WC - 2nd HM

Gallery: EPA 2012Posted May 3, 20123,834 views18 comments

2nd Honorable Mention - Weekly Challenge

WC532 Storm Over Arches

This storm cell produced consistent lightning as it moved across the landscape in Arches National Park last summer. Balanced Rock can be seen on the right horizon. I posted a couple of other shots from that day a while back, but this was taken later in the evening and includes more sky than the previous posts.
Thanks and comments welcome,
Rudy

D700, 24-70mm
f18 @ 6s, ISO 200

Comments

18 comments

Comment posted by Ed Williams on May 4, 2012 at 1:34 AM

Wow! Great timing and great composition Rudy. It almost has an undersea feeling to it.

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Comment posted by Miro Susta on May 4, 2012 at 3:26 AM

Well captured lightning strike. I like the light contrast in the sky. Nicely done.

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Comment posted by Rick Turner on May 4, 2012 at 9:08 AM

Stark beauty.

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Comment posted by Carolyn Derstine on May 4, 2012 at 12:14 PM

What a capture, Rudy! I looked at some of the other photos on your gallery that you mentioned--all wonderful.

I'm a sucker for these lightning shots; they are so spectacular and involve danger which adds to the intrigue. I hope you were somewhere fairly safe while shooting these images! Great comp in this. I like how the cloud seems to be dipping down for the lightning to exit. I also like the little random side streaks of lightning. I do think I would have preferred more of a crop off the top but that is your choice as the photographer as to how much of the sky you wished to include.

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on May 4, 2012 at 1:09 PM

Great shot of the lighting and storm clouds. Your emphasis on the sky is perfect here, especially with the distant flashes peeking through the darkness.

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Comment posted by Larry Fischer on May 4, 2012 at 1:35 PM

This is a great capture.
I note the 6s exposure time. I usually do 8-10s depending on the background.
The hint of foreground color adds greatly.
The gently curved cloud is very additive.
A winner for sure.
the fisch

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Comment posted by Doug Koepsel on May 5, 2012 at 3:59 PM

I like how the color of the lightning is similar to the red rock of the sandstone area.

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on May 6, 2012 at 1:02 AM

Wonderful image - the lightening is spectacular with the main volt and the smaller BG ones.
Great sky and colours of both sky and ground.
Sandy

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Comment posted by Tonia Graves on May 6, 2012 at 5:41 PM

Wow! This is awesome!

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on May 9, 2012 at 12:15 PM

Congrats on the WP!
Perfect timing..
Sandy

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Comment posted by Doug Koepsel on May 9, 2012 at 6:26 PM

Rudy, congrats on your weekly pick!

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Comment posted by Jenaya Launstein on May 14, 2012 at 1:03 AM

Awesome timing! I would sure be freaked out if I was on a hike out there! Congrats on the weekly pick!

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Comment posted by Albert Darmo on May 16, 2012 at 9:03 PM

Hi Rudy

Congrats on this exceptional capture, and the WP

Albert Darmo

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on January 5, 2013 at 1:42 PM

Rudy, congrats on the 2012 "WC - 2nd HM" win - "storms"

An excellent capture -

Sandy

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on January 5, 2013 at 8:09 PM

Congrats on the EPA! Wonderful image!

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Comment posted by Jeffrey Sipress on January 7, 2013 at 4:42 PM

Rudy,

This is superb and worthy of it's recognition. Nice EP!

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Comment posted by Rick Diffley on January 8, 2013 at 1:03 PM

Congrats Rudy on receiving 2nd HM for this terrific capture!

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Comment posted by Craig Myers on January 23, 2013 at 1:41 AM

Belated congratulations, Rudy. The dynamism of the storm clouds over the stony landscape is beautiful, and the lightning connecting these elements is perfect. Great stuff.

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