Often the storm chasing day ends not with the last glow of the setting sun, but with a photogenic show of pyrotechnics dancing from cloud to cloud and into the ground and lasting well into the night. This strike was captured just a few miles from my home after a long day of driving and looking for marvelous supercells and their awe-inspiring structures. Typically, any isolated cells that form during the day in western Oklahoma will race through the portions of Oklahoma that I call home, I just have to drive back ahead of the racing squall line and on such days will end the hunt with a tripod and a camera on this gravel road. It isn’t a part of my public offered storm chasing tours, but instead just my time to relax, snap shutters and enjoy my favorite hobby – lightning photography. I’ve always hoped for a dead centered strike at the end of this long gravel driveway. So many times I have closed my eyes and envisioned this very shot. Then, one night in 2006 after a long day’s work of hunting down tornadoes I ended my chase day in this fashion, opened the shutter and waited – “bang” – I had it! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Be sure to check out my company, StormTours.com. It’s a great opportunity for anyone who wants to chase storms to improve their lightning photography skills and see awe-inspiring photogenic storms. www.stormtours.com AND www.stormchase.com
A February storm unleashes its power in the beauty of non-stop lightning over Spencer Gulf in South Australia. This 15 second exposure shows just a small sample of a spectacular night’s viewing. The tiny lit chimney, that you can see on the left (which belongs to the lead smelter in Port Pirie), is actually 205 metres in height, which gives perspective to this, the power of natures finest glory.
after many many hours and km’s…. this storm was dead and I thought I had missed a ‘dream shot’. The lightinging had become so sparse it seemed ridiculous even sitting on the beach to watch, yet alone be set up to photograph lightning ! / But alas ! this storm had one final freak discharge to exult to earth….ahhh….patience and persistence. :) / / / EOS A2, Fuji Velvia 50. / ©T.Middleton2008 —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—— / / / / / see more of my weather related photography by clicking below / /
Here are my boys and hubby checking out the clouds before a storm.
Watch the Video HERE VIEW PANORAMA HERE View more CleVR’s here Anol shalom / Anol sheh lay konnud de ne um {shaddai} / Flavum / Nom de leesh / Ham de nam um das / La um de / Flavne… We de ze zu bu / We de sooo a ru / Un va-a pesh a lay / Un vi-I bee / Un da la pech ni sa / (Aaahh) / Un di-I lay na day / Un ma la pech a nay / Mee di nu ku (Fast tempo, 4 times) / La la da pa da le na da na / Ve va da pa da le na la dumda Anol shalom / Anol sheh ley kon-nud de ne um. / Flavum. / Flavum. / M-ai shondol-lee / Flavu… {Live on…} / Lof flesh lay / Nof ne / Nom de lis / Ham de num um dass / La um de / Flavne… / Flay / Shom de nomm / Ma-lun des / Dwondi. / Dwwoondi / Alas sharum du koos / Shaley koot-tum. Lisa Gerrard and Hans Zimmerman
An infrared capture taken on Lake Macquarie, Newcastle, Australia. / / It was a really overcast day and a huge storm was rolling in. I managed to get a couple of shots off before the rain arrived. / / Camera: Fujifilm FinePix S7000 / ISO200 / f/4.0 / 1.3 sec exposure / R72 Filter / Tripod / Shutter Release SOLD: As a small laminated print to a Redbubble member / As a mounted Print to ? / 4 x as a card / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
Storm on the Rise Photography & Artwork / by Holly Kempe © “The wise man in the storm prays to God, / not for safety from danger, but deliverance from / fear.” / ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson Storm on the Rise has been featured in the: Redbubble Homepage – April 08
Taken on Mabul island, Borneo, just before sunrise. An eerie light and a strange ribbon-like rainstorm approaching. View more of my landscapes by going to: / Landscape
Taken at the Waterrun, Royal National Park just south of Sydney. The rainbow is from some wave spray and that’s a little waterfall off to the left. / This shot was taken at dusk about an hour before Poetry of Chaos. It was amazing watching the storm come in and the colours changing and the sea swell growing. One of the great privileges of living in this park is watching the same landscapes in a myriad of different moods depending on the weather and time of day. Canon 30D / Tv: 1/6sec / Av: f/25 / ISO: 100 / FL: 18mm Poetry of Chaos:
This is a photoblend of 91 X 30 second exposures using the brilliant Startrails photoblend action that you can download from here / This is the 45 minute storm in one shot – in other words it’s the opposite end of the spectrum from the timelapse version I recently posted here / Trippy huh! / The large white streak in the sky is the moontrail, the little ones are startrails. The long lines sweeping across the sky are planes taking off and landing and the ones on the water are fishing trawlers. / A couple of curious things in this image. The first is the clear section of cloud above the main lightning strikes versus the blurred cloud around them. I think this is the result of these clouds being flashlit by each of the 20 odd lightning strikes whereas the other clouds were lit evenly by the moon in each image and hence blurred in the blend (hope that makes sense). / The other weird thing is that strange green line just above the middle planetrail near the centre of the image. It isn’t parallel to the startrails so isn’t one of them and satellites move so fast that one of those would have shown up as a long streak like the planetrails – any ideas? Taken off the cliffs at Bundeena, Royal National Park, Sydney Australia. / Canon EOS 1Ds MkIII / EF 16-35mm f/2.8 LII USM / Tv: 30sec / Av: f/3.5 / ISO: 200 / FL: 17mm
Taken on the same night as these two (just click on the pics): / / This second pic has a link to an animated time lapse version of the whole storm – 91 photos linked into a sequence so you get to see the whole storm in 23 seconds. Storm off Bundeena Cliffs, Royal National Park just south of Sydney Australia. / This shot has all my favourite elements in one image – the moon, stars, lightning, storm clouds, ocean and moonlit rocks. What a treat this night was – getting some fantastic storms here. This is about the sixth I’ve photographed. / Canon 1Ds MkIII – 16-35mm f/2.8 LII USM lens / Tv: 30secs / Av: f/3.2 / ISO: 200 / FL: 27mm / Here’s another couple of crops of the same image: #1 / #2 /
Here’s an old photo of my little girl converted to b&w..It was a hot summers evening with an approaching storm.
Definitely worth clicking on the photo to see it large. Part of the Raging Stillness series this is a blend of 10 X 30 second exposures taken as part of a series of 110 sequential images during a particularly lovely night storm we had a little while ago. You’re looking at 5minutes of the storm at its height. The lines above the storm are startrails and the reflection in the water is from the full moon (out of shot). / Taken off Bundeena Cliffs, Royal National Park, just south of Sydney Australia. / This is a tiny section from the original photograph – being able to blow up such a small part of the image to A3 is where the 1Ds and the L series Canon lenses come into their own. / Canon 1Ds MkIII – 16-35mm f/2.8 LII USM lens / Tv: 30secs / Av: f/3.2 / ISO: 200 / FL: 27mm Oh wow how cool – Rob Mullner nominated Raging Stillness for the briliant Pay it Forward Group with this comment: “Having tried my darndest to get lightning shots with mixed results and success, I know how hard it is to nail it perfectly…This shot really highlights the awesome power of storms, technically perfect and a difficult element of nature to photograph – so hats off to your Geoff for this and these series of shots, and your work in general….Rob. Thanks heaps Rob. Taken on the same night as these two (just click on the pics): This second pic has a link to an animated time lapse version of the whole storm – 91 photos linked into a sequence so you get to see the whole storm in 23 seconds.
Taken at the Waterrun, Royal National Park, just south of Sydney at the same location as Poetry of Chaos and Falling Water Falling Light, but one month later. Really curious that at the same location in the park there were two rainbows in very similar positions but one month apart. I find strange coincidences like this happen a lot in the park – for example shooting storms off the cliffs over a couple of years I’ve found the lightning strikes are almost always in the same place for each storm. Tv: 0.6sec / Av: f/22 / ISO:100 / FL: 19mm (but heavy crop) Falling Water Falling Light: Poetry of Chaos:
View of weather building over the island of Jura on the West Coast of Scotland. The photograph was taken looking west towards here Nikon D200, 18-200mm
Looked out of the window yesterday evening – thought the sky showed some promise – so tootled off to Black Rock, near Barwon Heads. Wasn’t disappointed.
A passing storm at Black Rock, near Barwon Heads. The remnants of a rainbow just visible beneath the storm cloud. /
Taken at Black Rock near Barwon Heads. The storm had just passed out to sea and let the late evening light illuminate the water.
All work in this portfolio is © Stephanie Rachel Seely. / These materials (images and poems) may NOT be edited, copied, reproduced, printed, distributed, displayed, performed, or used in any way, in whole or in part, without my written permission. Please respect copyright and do not save or upload any images or poems to Photobucket, Flickr, Myspace, Facebook etc. These creative materials are NOT public domain. This artwork was featured in Silhouettes, The Love Of Eerie and Enchanting Artwork, Unconventional Artistry, All Things Poetic, Artistic, Philosophical, Parallel Dimensions, Core [C.O.R.E], You’re Accepted, Feminine Intent, Out Of The Blue, Shameless Self-Promotion, Made In Digital, Globes, Spheres, Curves, Inspired Art, In Another World, Silhouette, First Things, Outsiders, The Feature Fraternity, ImageWriting, Sold!, Dimensions, The Beauty of Poetry , The Burton Effect, and The Dreaming Tree This artwork was featured on the homepage. Twice / January 14, 2009 / January 31, 2009 Often used as avatars for RedBubble groups, including Inspired Art, Made In Digital, First Things, The Beauty of Poetry, and The Dreaming Tree. Used as a cover image for the Silhouettes challenge. Placed 6th in the Feature This!! challenge Won the February Avatar challenge – January 31, 2009 Placed 3rd in the Contemplation challenge Placed 2nd in the Discovering challenge. Placed 3rd in the Your Personal Favourite challenge. Won The Wisdom of Children challenge – May 13, 2009 Placed 4th in the Your Most Popular Blue Image challenge. Placed 2nd in the All Things Black and Blue challenge Placed 2nd in The Beauty of Childhood challenge Won The Poetic Works Of Art challenge – July 10, 2009 Won the New Group Avatar challenge – October 12, 2009 The rain has brought Ash a star… a personal fairytale in the making. Created from a photograph, a painting, several semi-transparent layers, and some photoshop techniques. This is my first artwork that really communicates my child-like fascination with life. I’ve been driving myself nuts trying to find a song that fits this piece. Turns out the perfect song is one I listen to every day. / Field Of Innocence by Evanescence. There is such a delicate sadness to it, a longing for a return to a more innocent time. Artistic style of this piece inspired by Tim Burton Info for Sold! Group / Sold a small matted print to a mystery buyer / Sold 2 mounted prints to an RB member. / Sold 2 small laminated prints.
The skies over Inverness Beach are always so dramatic…... especially in bad weather. Inverness, Nova Scotia Canada on Cape Breton Island
BEST VIEWED LARGER SOLD _ LARGE FRAMED PRINT – UNKNOWN BUYER \THANKS FOR DROPPING IN AND LEAVING COMMENTS AND IF I”M LUCKY FAVOURITING MY WORK >>>> No Filters, No Colour Enhancement….BUT* shot with the tungsten setting left on….....well i think it worked ! , Just a Magic Moment and the wonders of HDR photography and wonderful sunset , great light and clouds . This shot was taken at Newport Wharf which is located on the shores of Pittwater north of Sydney. Easily accessable by car or public transport. Its the kind of place where you can wind down at the end of the day with a cold beer or a glass of Australian Chardonnay and watch the sun set in the west.. This is my neighbourhood about 5 minutes from my home, “Just a Little Touch of Paradise.” we get some great sunsets ! / So if youre visiting Sydney areas like this are within 40 klms of the city Nikon D300, 5 bracketted images , hand held, NO FILTERS NO COLOUR MANIPULATION just pure HDR. Framed Image / See Also
At last! We’ve had four brilliant storms through here in the last few weeks and I’ve missed each of them. Man these have been tricky buggers – short, very violent, straight overhead – and I’ve miss-timed them each time. The problem has been go out too early and the gear gets soaked and you can’t photograph anyway because of the rain. Leave it a few minutes tool late and that’s it – show’s over folks. / Three times I’ve gone tearing out as the rain eases off with huge, spectacular bolts going off all around and then when I get the tripod out EACH TIME (I kid you not) the moment the camera has gone on the tripod that’s it – the bolts stop dead. I have been teased mercilessly! But this time – gotcha! / This is a single exposure. Two bolts on either side and one overhead – doorway or what!! / And to get an idea of the scale of these bolts those lights off to the left are perched on top of 100m cliffs. And the reddish clouds on the left are reflecting the light from Sydney which is just out of shot. / Taken on the track to Bundeena Cliffs, Royal National Park, Sydney Australia Canon 1Ds MkIII / Tv: 30secs / Av: f/5.0 / ISO: 200 / FL: 45mm
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I want to fall in a letard and leave my fate in your hands / I don’t want to know if I indicate trace nor where my steps lead / Lullabies and rage mix in the dawn / In my head imaginary storms roar / I want to drink water dream sleep / and feel how my time escapes / Back to yesterday at the same temple to the wishing well. / Prayers pouring bottles / rumors of loaded weapons / in my head imaginary storms roar. / Deserts that I never crossed / and trains that I never took / uncertain time is coming / in which all the answers / crowd behind the door of a pending to a why. / I want to find a good shelter with you / escaping from the world / I want to find a good shelter / and want that fire makes us become into smoke. / Flowers with blood on their sap / statues looking for their soul / in my head imaginary storms roar. “Tormentas imaginarias” by 091 rock band Capileira village, Grenade (Andalusia, Spain) / Canon 400D + Texture layer Feature work in: / - Universal Innovation group (September 09) / - Digital Photography group (September 09)
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