Wednesday, 10th October 2007
Canyon Strike
by Tony Eckersley
As I stood out in the open away from the swarms of tourists finding shelter, I watched calmly as the storm made its way towards the trail head. As mist from the "wall" of rain started getting thicker and the rumblings of the distant thunder got louder, lightning began to strike the canyon walls. With no tripod, I tried to capture a spike. Got it first time.
Equipment: Canon Digital Rebel XT, 12-24mm
Tony Eckersley
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Canyon Strike by Tony Eckersley was photo of the day on Wednesday, 10th October 2007. It is tagged Canyon, Clouds, Grand Canyon, Lightning, Storms, USA, Weather. You can leave a comment below.
26 Comments
Sheryl Fisher
Wow. That is a great shot for first time. One in a million….Congrats….
janet
absolutely spectacular
Ann
When the cloud hits your eye like a big piece of pie, THATS AMORE. Fantastic image great atmospherics. Love it.
Anurag
Very surreal. Catching the lightening was great timing.
chamorro 4m guam
WOW! nice photo tony. looks like a scene from the lord of the rings. solid shot of the lighting. GREAT JOB.
MSBRAL
Wow, took my breath away! I haven’t seen a good storm in a long time!
mIREZ
too much H/S for me
Edgar
Photoshop?
Keith
Awesome shot, Tony.
Terry Everson
Great shot Tony, very moody
laurens
waw
its so beautiful it looks unreal!
sayeed
very good shot.good composition.
Lynda Lehmann
Fantastic and awesome capture! You are a lot braver than I am, to stand outside at a high altitude with such a storm approaching!
Joanne Stewart
Great shot Tony. You’ve captured the “awesomeness of God” in this shot. Thanks for sharing it with everyone. Keep up the great work. God bless you! ♥
TomBrooklyn
Very dramatic. The colors on the ground look a little unnatural though–overprocessing or oversharpening perhaps?
kml
Wow – such rugged terrain, and the storm adds to the power in it – well done!
David Constable
Tony very well done, saw this on DCM its getting a lot of exposure around the place, great shot
Anna Ridley
A superb image full of drama – so glad to see it here as well as DCM!
Anna
Renee
Very interesting!! it does look like something out of a movie.
Pauline Jones
Brilliant!
tucker
good contrast
Mario
Is that True? gaz….. unbelievable!!
Rajib Singha
Awesome photo Tony! Simply fantastic.
susolov
Not only are you a great photographer, you are also incredibly brave, and as you said, “calm.” Your photo is unique and evidently, you have perfect timing.
Last summer, I was in the middle of hiking a high mountain trail in Big Bend National Park when a thunderstorm came on. The sky became as dark as twilight and the wind blew strong and cold. The rain felt like pebbles hitting my skin as lightning strikes in the canyon preceded deafening thunder. Sheets of rain water flowed down the mountain ravines and across the slippery trail. As quickly as it came, the storm passed leaving rain-kissed plants and rocks glistened in the bright sunlight that warmed and comforted me. The experience had been exciting and frightening. Unfortunately, pictures of my experience are mostly in my mind because I had damaged my digital camera the day before and I only had a phone camera to capture the scenery. Your awesome photo reminds me of my exhilarating experience.
Su
Nice atmospheric shot.
Light of the Wild
I’m not really into the HDR aspect of this, but the scene is beautiful.