Evening Storm, Freshwater Bay, a photo from Isle of Wight, England

Photographer's Note

After an amazing day of storm chasing, my final destination was this cliff top at Freshwater Bay.
The lightning had almost died out, but i still sat and waited just incase i managed to capture a bolt, and my patience paid off because i managed to capture an amazing bolt!

I used an ND4 Graduated filter and a lightning trigger.

atha2pan, Elaine_Blath, delkoo, Bergenphotos, Bruno40, mattharvey1, judesta has marked this note useful

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atha2pan (3811) 2009-04-29 5:43

Excellently captured.
What a photo, a "striking" photo indeed.
Typical Nikon colors, so vivid.
Take care
Sakis

fabianoleite (13575) 2009-04-29 5:50

Flawless. Wonderful picture. The colors are fantastic. It could be a perfect cover for a Pink Floyd album.

Elaine_Blath (8471) 2009-04-29 6:05

Hi Jamie,

absolutely wonderful, I think it was really worth to wait and be patient, great capture, indeed!

Have a nice day, Ivana

yquem46 (38752) 2009-04-29 6:05

Quite impressive one Jamie and furthermore colorful, well composed with these flowers at the FG
good light, pleasantly equilibrated. The lightening is of course a big plus !
regards
patrick

Zolive (5935) 2009-04-29 6:13

Hi Jamie
Magnificent picture. The point of view is excellent. Great colors and very good sharpness. The lightnings are fabulous.
Congratulations.
Olivier

Fransx (1457) 2009-04-29 6:13

Hello Jamie,
An amazing thunderbolt and a glorious well lit cliff with natural colors!
An excellent point of view for this perspective!
An attractive point is the huge rock that broke off the cliff.
A very clean presentation and frame.
Regards.

Francis Xavier

npecanhuk (79319) 2009-04-29 6:14 [Comment]

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Ultrablue (565) 2009-04-29 6:22

Hi Jamie!
Sea, flowers, lightning...this photo seems the summary of the four seasons.
Wonderful!

Regards

Elena

Klaracolor (203) 2009-04-29 6:36

Hello Jamie,
A beautiful moment is this! Your patience is very well rewarded! Wonderful colors!
Greetings,
Klara

delkoo (68) 2009-04-29 6:36

hi jamie
You captured fantastic light in a really good composition. I am impressed by the details and colours of your photo
really good one

didier

Bergenphotos (3310) 2009-04-29 6:51 [Comment]

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masrorvakili (176) 2009-04-29 8:25 [Comment]

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migjan (2927) 2009-04-29 8:48

A lot of luck you need to hit the light and lighting on photo. Beautiful. Congratulations.

pozdrawiam.JBB

chawax (20760) 2009-04-29 9:43

Hi Jamie,
Great picture one more time ! A very good point of view, but overall great colours. I just ordered the same lens you used there, I hope I will have the opportunity to make such pictures !
Regards,
Olivier

jonathan_hart (21276) 2009-04-29 9:47

all your gallery is full of beautiful places at great moments, and this one is in the top of the list of the spectacular photos, with this fantastic combination of colors and weathers in the sky
i just regret the lighting is so much processed (sky versus so bright littoral)
jc

Bruno40 (6658) 2009-04-29 18:54

very nice photo!, sorry for my ignorance, but what is a "lightning trigger"?
cheers
Jorge

mattharvey1 (1044) 2009-04-30 1:18

You've really pulled one out the bag here Jamie!

Technically brilliant and well rewarded for a carefully planned shot.

Regards

Matt

azizbilgili (2111) 2009-05-04 4:56

Wow and wow...
Hi Jamie,
Excellently captured, magnificent picture.
The point of view is excellent...

TFS

Signal-Womb (13048) 2009-05-21 15:47

Hi Jamie, a fantastic lighting strike shot again! How do you man, seriously Iv always wanted to be in the right time and place to capture something like this and yet you do it consistently. Awesome capture, well done.

tober (8797) 2009-05-23 3:53

Helo Jamie, that's fascinating. You've captured the lightening in a very timely maner and the general view is impressive. It's really a summary of the four seasons as Elena has rightfully written above.

Congratulations, Tolga

judesta (1006) 2009-05-27 22:21

Hi Jamie
Amazing capture in every aspect, the colour, the landscape, the mood and the lightening, the splash of pink flower is an added bonus. TFS
Cheers
Jude

narpad (1050) 2010-07-14 7:30

Truly amazing capture of a stunning moment. The unique and strong colors add to the drama and mystery created by this image. One of the best! TFS.

Nick