Slight Chance of Thunderstorms
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.
In the story Chance of Thunderstorms.
44 responses
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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!
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Robert Warren gave props (7 Mar 2008):
awsome!!
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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?
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adniloj gave props (16 Mar 2008):
Very nice; like the tightness in this capture!
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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.
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Misko Kordic gave props (22 Mar 2008):
Amazing picture...
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Christopher Boswell gave props (19 Apr 2008):
Heather you are my hero!
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Christine C gave props (27 May 2008):
so cool!
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Gilbert Juanim said (12 Jun 2008):
wonderful shot heather, great and love the color! vote.
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Sherry Davis Johnson gave props (13 Jun 2008):
Wow! Scary!!!
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Steven Maguire said (18 Sep 2008):
I wish my FujiFilm FinePix S/9100 would stay open for that long> Great shot!!!
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Meagan Miller gave props (18 Sep 2008):
Holy smokes!
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Tammy Espino gave props (22 Sep 2008):
That would scare the beejeebes out of me! Stunning~
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Angie Feehan said (23 Sep 2008):
Absolutly amazing!!!
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Janice Mezzacappa gave props (26 Sep 2008):
Perfection at its best, great work Heather!!!
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Glenn Patterson gave props (26 Sep 2008):
Great Shots and Story! Bit of a Lightning freak myself! Keep up the Great Work!
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Romain Chassagne said (28 Sep 2008):
wonderful capture ! make favorite
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Lynn H gave props (9 Oct 2008):
Gorgeous!!!!!!
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Kelsey Horner said (9 Oct 2008):
simply amazing.
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Tammy Espino gave props (9 Oct 2008):
Fantastic!!
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Adrienne Pitts said (10 Oct 2008):
whoa... amazing. 20 minute exposure?!!
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Heather Oelklaus said (15 Oct 2008):
Thank you, what a nice thing to say.
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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!!!!!
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James Wei gave props (16 Oct 2008):
Stunning in deed
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Maddie Sensibile gave props (16 Oct 2008):
amazing.
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Norman Caldwell gave props (18 Oct 2008):
came back to vote for this stunning photo...
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Tiberiu Sahlean gave props (19 Oct 2008):
OH MY GOD!!! THIS IS FANTASTIC!!!
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Tiia Vissak gave props (26 Oct 2008):
a cool shot! yes from me.
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Clint Harris said (27 Oct 2008):
Very nice, voted.
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Ognjen Karabegović gave props (28 Oct 2008):
Exelent. My vote 100%
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Denise Monk said (29 Oct 2008):
For me the most outstanding capture...congratulations.
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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.
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Brad Hayne gave props (2 Nov 2008):
All I can say is - WOW!
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Jonathan Gutz gave props (3 Nov 2008):
Wow very cool colour! That is such a cool purple.
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Peterson, Dave Peterson gave props (6 Nov 2008):
Zoinks!! Awesome shot!! My vote!!
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Julie Taylor gave props (8 Nov 2008):
Amazing!
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Jim Washington gave props (10 Nov 2008):
Wow!
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!~) Emelia Isaac said (11 Nov 2008):
WOW!
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Delores Harshaw gave props (13 Nov 2008):
WOAH! voted yeah!
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Matthew Elm gave props (19 Nov 2008):
Great Color and Light
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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!
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adniloj said (5 Dec 2008):
back for your vote on this intense beauty!
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Mal Stewart gave props (2 Sep 2009):
Now THAT'S what I call a real lightning shot......Kudos Heather, sooo well done.




