but for some reason I don’t…. I have a lot in frames!! At the time that this was taken, I was a bit of newbie to Digital… have always been film. And I never got it printed! Maybe I will, ta Matt! Oh look, I wrote a novel!!! Cheers, Vicki :))
laureenr
Great capture and a very beautiful image Vicky.
Vicki Ferrari replied
Thanks Lau! I have been a bit slow!! :)
Scott d'Almeida
true artist
Vicki Ferrari replied
Thank you Scott
Ralph Olsson
WooHoo! Love this indeed Vicki:))
Vicki Ferrari replied
Thank you Ralph, oh Master of the Lake! You are just TOO kind!! :)))
Steve Chapple
Darkness into light, stunning image.
Vicki Ferrari replied
Ta Steve, again, another wonderful comment! Ta :)))
Gina Cormier
Such a lovely night scene!!!
Vicki Ferrari replied
Ta Gina!! :)
Kasia-D
Really great stuff, Vicki. Glad you survived the mozzies!!
Vicki Ferrari replied
Thanks Kasia!! I think my friend was being carried away more than me!! If you are going to go out shooting where there are mozzies, always take someone who is a lot tastier than you and then they l eave you alone!!! :)))
Trish Woodford
Wow, this is a superb shot Vicki, just superb!!!!
Vicki Ferrari replied
Ta Trish!! :))
Kasia-D
Vicki, then you should take me next time. I usually end up being the one most attractive to the wee blighters:-(
Vicki Ferrari replied
You would have loved it there then, NOT! They were as thick as thieves!!! :))
Aleksander
beautifully dramatic sky, congratulations Vicki!
Vicki Ferrari replied
Thank you so much Aleksander! Your comments are much appreciated! :)
Laurette Ruys
amazing work Vicki. You’re inspiring me to get out and shoot the stars one day soon ;)
Vicki Ferrari replied
Ta Laurette! I am glad that I have inspired you to do so! I wish I could find someone on this side of the world that wants to go shooting at night like this but they are hard to find! Don’t like going out by myself, at night, in those isolated places! I look forward to seeing your work as I am sure it will be very very magical, as your work is! :)
Alison Badgery
Beautiful shot. I’d go with you but you’re a little too far north for me !!
Vicki Ferrari replied
Thanks Alison, for the kind comment and the offer of someone to take photos with! I am not up that far now, am on the Gold Coast! (might be nice to still be up there, less people!) Nice to meet you Alison! :))
Robert Elliott
fantastic image Vicki
Vicki Ferrari replied
Ta Robert – one of my favourites! I was so happy with the results of this one!! :)
DonDavisUK
Awesome! Love the dark of the sky and that lovely light in the clouds. Amazing work.
Vicki Ferrari replied
Thanks Don! It is a wonderful place, up at Emu Park! :))
NeilAlderney
Amazing capture Vicki.
At least I don’t have mozzie problems over on this side of the World!
Vicki Ferrari replied
Aren’t you lucky Neil!! Ta too!!!! :)))
Kathie Nichols
Absolutely stunning Vicki, fabulous photography!!!!!!!!!
Vicki Ferrari replied
Thanks Kathie!! Thanks so much!! :))
johannesfrank
Exelent color and great shoot!!!!
Vicki Ferrari replied
Ta Johannes!! It is one of my favourites! :))
Karin Taylor
so beautiful and spacey stretch, i feel like i can just reach out and touch the stars, floating my way up to the heavens…. :)
Vicki Ferrari replied
Ta Karinsas, I can see you floating up there, you know!!! :)))
RajeevKashyap
Outstanding Capture
Vicki Ferrari replied
Thank you Rajeev!! :)
Antanas
amazing work
Vicki Ferrari replied
Thanks Antanas!! :))
John Vandeven
Just amazing capture…..It has a bit of everything….
Lightning, stars, beautiful sky and clouds and fantastic colours….Love the dark blue sky.
Vicki Ferrari replied
Thank you John, am so glad that it touched you, as such, that you would see so many different things, all going on, all at once! :))
Peter Lessey
This is a master piece in it’s own rights Vicki. your effeorts and willingness to get this shot really paid off. The flow of colours and tones are outstanding.
Great work my friend. Peter xoxo
Vicki Ferrari replied
Thank you very much Peter, for your kind words! And thanks again!!! :)))
Suzanne Chouinard
This is an awsome shot! I never saw such a great sky. The deep blue, the stars and the light. Everything together. It is a rarity and very well taken.
Vicki Ferrari replied
Thank you so much Sucho, your words are inspiring to me!! Thank YOU!! :)
Andrew Murrell
Fantastic photo and to collect the stars and a storm…. Another Fav
Vicki Ferrari replied
Ta Andrew! I didn’t realise how much I had captured until I got home and looked at it on the computer. My Nikon D70s doesn’t have a huge viewing screen so I have learned never to delete anything until I look at it home!! Thanks for the fave!! (the bottom two lights (moving) are boats out to sea) And thanks for teaching me french too!! lol!
kenspics
Simply outstanding!!!
And your commentary adds immensely to the enjoyment derived from viewing this!!!
Vicki Ferrari replied
Thanks Ken! LOL! It was a great night, bar the mozzies!! :))
ldeiter78
WOW!!! I love this photo!!! The colors are awesome as well as the detail of stars and stormy clouds!!!
Vicki Ferrari replied
Thank you Ideiter78! :)
TaniaLosada
Wonderful! Love the colors!
Vicki Ferrari replied
Ta Tania!! :)))
linaji
You are quite a shooter Vicki..this is total magic. xx
Vicki Ferrari replied
Ta Lina! This would have to be one of my favourites, well worth the mozzies!!! :))
Gorandos
giiiiiirl this is some work! I LOVE IT! great!!!!!!!!!!!
Vicki Ferrari replied
Thank you Gorandos!! Very much!!!! :)))
Joanne Bradley
Astounding! A wonderful shot, great exposure, color, and composition! Really impressive!
Vicki Ferrari replied
Thanks Joanne!! One of my favourites!! :))
laureenr
Fantastic sky Vicki. Love the colours. Excellent capture.
Vicki Ferrari replied
Thanks Lau!! It is one of my favourites! :)
Lois Bryan
Yeah … Vicki … this one goes into the AWESOME box!!!!! Baby, you rocked this shot!!!!!! Faved!!!!!
Vicki Ferrari replied
Ta ta ta Lois!! :))) Ta ta ta!!! :)))
Mike Rowley
Yeah! Love this shot. Well done.
Vicki Ferrari replied
Thank you Mike!! Cheers, Vicki :))
canonman99
A Wowza!!!!!!!!!!
Vicki Ferrari replied
Thank you Canonman!! :)
Delany Dean
This is wonderful!
Vicki Ferrari replied
Thanks Delany!! When are you coming over to see it?!! :))
David Hibberd
Cool shot Vicki! The Southern Cross and Lightning. I am impressed.
Davo
Vicki Ferrari replied
Ta Davo!! I was pleasantly surprised when I viewed this on my computer!! I didn’t realise what I had captured at the time!! :))
Tania Birch
Magical shot Vicki love it!!
Vicki Ferrari replied
Thanks Tania!! :)) Nice to meet you, by the way!! Cheers, Vicki :))
Tania Birch
And it’s lovely to meet you too!! :-D
Vicki Ferrari replied
:)
dvande1
Very cool shot Vicki!
Vicki Ferrari replied
Thanks dvande1!!! Glad you like it!! :)
JennyDean
wow, that’s a night shot and a half! Now I’m really sulking, next challenge I’m gonna chose something i have a shot of already!
Vicki Ferrari replied
Thank you, I think?!!! Lol!! Funny girl you are Jenny! You have me smiling here!!! lol!
cutebutstupid
This truly is spectacular!
Vicki Ferrari replied
Thank you so much!! :)))
Mika
24th September 2009 – Congratulations on having your work featured :) Stunning
Vicki Ferrari replied
Thank you Mika and Mornings & Evenings Sunbeams & Storms Group for the feature!! Honoured and blessed!! :)) Cheers, Vicki :)
rodeorose
Incroyable ma cherie! Love this so much !!!!!!
Vicki Ferrari replied
Thanks Rosie!! Lovely comment!! :))
Andrew Murrell
Stars and Lightning
I am just gonna say WOW!!!
Vicki Ferrari replied
Thank YOU for the big WOW!!! Andrew!! I am grinning from ear to ear here!! Hope you are keeping well!! :))
mikequigley
thats a beauty – mq
Vicki Ferrari replied
Thank you mq!! :))
RajeevKashyap
Fantastic image
Vicki Ferrari replied
Thanks Rajeev!! :))
Kerryn Madsen...
You got my vote :)
Vicki Ferrari replied
Thank you Kerryn!! :))
Globalphotos
Love this image, pure magic :-))
Vicki Ferrari replied
Ta Varinia, you are just too kind!! Summer is getting closer now, aye?!!
Luca Renoldi
magical capture.
Vicki Ferrari replied
Thank you very much Luca! :)
rodeorose
Back for seconds- this is too good to resist Vicki!
Vicki Ferrari replied
Thanks so much Rosie!! Glad it still looks good! :))
Garth Smith
I’m back for seconds too. Did I tell you this was great Vicki. That is such a beautiful blue.
Vicki Ferrari replied
Ta Garth!! Telling me twice does boost me up a bit so thank you very much!! :)))
Paul Kavsak
Fantastically beautiful!
Vicki Ferrari replied
Thanks Paul!!! :))
Jim Robertson
Must shoot some stars after seeing this beautiful image Vicki. I guess we’ll be getting clear frosty nights soon enough :))
Vicki Ferrari replied
And I imagine you will be a star at that!!! Look forward to seeing your images from the night skies of Scotland soon! I wouldn’t mind taking some more myself! Not something that I would like to do on my own though lately!! :))
Jewd
A few time zones coliding there, dusk and night, great…I can feel the anticipation of the coming storm in this shot…
Vicki Ferrari replied
Thanks Jewd! Wonderful comment, I like the way you think!! :)))
fezoj64
I absolutely love this shot. Very well done dear Vicki! ..Jozef
Vicki Ferrari replied
Ta Jozef!! Pleased that you like it!! :))
MattGranz 28 days ago
This speaks my language… brilliant!
Vicki Ferrari replied 27 days ago
Thanks so much Matt! Glad we speak the same lingo!! :))
redtree 23 days ago
Holy crap. This is excellent, just a hint but a wonderful scene. Lovely work.
Vicki Ferrari replied 22 days ago
Thanks David!! What a unique comment!!! :))) lol!
aussiedi 18 days ago
WOW.. totally amazing Vicki.. Its great to see the Southern Cross, when Im so far away from it.. thankyou.. a definite fave for me.
Di
Vicki Ferrari replied 18 days ago
Glad I could do something back for you Di!! :)))) Vicki :)
PJS15204 11 days ago
Great transition from day to night what a stellar shot awesome work!
Vicki Ferrari replied 11 days ago
Thank you very much for that stellar comment PJ!!! :)))
Shoaib . 11 days ago
nice shot !
Vicki Ferrari replied 11 days ago
Thanks Shoaib!!! :)))
dinghysailor1 9 days ago
what a wonderful sight to see the southern cross.. fantastic capture of all the elements here
:))
Vicki Ferrari replied 9 days ago
Thanks Maggie!! I was doing the ceiling hop when I first saw this on my computer screen!! (don’t you love that feeling?!! and it doesn’t always happen, aye?!!) :))
Edyta Pelc 9 days ago
Amazing!
Vicki Ferrari replied 9 days ago
Thanks Edyta!! I was happy with this too!!! :))
maxy 9 days ago
This is absolutely incredible!!! The lightening, the clouds rolling in.. the wonderful stars and ships at sea… dramatic color…. This is absolutely outstanding and instant fave!! xx
Vicki Ferrari replied 9 days ago
Thank you for your wonderful comment Maxy! I love the way you add colour to your words! Ta for the fave too!! :))))
Laurie Search 6 days ago
Just incredible! Perfect exposure!!!
Vicki Ferrari replied 6 days ago
Ta Laurie!! Much appreciated! :))) It was an amazing night! :)