Stormfront

[oceanview]

Greetings,

I was on my way back home and had everything packed up already when I turned around because the light changed rapidly, hence I had to shoot handheld, within a few moments I was soaked to the bone.

http://www4.mediafire.com/imgbnc.php/d4cfe09dd4bfaf347dbc55eada38c9786g.jpg (http://www.mediafire.com/imageview.php?quickkey=ddzbysj24ji&thumb=4)

[mick_finn]

Wow, that's a very impressive image! Is the storm soaking up water from the lake? Looks like it. :action-smiley-020:

[oceanview]

Hi Mick,

that's the Atlantic, I am @ the NW Atlantic Coast in Ireland. Due to the proximity of the atlantic conveyor the weather can change here dramatically and very fast.

[Luke]

Impressive, dramatic, scary, beautiful colours and light, lots of reasons to get wet.
Thanks for taking the time and having the courage to stay and shoot.
Luc

[Craftysnapper]

Brilliant pic! If you corrected the slightly of skew horrizon (if not a optical illusion) it would be absolutley perfect.

[oceanview]

Hi Luc,

thanks, I like it too, I only wish it would be a keeper, but it is not good enough for a serious print unfortunately. Does the job for a web pic, but would not pass my standards for print.

[oceanview]

Hi Paul,

Thanks. I am not that skilled in post processing, yet. It was a handheld exposure bracketing at 1/30 sec and I tried to get the "feeling across by subtly using HDR techniques, still it is far from what I want, see the white water spot in the middle for example, and yes, the horizon is somewhat weired as well, as I said, not a keeper unfortunately. The IS in the upcoming Olympus should proove useful in deed.

[cstirlingbartholomew]

Good day for sailing. Lovely photo, very dramatic.

Clay

[oceanview]

Thanks Clay. Funny you mention it.... I just was talking to my Ladylove today about getting something with a sail.... :smile:

[Hokuto]

Hi Luc,

thanks, I like it too, I only wish it would be a keeper, but it is not good enough for a serious print unfortunately. Does the job for a web pic, but would not pass my standards for print.

Well, a touch of cropping (taking out part of the bottom), and cloning of that water spot and so on would make it a keeper in my book. That's a glorious image. Anyway, photography should be past the point of trying to imitate art, right? This has reality stamped on it. Nice job.