Inaugural Lightning
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This past weekend I got to experience my first “storm chasing” trip with my photog buddy Mike Olbinski. First, just let me say that Mike is a weather nut. A serious nut. Shooting with him is contagious as he explodes with excitement as rain, lightning, and Armageddon approaches. He is also a great guy to shoot with in the fact he is willing to share what he knows and is just plain fun to talk to. Just make sure he has had his diet Coke.
I’ve always been fascinated with lightning shots. Over the years I’ve read tutorials and tricks but never acted on it. Earlier this year I decided that would change with the coming monsoon storms we have here in AZ. Most of the storms do not last long like in the mid-west, but they are intense.
After this weekend, I’m so excited for the monsoons this year. I see some long nights this summer but the payoff sounds worth it.
Until next time…
Camera: Canon 40D with Tamron 17-35mm zoom
Processing: Lightroom 3
Awesome shot!
Awesome shot! I used to try to capture lightning with my little point and shoot outside my apartment window before I really got into photography, so it’s nice to have better equipment and technique to try for some great shots now. 🙂
Wow…fantastic shot, Chris! Look forward to seeing what you and the rest of the AZ crew can get this season 🙂
Beauty of a catch! Great capture Chris. Congrats on the first of many.
Very cool shot. Sounds like a great time.
Great catch Chris! I actually caught my first set of lightning strikes this past weekend too and it was a real rush!
What an awesome shot!
Truly beautiful. I hope to someday capture one of these.
Great capture.
Dude, I can totally picture you and Mike storm chasing there! How absolutely exciting! This image is perfect, Jason, you’ve captured the energy, colors and details here spot on.
Crap dude, sorry about that, I am so embarrassed, I meant to say Chris not Jason in my above comment! I guess I got a little too excited with the image you’ve posted… please forgive me!
Heh heh no problem. Jason and I are practically twins so it’s easy to confuse us. 😉
Awesome shot! I can’t wait to find some storms to try my hand with lightning photography! Must have been a blast shooting with the great and powerful Olbinski! 😉
Wow, great shot Chris! Sounds like a fun time and and a new method of shooting! Excellent!
What an awesome capture. Perfect time Chris, Great shot.
Wow! What a dynamic shot Chris. The bright white strike against that purple sky is pure dynamite (lightning). Love it when the excitement shines through!
that’s a wonderful shot Chris, well done!
Sweet, and welcome to the club.
Great photograph, captured with vision and control. Deep, rich colour contrasting the dramatic lightning strike. Fantastic capture!
I love weather shots…great job! I look forward to seeing more!
Great lightning image Chris. I need to try this soon.
Man you nailed this one for sure Chris! Incredible purple tones too!
Nice one! I keep waiting for a lightning storm but no luck here in Naples, Italy. Oh well… Wonderful shot here!