Tree of Darkness
The result of chasing some thunderstorms in The Netherlands.
I found this tree a while ago and I wanted to photograph it with a storm for a while. Yesterday some thunderstorms were in the right position (or maybe I was) and lined up. This shot was tricky though:
It was still light around 5PM (sunset is at 10PM here currently) and while the thunderstorms rolled in, it was difficult to see the lightning strikes. I didn't even know I caught this strike. I put the camera on Timelapse of 0.8 second exposures, every 1 second. Meanwhile I was busy blowing off water from the lens (it started to rain) and looking around myself to decide if it was still safe enough to stay. Soon enough, I could really see this little thunderstorm come close.
But when the rain got heavy and the strong gusts hit me, I knew it was time to run for the car. Meanwhile I got completely soaked and I thought I didn't get any lightning photo. When I checked the shots in the car, there was just 1 photo with a lightning strike, which was this one.
I was actually surprised at how visible the strike was, considering it was just afternoon and I caught it in the 0.8s exposure. This is a 12mm shot, meaning the lightning strike hit the ground super close.
I really like how it came out, with the tree frames within the branches and the lightning.
Tree of Darkness
The result of chasing some thunderstorms in The Netherlands.
I found this tree a while ago and I wanted to photograph it with a storm for a while. Yesterday some thunderstorms were in the right position (or maybe I was) and lined up. This shot was tricky though:
It was still light around 5PM (sunset is at 10PM here currently) and while the thunderstorms rolled in, it was difficult to see the lightning strikes. I didn't even know I caught this strike. I put the camera on Timelapse of 0.8 second exposures, every 1 second. Meanwhile I was busy blowing off water from the lens (it started to rain) and looking around myself to decide if it was still safe enough to stay. Soon enough, I could really see this little thunderstorm come close.
But when the rain got heavy and the strong gusts hit me, I knew it was time to run for the car. Meanwhile I got completely soaked and I thought I didn't get any lightning photo. When I checked the shots in the car, there was just 1 photo with a lightning strike, which was this one.
I was actually surprised at how visible the strike was, considering it was just afternoon and I caught it in the 0.8s exposure. This is a 12mm shot, meaning the lightning strike hit the ground super close.
I really like how it came out, with the tree frames within the branches and the lightning.