Canyon Strike by Tony Eckersley

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

I have always believed in the importance of self-expression. People are able to convey their personality through countless outputs, from the more modern idea of blogs to photography to story telling to poetry. Capturing our uniqueness and expressing our beliefs, culture, or feelings, helps people fight the inscrutability of the world around us.

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24 Comments

Sheryl Fisher Says:
October 10th, 2007 at 4:08 am
Wow. That is a great shot for first time. One in a million….Congrats….
janet Says:
October 10th, 2007 at 5:26 am
absolutely spectacular
Ann Says:
October 10th, 2007 at 5:36 am
When the cloud hits your eye like a big piece of pie, THATS AMORE. Fantastic image great atmospherics. Love it.
Anurag Says:
October 10th, 2007 at 7:08 am
Very surreal. Catching the lightening was great timing.
chamorro 4m guam Says:
October 10th, 2007 at 7:28 am
WOW! nice photo tony. looks like a scene from the lord of the rings. solid shot of the lighting. GREAT JOB.
MSBRAL Says:
October 10th, 2007 at 9:19 am
Wow, took my breath away! I haven’t seen a good storm in a long time!
mIREZ Says:
October 10th, 2007 at 9:24 am
too much H/S for me
Edgar Says:
October 10th, 2007 at 9:57 am
Photoshop?
Keith Says:
October 10th, 2007 at 10:04 am
Awesome shot, Tony.
Terry Everson Says:
October 10th, 2007 at 10:52 am
Great shot Tony, very moody
laurens Says:
October 10th, 2007 at 12:44 pm
waw

its so beautiful it looks unreal!
sayeed Says:
October 10th, 2007 at 1:27 pm
very good shot.good composition.
Lynda Lehmann Says:
October 10th, 2007 at 1:55 pm
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 Says:
October 10th, 2007 at 2:12 pm
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 Says:
October 10th, 2007 at 2:55 pm
Very dramatic. The colors on the ground look a little unnatural though–overprocessing or oversharpening perhaps?
kml Says:
October 10th, 2007 at 3:14 pm
Wow – such rugged terrain, and the storm adds to the power in it – well done!
David Constable Says:
October 10th, 2007 at 3:37 pm
Tony very well done, saw this on DCM its getting a lot of exposure around the place, great shot
Anna Ridley Says:
October 10th, 2007 at 9:02 pm
A superb image full of drama – so glad to see it here as well as DCM!

Anna
Renee Says:
October 11th, 2007 at 6:26 pm
Very interesting!! it does look like something out of a movie.
Pauline Jones Says:
October 12th, 2007 at 10:20 am
Brilliant!
tucker Says:
October 13th, 2007 at 3:57 pm
good contrast
Mario Says:
October 19th, 2007 at 12:50 pm
Is that True? gaz….. unbelievable!!
Rajib Singha Says:
October 10th, 2009 at 1:03 pm
Awesome photo Tony! Simply fantastic.
Su Says:
October 14th, 2009 at 8:20 am
Nice atmospheric shot.