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Deluge!
| | Please help me in congratulating Karenmoen for winning the "Weather Photography" contest using the image, "Deluge!", which received 8 vote(s). If you did not win, please consider submitting an image to the next contest. Thank you all for participating.
Remember, in case of a tie, the image with the highest score wins. |
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Lightning Bolt
 | It was a dark and stormy night. I was sitting at my computer programming new features for The Lens Flare when a loud rumble shook the house, and like a madman, I made a run for it. Of course, I didn't run for shelter like a normal person might. I ran for my camera and tripod like a gibbering lunatic. My brain swirled with the techniques that I'd read in the TLF forums, and I was determined to try them out.
The first set of clouds produced amazing lightning then quickly passed. Slamming my memory card into the computer, I quickly realized that every one of them was a dud. I though the focus ring was set to infinity, but it was turned completely the opposite way. Every picture was extremely blurry, but I was still somewhat happy because I'd managed to get 3-4 lightning bolts in the shot.
About 30 minutes later, another thundercloud rolled in and I was ready. I shot the cloud as it approached the back of the house, then switched to the front yard as it passed over. A few of the bolts were so close, powerful, and bright that it completely washed out the shot. But I was able to get a handful of well exposed bolts of lightning.
For those that would like to try to shoot lightning, first make sure you are in a safe place. I'd hate to hear about a photog-b-que on the news.
Once you're safe, use a tripod and shoot long exposure shots anywhere from 2-30 seconds (or longer if your camera lets you). If the bolts are too bright, consider using an ND filter. Use the manual focus and set it to infinity (it's a good idea to figure out how to do this before you're in the middle of the storm). Play with the aperture settings to meet your situation. You may find that a wide open aperture is best, but that might over expose your shot if they're blasting close by. Use your shortest focal length so that you're covering more sky, and don't be afraid to continually have a picture in the works. I took about 130 pictures and ended up with about 5 good ones, a few over exposed ones, a few really small sparks, and a whole lot of duds.
Also, I'd like to thank Alan (Bubbalinn) for the tips that he gave me on the TLF message board.
Total votes: 6 |
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Rainbow Magic
 | I took this from my front door. Ok, not the most amazing rainbow picture, I know, but the colours were so bright I couldn't resist. It was also "Beauty Amongst The Chaos", with a backdrop of buildings, pylons & crisscrossed powerlines. I almost wanted to go look for that pot of gold, it felt like I could reach out & touch it!
Total votes: 1 |
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Angry Sunset
 | It wasn't a storm, but the sky sure looked like it. All the clouds reflected the sunset real good.
Total votes: 3 |
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Light from Above
 | A shot of the dramatic sun rays breaking through the black storm clouds taken while driving along an interstate highway in New York.
Total votes: 4 |
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Deluge!
| The rain was bouncing off the roof as I took this through a window that was being streaked by raindrops. The crepe myrtles in the background really enjoyed the unusually wet spring and summer.
Total votes: 8 |
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After The Rain
 | After the rain, a beautiful rainbow appears across the skies, above the landscape of Queenstown, South Island, New Zealand.
Total votes: 6 |
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Down the Red Path
 | Taken at Mammoth Park, this photo leads you right down the red brick path. The beauty of the walk is simply amazing.
Total votes: 2 |
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Winterroad
 | Surprise! This was today, the third of March 2008 on my way home (the South of Sweden). But when I left the heights it turned into rain again. A last sigh from the winter this year...
Total votes: 2 |
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Snowy Day
 | This was taken from my back screen door, it was snowing hard and I didnt want to get my camera wet. I dont think I will be hanging laundry out right away.
Total votes: 1 |
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Neighborhood Show
 | The sun had just gone down when the lightning show began. During the time the shutter was open two lightning bolts went off. I made a 8x10 print of this and gave it to my neighbor who's house you can see in the bottom right. They were very happy. It's nice to make your neighbors happy now and then...
Total votes: 5 |
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Mammatus Clouds
 | These are mammatus clouds that appear after or during a thunderstorm or hailstorm. They are called this because as you see they resembled human female mammary glands
Total votes: 4 |
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Man Vs. Nature
 | I'll put my money on nature, it's a safe bet I think :-). Thanks for looking. Don
Total votes: 5 |
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Wet door
 | While waiting in the car on a very rainy morning, I took this shot of a door through the windshield.
Total votes: 2 |
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Last of 2006
 | There's a storm a-brewing on the last day of the year 2006.
Total votes: 0 |
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After the Storm
 | This isn't strictly a sunset image, since it is a view facing east. A thunderstorm had just cleared, with the turbulent clouds moving off to the east, illuminated directly by the setting sun. The magic lighting only lasted about 15 minutes before fading to gray.
Total votes: 1 |
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Winterstorm Emma
 | Here I docomented the Winterstorm "Emma" during 2 hours at March first, 2008
The heaven was so different dark/blue and light blue, the clouds are running at the heaven and forms all second another picture.
Total votes: 3 |
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Cloudscape
 | Unusal cloud formations on sunset
Total votes: 0 |
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Relaxing at Sunset
 | I entered a photo of my daughter Stephanie sitting on a bolder looking out to sea. Our wonderful TLF friend Doug altered this photo with some new backgrounds and emailed them to me. well I was finally able to get Photoshop working on my vista software and using my Wairoa sunset this is what i did. I know I am not in Doug's league but one day I just may get there. THANKS HEAPS DOUG FOR THE INSPIRATION!!!!!
Total votes: 3 |
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Empty Bench
 | A bench waiting for a person to come along and enjoy.
Perhaps another day.
Total votes: 6 |
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Looks Like Rain
 | Took image while on holiday in Cuba.
Total votes: 0 |
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