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Day 25 - Storm brewing
Day 25 - Storm brewing
GregoryB


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Camera: Canon EOS-30D
Lens: Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS
Location: Home
Date: Feb 27, 2008
Aperture: f4.5
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/6
Galleries: Sky, Snapshot
Date Uploaded: Feb 26, 2008

Viewed: 362
Comments: 12
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 The last couple of days we have had huge afternoon summer storms. This was taken about 7-30 last night about 15 minutes before the sky fell in. The storm dropped 75mm (3") of rain in half an hour. This is the first attempt with the 100-400 - it was taken from our back verandah - the tree is about 100m (330') away. I was surprised how much light this lens actually let in under the circumstances.

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 03/02/2008 09:58:43 PM
I love the color of that sky and the silhouette is perfect for this type of shot. I can only imaging how it must look in real life.
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 02/29/2008 10:31:50 PM
Wow, that sky has the glow of fire somewhere. Love the color. I like how the lifeless tree looks against the brooding sky.
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 02/29/2008 09:30:06 AM
Dramatic, and I like the centered composition. I'm not so crazy about the transparent border, though. IMNSHO, it's hard to tell it's a border.. 8(
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 02/29/2008 09:19:19 AM
Neat colors! I like the silhouetting effect.
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 02/28/2008 10:10:39 AM
Wow, this is stunning. The colour is great, it's very surreal.
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 02/28/2008 05:52:28 AM
cool tree, I really like the colour treatment.
Oh wow lucky you with that lens, can't wait to see more shots with it.
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 02/28/2008 12:21:13 AM
brilliant photograph . love the ominous feel, those intense colours & the silhouette .. :)
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 02/27/2008 07:50:27 PM
Pretty cool, Greg - it's an ominous and fascinating sky.
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 02/27/2008 05:38:05 PM
It is beautiful in that light- you certainly capture how ominous it must have been ! Did you hand-hold the lens ?
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 02/27/2008 03:25:02 PM
Boy, that's a lot'a rain. We could certainly use it here. Fun having new toys, isn't it? Very dramatic sky.
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 02/27/2008 07:45:50 AM
Nice example of monochrome and a very dramatic shot.
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 02/27/2008 07:10:20 AM
I do like this first attempt with your new toy. Wonderful colors. Same tree as Day 22?
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