Twilight Supercell

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by Mike Hollingshead

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Supercell storm near Grand Island Nebraska May 10, 2005. Taken well after sunset, car headlights streaking by on the right side.

131 responses

Jessica Hardin gave props (16 Oct 2008):
Definately has my vote!
Wendy A Perry gave props (16 Oct 2008):
WOW Got my vote for sure!!
Aubrey's Oma (Deleted) gave props (16 Oct 2008):
OMG this is freaking awesome. DEFINITELY gets my vote!!!
Angel Hayes gave props (16 Oct 2008):
Amazing got my vote!
noor eva said (16 Oct 2008):
superb
Margaret Wickham gave props (16 Oct 2008):
Absolutely terrifying. My vote goes to you.
stuart s gave props (16 Oct 2008):
A vote with admiration. Wonderful shot.
Dick McGowan said (16 Oct 2008):
Top 10 storm photo of all time! A++++++++
Looks REAL compared to some other photos on here!
Ryan McGinnis gave props (17 Oct 2008):
Awesome and a half -- if I remember correctly, this was once a finalist for MSNBC's Photo of the Year.
Matthew Carman gave props (17 Oct 2008):
asome
Glenn Patterson added a link (17 Oct 2008):
All I Gotta say is WOW! Got my Vote!! (www.jpgmag.com)
Matt Granz gave props (17 Oct 2008):
How can I not vote for this??? I use the full sized version you give away at your site as my desktop wallpaper. This has to be one of your all time best shots.... of like 1,000 all time best shots you've taken... you are simply one of the best!
Tiia Vissak gave props (17 Oct 2008):
cool! yes from me.
Inbal R. Nakash gave props (17 Oct 2008):
WOW!! this is amazing!
Paul Schneider gave props (17 Oct 2008):
Nice capture. It really sucks you in!
Thomas Hartmann said (17 Oct 2008):
Gorgeous!
John Cobb gave props (18 Oct 2008):
goodness.
hannah michelle said (21 Oct 2008):
my goodness!!!
thats amazing
every part of this picture!
Katie Dureault (Deleted) said (22 Oct 2008):
righteous!!!
Rocco Palermo gave props (23 Oct 2008):
impressive!!!
Belinda Berglof gave props (23 Oct 2008):
The 1st worthy shot that i have seen in this theme so far!
Martin Duckitt gave props (25 Oct 2008):
awsome
Andre Felicio added a link (25 Oct 2008):
Amazing! Gets my vote and i hope it is published! (www.jpgmag.com)
Angela Bacon-Kidwell said (27 Oct 2008):
beyond amazing
Scott Eagle gave props (28 Oct 2008):
Wow, talk about dramatic! Nice work.
Ciaron Linstead (Deleted) said (29 Oct 2008):
wow, so many great elements to this...the cloud, the lightning, the car headlights. Gets my vote!
Daniel Stancin gave props (30 Oct 2008):
BY GOLLY
Brandon Pendred said (31 Oct 2008):
looks like a massive cloud spaceship! great capture Mike
Patrik Ugone gave props (31 Oct 2008):
Incredible! Yeah 4 me.
Alya Al Dhaheri gave props (1 Nov 2008):
Terrifying! Thats a lot of courage to be that close!
Adi Levy said (3 Nov 2008):
Wow!
William Wilkerson gave props (3 Nov 2008):
incredible!
sasha ormond said (4 Nov 2008):
wow! my vote!
mark yugawa said (6 Nov 2008):
yeah..wow!
got my vote for sure
Loren Smith gave props (7 Nov 2008):
No Way!
Audrey Kanekoa-Madrid (Deleted) gave props (8 Nov 2008):
WOW! What the ..... This is amazing, stunning, and terrifying!
Annie Maldonado gave props (8 Nov 2008):
Mother Nature does not allow us to forget our fragility...Exceptional opportunity
Mark Gilliland gave props (8 Nov 2008):
Stunning! Fantastic shot! Gets my vote!
Brian Ach said (9 Nov 2008):
it does not get any better for weather photography than this.
NK Sareen gave props (9 Nov 2008):
Incredible
Sagi Shapira gave props (9 Nov 2008):
severe indeed!
Lynn H (Deleted) gave props (10 Nov 2008):
Beautiful!
Teresa Canelas said (10 Nov 2008):
Great shot.
Lois Martin gave props (11 Nov 2008):
This photo is awesome, got my vote!
Barbara Socor gave props (11 Nov 2008):
Awe inspiring and terrifiying...and a magnificent capture. A definite "Yeah"!
Jimmy Leo said (12 Nov 2008):
fwah!
Rachel Mckinnie gave props (12 Nov 2008):
Wow...this better be on the cover!
Ally F said (12 Nov 2008):
This is incredible!!! Bravo, and great timing!!
Camil Seisanu gave props (12 Nov 2008):
V+ ! Wonderful shot !
Howard Seelig gave props (12 Nov 2008):
AMAZING
Robert Parks gave props (13 Nov 2008):
ftst of GOD ...............................................................really good
Bianca Trifoi said (13 Nov 2008):
holy crap, this better be published!! AMAZING! i've never seen anything like this before, wow.
:) L P gave props (13 Nov 2008):
wooooow!! got my vote!
Yasmina Baggili (Deleted) gave props (14 Nov 2008):
This picture is totally incredible!!! Really a fantastic one! My vote for sure
Man kit Wong gave props (14 Nov 2008):
Amazing Capture, Well done!
Kristina Evans-davis gave props (14 Nov 2008):
got my vote. Amazing capture. A++++++++++++++++
Sven Schroeder gave props (14 Nov 2008):
WOW WOW WOW!!!
Janie North gave props (14 Nov 2008):
WOW! That's about all I can say, I'm speachless.
Petter Salvesen (Deleted) gave props (14 Nov 2008):
the awesomeness of this picture is undescribable
Delores Harshaw (Deleted) gave props (14 Nov 2008):
Awesome photo. Got my vote!
Bob H gave props (14 Nov 2008):
I think this is my very favorite in the theme......anyhow, it's up in the top 5. :) GREAT work!
John Binstead gave props (14 Nov 2008):
Spectacular
Nick Dawson (Deleted) said (15 Nov 2008):
I was wondering if you were going to submit to this. My chances went down, thanks a lot lol. I haven't been able to get out and take pictures lately, but I still check out your trips so I can at least see something.
- fellow chaser from Missouri
diana (Deleted) gave props (15 Nov 2008):
fantabulous!!!
Brad Davies gave props (16 Nov 2008):
OMFG! this is the coolest/scaryuest thing I've seen. I love it!
Annie said (16 Nov 2008):
what an incredible shot : ) a thousand props to you : )
Alexis - Now on Flickr gave props (16 Nov 2008):
My vote, you bet.
Gaurav Dhup gave props (17 Nov 2008):
Amazing!
Martha J. gave props (18 Nov 2008):
whoa that is REALLY severe!
Cathy Cale gave props (18 Nov 2008):
Absolutely amazing captpure!!
Ron LaFond gave props (18 Nov 2008):
Wow! A "yeah" and a favorite too! R
Jim Hart gave props (18 Nov 2008):
awesome!
Daniel Schuldt gave props (19 Nov 2008):
wow that is frightening, amazing shot.
Paul Schneider gave props (19 Nov 2008):
This photo should be hot, nice capture Mike. I bet it was a hell of a storm.
Tammy Rice said (19 Nov 2008):
WOW! beautiful capture!
Wolfgang Robert gave props (19 Nov 2008):
Perfection!
Ashley Allen said (19 Nov 2008):
Wow, that is an amazing photo!
Belinda Berglof said (19 Nov 2008):
This is absolutely amazing!
Victoria Laquindanum gave props (19 Nov 2008):
amazing!!!
!/! Jonathan Moyer said (19 Nov 2008):
Truely incredible! You deserve to feel extremely proud of creating this work of art. Congratulations! I hope to see it printed.
Victor Davis said (19 Nov 2008):
Incredible !!
S Johnston said (20 Nov 2008):
WOW!
Catherine Kurvink gave props (20 Nov 2008):
Fantastic! One of the best I've seen! Gets my vote.
Scot Zawada (Deleted) gave props (20 Nov 2008):
Fantastic capture.
Karen Lynch said (20 Nov 2008):
How beautifully frightening! Where were you standing just before the devastation?
Mark Rosenbaum said (20 Nov 2008):
If this doesn't make it, then what are they thinking???
Charidy Bunsa gave props (21 Nov 2008):
Best Picture yet - - I love your website too! Amazing!
Mike Hollingshead said (21 Nov 2008):
Thanks for the kind words on this one.
On 20 November 2008 Karen Lynch said: (Delete)
How beautifully frightening! Where were you standing just before the devastation?
Well I was in my driver's seat with my window clamp mounted to my window. That's where I shoot storms 99% of the time. It wasn't too devastating, as most storms aren't. I think it produced some baseball size hail earlier. It was really really windy around this time or just before. Wind really rocking the car in the inflow, along with a lot of dust. At the time of the photo I'd say the storm was entering its downward trend. Twilight is just an amazing time to shoot storms, and this was actually in the last moments of any twilight and actually really dark out.
Randi Ramjattan said (21 Nov 2008):
Super!
Lyndsay Daniels gave props (21 Nov 2008):
Oh my gosh! Def get a yes from me! This is spectacular!!!
Geralyn Montambault gave props (22 Nov 2008):
Two words WOW AND YEAH!
Taylor Brown gave props (22 Nov 2008):
This is incredible
Alexander Valhouli said (22 Nov 2008):
this is f'ing incredible.
Caitlin Heath said (22 Nov 2008):
HOLY GEEZING WOW!!! this image is immaculate! did you use extended exposure to capture the double lightning strikes, or was it like a spur of the moment kind of thing? this image seriously made my day! it is awesome...just freaking awesome!
Brian Daigle said (22 Nov 2008):
yep, that looks severe all right
Sherstin Schwartz gave props (22 Nov 2008):
That is insane! Fantastic composition and capture.
Tani Livengood said (22 Nov 2008):
Good God!! Head for cover.
Mike Groseth gave props (22 Nov 2008):
UNREAL!!! I saw this on the main page and had to check it out! Great capture and an awesome awesome eye! I'm totally jealous:)
Jaydee Pan (Deleted) gave props (22 Nov 2008):
This is my winner for this theme! it is severe!
Lakshmi Prabhala gave props (23 Nov 2008):
Superb...My vote!
Harshad Pillai gave props (23 Nov 2008):
insane!
miles mcgaffigan said (23 Nov 2008):
Man, hell of a shot, i really need to visit the midwest.
Marcos Cruz said (24 Nov 2008):
A
MAY
ZING
WOW
Deevee Sanchez said (24 Nov 2008):
woah there.. amazing... =)
Ron Palmeri gave props (24 Nov 2008):
amazing shot
Gabor S said (25 Nov 2008):
i cant say nothing, big VOTE
Ognjen KarabegoviÄ‡ gave props (26 Nov 2008):
My vote 100%
Sophie (Deleted) gave props (26 Nov 2008):
love it, got my vote!
Darlene Luckins gave props (26 Nov 2008):
Fantastic work!
Nicole Gesmondi said (29 Nov 2008):
TOTALLY AWESOME! Way to be in the right place at the right time!
Stephen Heck gave props (30 Nov 2008):
wow
Nanette Hollis said (30 Nov 2008):
How did you survive? This is amazing.
Ron Goad gave props (30 Nov 2008):
You got great position on this one. Really great capture.
Heather Langley gave props (30 Nov 2008):
i love it, you definitely captured the beauty of the storm
Patrick Ryan said (1 Dec 2008):
awesome shot!
Shawn Wood gave props (1 Dec 2008):
awesome
Kevin Turcotte gave props (2 Dec 2008):
Wow, Im speechless
Lynn H (Deleted) gave props (3 Dec 2008):
I'm rooting for this one to win!!!
Chris White gave props (3 Dec 2008):
Fantastic work as usual one of my favorite's. Somehow wound up with two copies of your book going to keep one shrinkwrapped in my trunk in case I run into you (I see you frequently in the blk stang but, never had an opportunity to stop and say 'hi').
Martin Brown gave props (4 Dec 2008):
Fabulous, absoluetly full of drama! Great shot!!
Laurent Chantegros gave props (6 Dec 2008):
excellent shot, you have my vote
Dennis Hanson (Deleted) gave props (9 Dec 2008):
Just can't get any better, just Superb!
Bentzion Elisha gave props (15 Jan 2009):
wOw
Frederic Charpentier gave props (6 Feb 2009):
Great capture !
Melissa Hearle gave props (28 Feb 2009):
Fantastic!
s pearson gave props (23 Apr 2009):
super cool...
Nancy Charter Kechnie Goatbe said (23 Jul 2009):
The realism.. It is so life like..I am mesmorized! Looking at it makes me feel like I am right there..ready too be blown away..
Aubrey's Oma (Deleted) gave props (8 Aug 2009):
This photo is SO awecome that sometimes I HAVE to come back to look at it.
Andrew Lorimer (Deleted) gave props (17 Apr 2010):
Absolutely amazing capture !!
Robert Newman (Deleted) said (8 Feb 2012):
Yikes!