Thematic Bad Weather Makes Good Pictures

**wtlwdwgn** · 06-09-2021, 07:08 AM

I had to google it too and that's an apt description. Very nice.

**dadipentak** · 06-09-2021, 07:57 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by HoutHans

I had to google the Hudson River School, but I see what you mean with this image. It does have that feel to it with the mist and the light playing with the textures. Well done.

Thanks! I don't go in for fancy pp much but this was fun.

**wtlwdwgn** · 06-10-2021, 05:03 PM - **10 Likes**

K-1 II and D FA 28-105.

**robgski** · 06-11-2021, 04:34 AM

I'm planning a road trip this summer through big sky country just for images like the ones above.

HoutHans · 06-12-2021, 01:18 AM

Originally posted by wtlwdwgn

K-1 II and D FA 28-105.

I can understand why you'd want to have a camera along when travelling in that part of the world. Marvelous images, both in colour and monochrome.

**wtlwdwgn** · 06-12-2021, 08:28 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by HoutHans

I can understand why you'd want to have a camera along when travelling in that part of the world. Marvelous images, both in colour and monochrome.

Thank you. I've been trying remember to put a camera in the car whenever I go out just for that reason.

**pepperberry farm** · 06-12-2021, 08:56 AM - **8 Likes**

this is the backside of a thunderstorm, with the sunset giving all the moody colors I could ask for:

**pepperberry farm** · 06-12-2021, 08:57 AM - **6 Likes**

more of the same storm, this to the north of us

**robgski** · 06-12-2021, 09:15 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by pepperberry farm

the backside of a thunderstorm

Great images. 20 years ago when I lived in Texas, I saw lightning that appeared to crawl across the storm clouds, I've never seen anything like it since. We've had some T-storms recently, but the sky has been socked in and so it's only like a big flash diffused by a curtain, not very photogenic

Jan178 · 06-12-2021, 09:18 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by pepperberry farm

this is the backside of a thunderstorm, with the sunset giving all the moody colors I could ask for:

Great ones!

**paulh** · 06-12-2021, 09:47 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by pepperberry farm

more of the same storm, this to the north of us

Great images - you're making me homesick!

**kwb** · 06-12-2021, 10:22 AM

Originally posted by pepperberry farm

this is the backside of a thunderstorm, with the sunset giving all the moody colors I could ask for:

Beautiful! How did you capture these? I read in your Flickr comment that you didn't use a trigger. I've tried "long exposure and shoot and wait" technique in the past with limited success, but you only used 1/15 to 1/25 sec. Does a lightning strike with ~~earth-shuttering~~ earth-shattering sound every time you press the shutter button?

**pepperberry farm** · 06-12-2021, 12:00 PM - **3 Likes**

Originally posted by Jan178

Great ones!

Originally posted by robgski

Great images. 20 years ago when I lived in Texas, I saw lightning that appeared to crawl across the storm clouds, I've never seen anything like it since. We've had some T-storms recently, but the sky has been socked in and so it's only like a big flash diffused by a curtain, not very photogenic

Originally posted by paulh

Great images - you're making me homesick!

thank you...

Originally posted by kwb

Beautiful! How did you capture these? I read in your Flickr comment that you didn't use a trigger. I've tried "long exposure and shoot and wait" technique in the past with limited success, but you only used 1/15 to 1/25 sec. Does a lightning strike with earth-shuttering sound every time you press the shutter button?

thank you....

that is correct - these are all hand-held, without the benefit of a trigger...

while I was out shooting the sunset, I noticed that the thunderstorm was continuing to produce lightning in the southeastern sky...

so I turned on the high-speed continuous shooting on the K-3, set up aperture/ISO for a decently-lit shot and waited for the next burst of lightning....

needless to say, I missed some shots, and also had multiple shots that I did not use/process, but I came back with a handful of decent images...

**kwb** · 06-12-2021, 01:58 PM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by pepperberry farm

thank you....
that is correct - these are all hand-held, without the benefit of a trigger...

For 1/1000 sec or so, I thought that you meant that my last sentence was correct i.e. "Does a lightning strike with ~~earth-shuttering~~ earth-shattering sound every time you press the shutter button?"

But seriously, thank you very much for your explanation. Next time I encounter a thunderstorm I might try burst shooting, though my KP might be a bit limited in that regard.

**pepperberry farm** · 06-12-2021, 02:26 PM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by kwb

For 1/1000 sec or so, I thought that you meant that my last sentence was correct i.e. "Does a lightning strike with ~~earth-shuttering~~ earth-shattering sound every time you press the shutter button?"

But seriously, thank you very much for your explanation. Next time I encounter a thunderstorm I might try burst shooting, though my KP might be a bit limited in that regard.

the KP should be quite capable; these were shot with a first-gen K-3....

06-12-2021, 10:22 AM	#1077
kwb Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Pacific North West Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,223	Originally posted by pepperberry farm this is the backside of a thunderstorm, with the sunset giving all the moody colors I could ask for: Beautiful! How did you capture these? I read in your Flickr comment that you didn't use a trigger. I've tried "long exposure and shoot and wait" technique in the past with limited success, but you only used 1/15 to 1/25 sec. Does a lightning strike with ~~earth-shuttering~~ earth-shattering sound every time you press the shutter button? Last edited by kwb; 06-12-2021 at 01:45 PM. Reason: unintended typo, earth-shuttering -> earth-shattering ;)

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06-09-2021, 07:08 AM	#1066
wtlwdwgn Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Billings, MT Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 13,838	I had to google it too and that's an apt description. Very nice.

06-09-2021, 07:57 AM - 1 Like	#1067
dadipentak Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Baltimore, Maryland Photos: Gallery Posts: 11,590	Originally posted by HoutHans I had to google the Hudson River School, but I see what you mean with this image. It does have that feel to it with the mist and the light playing with the textures. Well done. Thanks! I don't go in for fancy pp much but this was fun.

06-10-2021, 05:03 PM - 10 Likes	#1068
wtlwdwgn Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Billings, MT Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 13,838	K-1 II and D FA 28-105.

06-11-2021, 04:34 AM	#1069
robgski Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Shenandoah Valley, Virginia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 8,797 Original Poster	I'm planning a road trip this summer through big sky country just for images like the ones above.

06-12-2021, 01:18 AM	#1070
HoutHans Pentaxian Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: Appingedam Photos: Gallery Posts: 3,119	Originally posted by wtlwdwgn K-1 II and D FA 28-105. I can understand why you'd want to have a camera along when travelling in that part of the world. Marvelous images, both in colour and monochrome.

06-12-2021, 08:28 AM - 1 Like	#1071
wtlwdwgn Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Billings, MT Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 13,838	Originally posted by HoutHans I can understand why you'd want to have a camera along when travelling in that part of the world. Marvelous images, both in colour and monochrome. Thank you. I've been trying remember to put a camera in the car whenever I go out just for that reason.

06-12-2021, 08:56 AM - 8 Likes	#1072
pepperberry farm amateur dirt farmer Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: probably out in a field somewhere... Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 41,676	this is the backside of a thunderstorm, with the sunset giving all the moody colors I could ask for:

06-12-2021, 08:57 AM - 6 Likes	#1073
pepperberry farm amateur dirt farmer Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: probably out in a field somewhere... Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 41,676	more of the same storm, this to the north of us

06-12-2021, 09:15 AM - 1 Like	#1074
robgski Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Shenandoah Valley, Virginia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 8,797 Original Poster	Originally posted by pepperberry farm the backside of a thunderstorm Great images. 20 years ago when I lived in Texas, I saw lightning that appeared to crawl across the storm clouds, I've never seen anything like it since. We've had some T-storms recently, but the sky has been socked in and so it's only like a big flash diffused by a curtain, not very photogenic

06-12-2021, 09:18 AM - 1 Like	#1075
Jan178 Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Rovaniemi, Finland Photos: Albums Posts: 963	Originally posted by pepperberry farm this is the backside of a thunderstorm, with the sunset giving all the moody colors I could ask for: Great ones!

06-12-2021, 09:47 AM - 1 Like	#1076
paulh Site Supporter Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: DFW Texas/Ventura County, CA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 33,262	Originally posted by pepperberry farm more of the same storm, this to the north of us Great images - you're making me homesick!

06-12-2021, 12:00 PM - 3 Likes	#1078
pepperberry farm amateur dirt farmer Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: probably out in a field somewhere... Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 41,676	Originally posted by Jan178 Great ones! Originally posted by robgski Great images. 20 years ago when I lived in Texas, I saw lightning that appeared to crawl across the storm clouds, I've never seen anything like it since. We've had some T-storms recently, but the sky has been socked in and so it's only like a big flash diffused by a curtain, not very photogenic Originally posted by paulh Great images - you're making me homesick! thank you... Originally posted by kwb Beautiful! How did you capture these? I read in your Flickr comment that you didn't use a trigger. I've tried "long exposure and shoot and wait" technique in the past with limited success, but you only used 1/15 to 1/25 sec. Does a lightning strike with earth-shuttering sound every time you press the shutter button? thank you.... that is correct - these are all hand-held, without the benefit of a trigger... while I was out shooting the sunset, I noticed that the thunderstorm was continuing to produce lightning in the southeastern sky... so I turned on the high-speed continuous shooting on the K-3, set up aperture/ISO for a decently-lit shot and waited for the next burst of lightning.... needless to say, I missed some shots, and also had multiple shots that I did not use/process, but I came back with a handful of decent images...

06-12-2021, 01:58 PM - 1 Like	#1079
kwb Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Pacific North West Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,223	Originally posted by pepperberry farm thank you.... that is correct - these are all hand-held, without the benefit of a trigger... For 1/1000 sec or so, I thought that you meant that my last sentence was correct i.e. "Does a lightning strike with ~~earth-shuttering~~ earth-shattering sound every time you press the shutter button?" But seriously, thank you very much for your explanation. Next time I encounter a thunderstorm I might try burst shooting, though my KP might be a bit limited in that regard.

06-12-2021, 02:26 PM - 1 Like	#1080
pepperberry farm amateur dirt farmer Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: probably out in a field somewhere... Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 41,676	Originally posted by kwb For 1/1000 sec or so, I thought that you meant that my last sentence was correct i.e. "Does a lightning strike with ~~earth-shuttering~~ earth-shattering sound every time you press the shutter button?" But seriously, thank you very much for your explanation. Next time I encounter a thunderstorm I might try burst shooting, though my KP might be a bit limited in that regard. the KP should be quite capable; these were shot with a first-gen K-3....