’Mother Nature, You’re The Boss’ | New Bern, NC
A storm cell from Tropical Storm Alberto (at this point I believe it is a Tropical Depression) moves toward the setting sun tonight over New Bern (you can see the town through the rain bands). This is easily one of the most awe inspiring scenes I’ve shot. I see plenty of sunsets and plenty of storms, but to see a combination of the two was pretty intense. I think I just kept muttering ‘wow’ as I shot. This was shot from Bridgeton, across the Neuse River from New Bern. I’m glad I hustled to get around to the front side of the storm when I decided to go out and chase it!
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2/24/12: Severe Weather in the Carolinas
New Bern, NC
45 second exposure of fast moving clouds as more severe weather moves into the area at approximately 6:30pm.
©2012 Zach Frailey
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!
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The Wait | Pittsburgh, PA
During my last visit to Pittsburgh, I got to take in the city from a new vantage point- The West End Overlook. Dave DiCello, of HDR Exposed Photography, and I traveled up to get a good view of the city. Unfortunately it was windy, rainy and COLD. The wind was blowing the clouds across the sky very quickly and we knew that eventually an opening in the clouds may shine a beam of light onto downtown. At least that’s what we thought. In the distance, we saw a gap in the clouds and knew it was only a matter of time. We waited and waited, then waited some more. Finally the gap, now a tiny sliver, reached the city shining a singe ray of light on the the right side of this frame. It just missed the city. The wait was over, but at least we got some material to take away from our trip up to the overlook.
©2012 Zach Frailey
November 2011 Free Desktop Wallpaper Calendar
For my favorite shot of the past month, I had to go all the way back to the beginning of October. Some very exciting storm clouds rolled in and I had to go out and capture them! I love the definition of the billowing cloud coming down the river in New Bern, it almost looks 3D to me. So there you have it, November’s wallpaper! As always, just click the image to open it full size.
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