Fire Water :: CT

Fact: Lightning is powerful, awe-inspiring, scary, dangerous and beautiful.

To nature and landscape photographers, that’s often an irresistible combination of traits for something to have. And, like most things we photograph – the ocean filled with rogue waves and sharks, the frozen lake we pray doesn’t crack open while we’re on it, the mountain view at sunrise that required a hike in the dark through bear country – the question is always, “How do we make a beautiful image without getting dead?”

2016 was a year of expanding my skills. One of the things I tried my hand at for the first time was lightning photography and IT.WAS. AWESOME! Of my three lightning season trips last year, this shot is my favorite. There is a lot to improve upon still, but the experiences of being one with the storm, so to speak….those memories are just about perfect!

Tags: landscape, lightning, photo, photography, storm, summer, weather, wild

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4 Responses to “Fire Water :: CT”

MarkMC January 17, 2017 at 7:44 pm #

great capture

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- seeingspotsphoto January 18, 2017 at 9:15 pm #
  
  Thank you!
  
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Dan's Daily Photo January 18, 2017 at 5:12 am #

I love this photo. The colours are warm but sinister, and the lightning looks wicked. The water in the foreground is calm, the background is turbulent.

Very inspiring – and we’re expecting thunderstorms here in Sydney tonight!

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- seeingspotsphoto January 18, 2017 at 9:14 pm #
  
  If you go shooting, be careful! But definitely good luck. Capturing lightning is tons of fun!
  
  Thanks for the feedback! 😊
  
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