Storms

Gallery: LandscapePosted June 26, 201814,262 views20 comments

On my recent photo trip to Upper MI. and Lake Superior we had quite a storm through one night and the next morning. It made for a long an interesting night in my tent for sure. This was the sky early the next morning looking out over the lake near my campsite. The clouds and colors were impressive and I was glad to get a few shots of them. I also rotated this one 180 degrees and cropped off the water and it was very cool to look at. This one is the original shot of course.
5DMK4, 70-300L lens @ 70, ISO 800, F/8, 1/50 sec.

Comments

20 comments

Comment posted by Igor Doncov on June 26, 2018 at 10:17 PM

Wow, the colors are incredible. I've never seen the sky with those ultramarine colors. Love it. It has oil painting type of colors as from the romantic era. The clouds also look like a giant wave that's crashing. Very unique storm image in my opinion.I also like the dark water below, which may seem unimportant but with a lighter frame it may stand out more.

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Comment posted by Bruce King on June 26, 2018 at 10:52 PM

very unique and original image Nick. As Igor said the colors are amazing and I really like the abstract quality. The 180 flip is even more abstract and quite stunning. Awesome

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Comment posted by Marylynne Diggs on June 26, 2018 at 11:05 PM

This is fabulous, Nick. I love how we lose a sense of what is land, sky, cloud, etc. The soft s curve cloud looks like the rolling hills of eastern washington or northern california, but its suspension above the sky makes the whole image very intriguing. Well seen and well captured.
ML

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Comment posted by Steve Kennedy on June 27, 2018 at 1:04 AM

This is very cool Nick! When I first opened the image I thought it was posted upside down with the ocean wave above the sky. Great effect and very well captured. I hope you didn't get too wet during the night!

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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on June 27, 2018 at 3:24 PM

Definitely a one-in-a-lifetime sky. Glad you were there to capture it so nicely.

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on June 27, 2018 at 8:43 PM

Thanks so much to all of you for taking time to comment on this. Great getting your thoughts on it. It was quite a night but the morning made it worth it. Never saw clouds and colors quite like this before. Thanks, Nick

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Comment posted by Aaron Feinberg on June 27, 2018 at 8:58 PM

Crazy sky indeed. Very cool. Could def see cropping this in to an abstract :)

aF

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Comment posted by Anil Rao on June 28, 2018 at 8:59 PM

This is gorgeous Nick. There is so much movement and energy in the composition. The color and contrast have also been handled perfectly. It must have been a spectacular situation to witness in person but you have done a marvelous job in recreating some of that drama for us.

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Comment posted by Neale Dyster on June 29, 2018 at 6:20 AM

Wow, sensational Nick, what a great sky.Kinda reminds me of Jupiter (not that I've been !).

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Comment posted by Ed Lowe on June 29, 2018 at 4:01 PM

Lots of drama and power in those clouds, Nick. The colors and light in this scene do have the look of an oil painting as Igor already mentioned. This is a unique and utterly fascinating image IMO. Glad you were able to stick it out and capture this for us to view.

Ed

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Comment posted by gary phillips on June 29, 2018 at 6:00 PM

What a sky, Nick. Love this. I can totally get lost in this image.

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Comment posted by Brian Schrayer on June 30, 2018 at 11:53 AM

For a minute, I thought you were in West Texas, Nick! enlightened

The sky is very dramatic and the eerie green glow in the clouds adds to the ominous feeling. I like the sweeping lines in the clouds at the top of the frame. This is very different from your usual work, but I like it a lot. Nicely done! devil

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Comment posted by Paul Breitkreuz on June 30, 2018 at 3:17 PM

Wicked one here, Nick. This is an ominous looking site and would have a fair weather dude like me seeking cover..... sad

The minimal landmass and unobstructed horizon gives full compliment to the real subject of the menacing overhead sky..... frown

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Comment posted by Ned Fenimore on July 2, 2018 at 12:32 AM

Great color in this sky! Really out of the ordinary for sure!

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on July 2, 2018 at 8:11 AM

Many thanks to all of you for your comments on this one. It was quite a night and these conditions were just amazing early the next morning. Thank you, Nick

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on July 2, 2018 at 2:10 PM

When I see green like this in the sky, I figure it's time to RUN for cover as a very nasty storm is coming... The green/gold sky is a wonderful catch, Nick, with a fine sense of movement and some great structures in the clouds.

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on July 2, 2018 at 2:18 PM

Thanks Mark! I appreciate your thoughts. I was thinking the same thing...run, but make a picture first... frown

Nick

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Comment posted by Genny K. on July 3, 2018 at 2:05 AM

Wow. Spectacular!! devil