Electric Oasis

Gallery: Man & NaturePosted August 3, 2011277 views10 comments

Been enjoying the monsoon--shot this a couple days ago a few miles from home--this house looked like a good subject, and the sunset lit it up nicely with the storm behind. this was by far my best catch of the storm. 5Dmkii; 24mmTS-E; 5s at f/9
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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on August 3, 2011 at 9:46 AM

With such cooperative home owners, why call down the lightning strike?

Terrific shot with all of the lightning action and the storm light on the foreground.

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on August 3, 2011 at 9:53 AM

Wow, what a cool shot. That lightning is awesome. Almost looks like that lightning set the house aglow, instead of the setting sun. Great storm shot Stan.

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

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Comment posted by Merle Cook on August 3, 2011 at 12:26 PM

Great capture. I like the lightning going horizontal as well as vertical. The evening glow gives a nice soft light to the scene and the adobe style house sets it off. This resembles a house along Hwy 40 going into Albequerque from the west.

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Comment posted by Philip Schwarz on August 3, 2011 at 2:32 PM

Beautiful capture.

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Comment posted by Christopher Martin on August 3, 2011 at 8:01 PM

Such a compelling image. I'd like to compare a tighter crop of this image with the original above as the road takes my eye out of the scene. The lighting in the clouds is brilliant - well exposed, beautifully photographed.

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Comment posted by Graham Brown on August 4, 2011 at 8:47 AM

An excellent opportunist capture. Lightening always makes for a dramatic image and the isolation of the house more so. I really like the rich colours and especially the highlight on the house. I just wonder since the main interest is in the lightening and the house whether a tighter crop may look even more dramatic. Graham

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Comment posted by Eva McDermott on August 4, 2011 at 12:45 PM

Striking! (Sorry Stan, I could not resist )

I love the glow in the clouds and the sense of scale the house lends to the scene. Almost looks like the house was zapped.

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Comment posted by Stan Rose on August 6, 2011 at 11:24 PM

Thanks, folks!

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Comment posted by Bill Fach on August 11, 2011 at 9:02 AM

Stan: I don't think its fair that a weather guy can call up lightning at will and then rub it in by having it look like its striking the house.

What a great capture of a spectacular moment. >=))>

PS: Send some of that rain our way!

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Comment posted by Barry Ashenhurst on August 24, 2011 at 3:59 AM

Jeez Stan, why didn't you post this kind of stuff before? This is beautiful.

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