Rain at Last
After about 12 weeks of drought, the skies opened up in spectacular fashion. While the rain is too late for all my dead trees, the clouds and lightning were certainly worth getting excited about. Although the clouds almost have that fake cheezy HDR look, it is not because i processed the...
Read MoreSpring Storm
Steph and I were out weeding the strawberry patch when we heard the tornado sirens over in Carterville. A few minutes later this wicked storm passed just to the north. It was pretty cool because I could see the fractus clouds being pulled in the updraft. Then, just as quickly as it came, it was...
Read MoreLast Night's Lightning
Anyone who follows this blog or my photography knows of my obsession with trying to photograph storms and lightning. Last night I noticed some flashes of light coming from the north side of the house…turned out to be one of the most easily photographed lightning storms I’ve had the...
Read MoreElusive Lightning Shot
For a couple years now I have been trying to get a great lightning shot. Every time a storm comes up I get out my photo equipment and sit and wait, hoping to get lucky. I’ve witnessed LOTS of great lightning but the best lightning always seems to happen while I’m adjusting my...
Read MoreMore Storm Pics
I was up late last night sorting through all the pics that yesterday’s storm provided. So I finally narrowed it down to just 2 that I will post here. There was another one that would have been cool, but I moved the tripod during the exposure, so it was blurry. I decided it’s kind of...
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