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Jeffkop
13-05-2009, 07:32 PM
Went out onto the back deck to BBQ some chicken a few months ago and saw this coming my way. Originally it was a reasonable distance away ... took me a small time to realize just how fast it was closing in ... So it was drop the chook, grab the camera and start shooting.

I had no time to setup anything just try and rest the side of the camera on a post and hope for the best with the very dark conditions. It was actually about 3.30pm or so, but once covered by this it was black as night.

I was probably handed a very unique situation here and if I was a better photographer would have most likely had a set of photo's very worthy ... but this is my set and I have stretched levels in photoshop as much as I dare to arrive at these ... So I lament their quality but still marvel at the spectacle, and will not forget quickly the storm that came with it.

One of the shots revealed a star or planet that you couldn't see with the naked eye ... this is an apt forum to show it off I think.

Thanks for looking

Jeff
iceman
13-05-2009, 07:43 PM
Wow Jeff!! WOW!

That 1st one is stunning!
Kevnool
13-05-2009, 07:48 PM
The bird is getting a bit of updraft in #2.
Great stuff.
Love to see that here,but we wont.
Cheers Kev.
RobF
13-05-2009, 08:02 PM
Wow +1 !!
Love no. 2 - looks like a tidal wave taking out the entire town....!:eyepop:
jjjnettie
13-05-2009, 08:18 PM
What a classic looking storm cell.
Beautiful!
sheeny
13-05-2009, 08:22 PM
Serious weather there, Jeff! Well captured. Thanks for sharing.

Al.
dpastern
13-05-2009, 08:29 PM
Did you get hail? Looks like classic anvil style cloud structures, slight Green tinge in some of the shots as well. I've seen storms like that before and they're usually nasty from my experience...

Dave
spacezebra
13-05-2009, 08:30 PM
Hi Jeff

WOW! What can I say! Excellent captures.

Cheers Petra d.
Quark
13-05-2009, 08:41 PM
Amazing images Jeff,

I love the face on the leading, upper edge of the storm front in the second image.

Well captured
Cheers
Trevor
Jeffkop
14-05-2009, 09:16 AM
We got EVERYTHING that afternoon :rofl::rofl: a very memorable time thats for sure !!!! Never been tubed by a storm wave before :)

Thanks everyone for the comments.
h0ughy
14-05-2009, 12:18 PM
awesome shooting there, nature is so beautiful at times - and so destructive.
erick
14-05-2009, 12:27 PM
:eyepop: get inside and under the bed!!
Chippy
14-05-2009, 06:19 PM
Love it.
prova
14-05-2009, 07:19 PM
Reminds me of Independence Day!
GTB_an_Owl
15-05-2009, 01:14 AM
great shots Jeff
Jeffkop
15-05-2009, 07:40 AM
Dave Eric Nick Prova and Geoff ... thanks for enjoying these shots and commenting ... Jeff
hotspur
15-05-2009, 09:28 AM
WOW!!!!!

thats fantastic!you really did very well to capture these greast shots

they are fantastic,i think you have a very worthy set.I particulaly like

the first pic,what are the lights in pic 4?

i would like to see me weather aspects in this forum.thanks for submiting

them,well done!

Hotspur
Jeffkop
15-05-2009, 04:23 PM
Thanks for the comments. They are not lights but rather a star and I think a planet. They are in other photos as well and appear because I had to have the shutter open so long because it was so dark. You couldnt see them with the naked eye ... well let me rephrase that .. I dont remember seeing them at all, however there were many distractions that afternoon.

Jeff
Octane
15-05-2009, 11:55 PM
Jeff,

Wonderful stuff there.

I agree with prova, it reminds me of Independence Day.

Regards,
Humayun