Slight Chance of Thunderstorms

Hot! In Severe Weather

by Heather Oelklaus

Uploaded 7 Mar 2008 — 120 favorites

© Heather Oelklaus

I shot this with the panoramic Fuji G617 professional camera. Fuji Velvia 100 at f8 for 20 minutes. The road is I-25 in Colorado Springs. This is one frame of film.

44 responses

  • Dave Dubrick

    Dave Dubrick said (7 Mar 2008):

    I don't know how you manage to get a 20 minute exposure without the photo coming out all white, but however you do it, great job and wonderful capture!

  • Robert Warren

    Robert Warren gave props (7 Mar 2008):

    awsome!!

  • Jason Canavaggio

    Jason Canavaggio gave props (8 Mar 2008):

    this is some of the best lightning photography i've ever seen. have you ever thought of trying to cross process the ones you do on slide film?

  • adniloj

    adniloj   gave props (16 Mar 2008):

    Very nice; like the tightness in this capture!

  • maria tizon

    maria tizon gave props (18 Mar 2008):

    Wow! If I saw lightening like this in person, I'd run for my life. Gorgeous but scary as hell.

  • Misko Kordic

    Misko Kordic gave props (22 Mar 2008):

    Amazing picture...

  • Christopher Boswell

    Christopher Boswell gave props (19 Apr 2008):

    Heather you are my hero!

  • Christine C

    Christine C gave props (27 May 2008):

    so cool!

  • Gilbert Juanim

    Gilbert Juanim said (12 Jun 2008):

    wonderful shot heather, great and love the color! vote.

  • Sherry Davis Johnson

    Sherry Davis Johnson gave props (13 Jun 2008):

    Wow! Scary!!!

  • Steven Maguire

    Steven Maguire   said (18 Sep 2008):

    I wish my FujiFilm FinePix S/9100 would stay open for that long> Great shot!!!

  • Meagan Miller

    Meagan Miller gave props (18 Sep 2008):

    Holy smokes!

  • Tammy Espino

    Tammy Espino gave props (22 Sep 2008):

    That would scare the beejeebes out of me! Stunning~

  • Angie Feehan

    Angie Feehan said (23 Sep 2008):

    Absolutly amazing!!!

  • Janice Mezzacappa

    Janice Mezzacappa gave props (26 Sep 2008):

    Perfection at its best, great work Heather!!!

  • Glenn Patterson

    Glenn Patterson gave props (26 Sep 2008):

    Great Shots and Story! Bit of a Lightning freak myself! Keep up the Great Work!

  • Romain Chassagne

    Romain Chassagne said (28 Sep 2008):

    wonderful capture ! make favorite

  • Lynn H

    Lynn H gave props (9 Oct 2008):

    Gorgeous!!!!!!

  • Kelsey Horner

    Kelsey Horner said (9 Oct 2008):

    simply amazing.

  • Tammy Espino

    Tammy Espino gave props (9 Oct 2008):

    Fantastic!!

  • Adrienne Pitts

    Adrienne Pitts said (10 Oct 2008):

    whoa... amazing. 20 minute exposure?!!

  • Heather Oelklaus

    Heather Oelklaus said (15 Oct 2008):

    Thank you, what a nice thing to say.
    Heather

  • Sung Roh

    Sung Roh gave props (16 Oct 2008):

    This picture is breathtakingly stunning, WHERE THE HELL WAS THIS! I really wish I can see this photo on the magazine, MAD PROPS!!!!!

  • James Wei

    James Wei gave props (16 Oct 2008):

    Stunning in deed

  • Maddie Sensibile

    Maddie Sensibile gave props (16 Oct 2008):

    amazing.

  • Norman Caldwell

    Norman Caldwell gave props (18 Oct 2008):

    came back to vote for this stunning photo...

  • Tiberiu Sahlean

    Tiberiu Sahlean gave props (19 Oct 2008):

    OH MY GOD!!! THIS IS FANTASTIC!!!

  • Tiia Vissak

    Tiia Vissak gave props (26 Oct 2008):

    a cool shot! yes from me.

  • Clint Harris

    Clint Harris said (27 Oct 2008):

    Very nice, voted.

  • Ognjen Karabegović

    Ognjen Karabegović gave props (28 Oct 2008):

    Exelent. My vote 100%

  • Denise Monk

    Denise Monk said (29 Oct 2008):

    For me the most outstanding capture...congratulations.

  • Sara Rose

    Sara Rose said (1 Nov 2008):

    I was going to submit my photo of a lightening bolt in a storm, but yours puts mine to shame! BEAUTIFUL.

  • Brad Hayne

    Brad Hayne gave props (2 Nov 2008):

    All I can say is - WOW!

  • Jonathan Gutz

    Jonathan Gutz gave props (3 Nov 2008):

    Wow very cool colour! That is such a cool purple.

  • Peterson, Dave Peterson

    Peterson, Dave Peterson   gave props (6 Nov 2008):

    Zoinks!! Awesome shot!! My vote!!

  • Julie Taylor

    Julie Taylor gave props (8 Nov 2008):

    Amazing!

  • Jim Washington

    Jim Washington gave props (10 Nov 2008):

    Wow!

  • !~) Emelia Isaac

    !~) Emelia Isaac said (11 Nov 2008):

    WOW!

  • Delores Harshaw

    Delores Harshaw gave props (13 Nov 2008):

    WOAH! voted yeah!

  • Matthew Elm

    Matthew Elm gave props (19 Nov 2008):

    Great Color and Light

  • Sanna Danielsson

    Sanna Danielsson said (3 Dec 2008):

    YES! Of course! The colours... I´m just spell-bound looking at this picture... :-) It looks like you´ve cut and pasted to perfection... but you haven´t... it´s just the magic of Mother Nature, great technology and a genious with a great deal of luck... awesome!

  • adniloj

    adniloj   said (5 Dec 2008):

    back for your vote on this intense beauty!

  • Mal Stewart

    Mal Stewart gave props (2 Sep 2009):

    Now THAT'S what I call a real lightning shot......Kudos Heather, sooo well done.

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