A February Storm Chase
After a routine print delivery to Vanceboro, NC, I noticed some neat clouds in the sky. As I drove along, I began to see a really big billowing storm cloud that normally brings severe summer weather. Driving blindly with my eyes on the clouds, I took twists and turns until I had no idea where I was. That’s when I came down a very long, straight road, cut a u-turn, got out of my Jeep and laid down on the road to shoot. I went up and down this stretch of road and I must have been there for over half an hour and never saw another car. There was a brief period where the wind really kicked up and I thought the movie ‘Twister’ was going to play out in front of me, but luckily it blew by with nothing more than a little rain!
Big thanks to Accuweather.com and The Weather Channel for the mention and share both online and on air today!
‘Armageddon Sunset’ | New Bern, North Carolina
This was shot in New Bern, NC just as the sun was setting and some spectacular storms were blowing in on September 28. It seemed as if a storm cell approaching from both sides of town collided right over top of me. After the sun went down, I was able to capture some lightning strikes over the river a short drive from this spot.
The shot: 3 exposure HDR. f/8, ISO-200, 18mm. Tonemapped in Photomatix Pro, finished in Photoshop CS4 with Nik Color Efex & Viveza plug-ins.
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