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Approaching Thunderstorm

by Pat Sampson

Gallery: Man & NaturePosted July 3, 2009833 views17 comments
Pawnee National Grasslands - North Eastern Colorado

Nikon D700
Zeiss 50 mm

RAW, beanbag, Lightroom II, CS4, slight crop, MacBook Pro 15

Comments and suggestions welcome.

pat

Comments

17 comments
Comment posted by Joseph Rossbach on July 3, 2009 at 4:33 PM
Nice clouds Pat. Was this taken recently?
Registered on November 25, 2005, 484 Posts, 1377 Comments
Comment posted by Gaurav Manglik on July 3, 2009 at 4:36 PM
superb ... :toast:
Registered on December 2, 2005, 191 Posts, 2126 Comments
Comment posted by Peter Conway on July 3, 2009 at 5:58 PM
Terrific!

Peter
Registered on June 25, 2007, 347 Posts, 3913 Comments
Comment posted by Bill Fach on July 3, 2009 at 10:32 PM
Pat: If you could ever get your horizons positioned properly . . . :rolleyes: Just kidding :wink: ! This is superb. Weather with a good FG always appeals to me and this is so nicely composed and captured. Really nice cloud definition. 2+ thumbs up! >=))>
Registered on November 1, 2003, 1805 Posts, 26981 Comments
Comment posted by Greg Maklae on July 4, 2009 at 6:43 AM
Beautiful sense of impending doom.
Registered on November 18, 2008, 170 Posts, 759 Comments
Comment posted by Pat Sampson on July 4, 2009 at 1:18 PM
Thanks for the comments you all. I appreciate them.

Joseph,

It was taken last Saturday, the 27th of June I think. Well, I know it was last Saturday. (smile)

pat
Registered on May 19, 2007, 953 Posts, 15989 Comments
Comment posted by Kah Kit Yoong on July 4, 2009 at 11:32 PM
Awesome sky.
Registered on September 27, 2006, 636 Posts, 10682 Comments
Comment posted by Robert Bunch on July 5, 2009 at 10:48 AM
Another excellent storm shot as Operation Rolling Thunder continues on M&N on July 4th weekend. Pat, if Terri is your wife as I think she may be, I think she may have slightly aced you with the inclusion of the windmills. If I am wrong and If she (or maybe even he with unusual spelling of name) is not your wife or related to you well just forget everything and my apologies to all. :wink:
Registered on May 18, 2004, 124 Posts, 2503 Comments
Comment posted by Pat Sampson on July 5, 2009 at 10:56 AM
Robert,

She is my wife and she usually aces me. In the case of the wind mill shot she not only aced me on the scene but also took my camera and lens to do it. It's our fortieth anniversary this year and I still haven't quite got used to it.

These are not the same storm though. This is from Saturday a week ago and is part of the storm I posted over on ES&S. Her shot is from day before yesterday.

pat
Registered on May 19, 2007, 953 Posts, 15989 Comments
Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on July 6, 2009 at 9:56 PM
Great sky!! Congrats on the EP !

sandy r
Registered on November 24, 2003, 3937 Posts, 12909 Comments
Comment posted by Bill Fach on July 7, 2009 at 12:11 AM
Pat: Major tip o'the cap to you laddie for the EP. Well done.>=))>
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Comment posted by Larry Lynch on July 7, 2009 at 7:56 AM
Congrats on your EP. Well deserved.
Registered on September 16, 2006, 773 Posts, 9940 Comments
Comment posted by Peter Conway on July 7, 2009 at 10:35 AM
Congratulations Pat! Well deserved award for a beautiful photo. You and Terri have a gift for this.

Peter
Registered on June 25, 2007, 347 Posts, 3913 Comments
Comment posted by Morris McClung on July 7, 2009 at 12:59 PM
Congrats on the EP! Drama epitomized.
Registered on May 7, 2007, 670 Posts, 19650 Comments
Comment posted by Catherine Reilly on July 7, 2009 at 1:11 PM
Great shot, Pat! Congrats for the EP!
Registered on August 16, 2006, 603 Posts, 9192 Comments
Comment posted by Pat Sampson on July 7, 2009 at 8:39 PM
Thank you all for comments. I appreciate them very much.

I also appreciate the editors' pick on this. I'm pleased and surprised in pretty much equal measures.

Many thanks.

Pat
Registered on May 19, 2007, 953 Posts, 15989 Comments
Comment posted by Albert Darmo on July 13, 2009 at 7:05 PM
Hi Pat :wavey: like i mentioned before, You have a real talent for landscapes, especially capturing amazing sky scenes... the mood, composition, and color are facinating, Still waiting for my camera to come back, will wait for the new nikon D700x :biggrin: Congrats on a well deserved EP.
Albert Darmo Canada
Registered on November 25, 2008, 1386 Posts, 11978 Comments