Thursday’s Task

John Holbrook

John Holbrook

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Thursday’s Task: "AtmosFEAR"—Storm, lightning, hail, blizzard, snowstorm, tornado, hurricane or flood you’ve photographed, hopefully without endangering yourself—or your camera! If you haven’t any images described above, any inclement weather will do—the intent is to provide a theme for sharing.

I don’t have any examples but after shooting the Snake River Overlook (below) they were closing the road—luckily my FJ Cruiser had good 4-wheel drive. I look forward to seeing your much better examples for this week’s Task.

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AlanLichty

AlanLichty

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I love a good storm and often go out of my way to watch them but you can't always get out to shoot them when things get serious.

A squall approaching Haystack Rock at Cannon Beach, Oregon:

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Spring storms over the Valley of the Gods, Utah:

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Spring storms approaching Horseshoe Bend along the Colorado River:

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The start of a fairly violent day along the Oregon coast as seen at Harris Beach State Park:

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Heavy surf action at Cooks Chasm in Cape Perpetua State Par, Oregon:

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An intense winter storm shot from the Boiler Bay viewpoint. I got this shot by parking the car so the passenger side was on the downwind side and set my camera up on a tripod on the passenger seat. I rolled the window down for the shot and then closed it as quickly as possible. It took a couple of hotel towels to mop up the water that the wind whipped inside.

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John Holbrook

John Holbrook

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AlanLichty said:
I love a good storm and often go out of my way to watch them but you can't always get out to shoot them when things get serious.

A squall approaching Haystack Rock at Cannon Beach, Oregon:

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Spring storms over the Valley of the Gods, Utah:

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Spring storms approaching Horseshoe Bend along the Colorado River:

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The start of a fairly violent days along the Oregon coast as seen at Harris Beach State Park:

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Heavy surf action at Cooks Chasm in Cape Perpetua State Par, Oregon:

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An intense winter storm shot from the Boiler Bay viewpoint. I got this shot by parking the car so the passenger side was on the downwind side and set my camera up on a tripod on the passenger seat. I rolled the window down for the shot and then closed it as quickly as possible. It took a couple of hotel towels to mop up the water that the wind whipped inside.

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Thank you Alan, some serious storms you’ve captured—and shared (thank you)! I really like the Haystack Rock squall you captured—beautiful! Another favorite is the Harris Beach storm, and the Cooks Chasm as well. Your passenger seat/tripod setup worked great to shoot this Boiler Bay image—and you got a free car wash simultaneously! Thanks for sharing all these gems! I never know with some of these Tasks how well they will be received.
 
Ken Rennie

Ken Rennie

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Our storms aren't as spectacular on this side of the pond but I have just printed this image for a national competition although I think that it will not do well, but that is a can of worms that I will not open here.
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This one from the Lake District Aug 2023, not dangerous just very wet
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Another couple from the Lake District, Ullswater this time and a sudden unexpected snowstorm
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Lastly NE Scotland with 70-80mph winds, luckily the reefs offshore broke up the waves otherwise this would have been a very stupid place to be. I would have loved to use a long lens but I could barely stand up and couldn't really hold a 24-105 steady
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Douglas Sherman

Douglas Sherman

Staff
Thanks again for another great topic, John. Here are my contributions.



Lightning at Tatahotso Point, Grand Canyon
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Lightning over Coffee Pot Rock, Sedona, AZ
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Lightning over Mingus Mountain from my back patio.
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Lightning over Cathedral Rocks, Sedona, AZ
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Microburst Associated with a Monsoon Storm near Cottonwood, AZ
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John Holbrook

John Holbrook

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Ken Rennie said:
Our storms aren't as spectacular on this side of the pond but I have just printed this image for a national competition although I think that it will not do well, but that is a can of worms that I will not open here.
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This one from the Lake District Aug 2023, not dangerous just very wet
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Another couple from the Lake District, Ullswater this time and a sudden unexpected snowstorm
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Lastly NE Scotland with 70-80mph winds, luckily the reefs offshore broke up the waves otherwise this would have been a very stupid place to be. I would have loved to use a long lens but I could barely stand up and couldn't really hold a 24-105 steady
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Ken, I agree with DES—your first image is perfect—well captured and composed and should receive high honors. The “wet” Lake District is another gorgeous image as well.The Ullswater snowstorm certainly fits for this week’s at Task—well captured! Thank you for standing strong while shooting the NE Scotland windy seascapes—gorgeous and perfect composition. Thanks for sharing all these “beauties.”
 
John Holbrook

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Douglas Sherman said:
Thanks again for another great topic, John. Here are my contributions.



Lightning at Tatahotso Point, Grand Canyon
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Lightning over Coffee Pot Rock, Sedona, AZ
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Lightning over Mingus Mountain from my back patio.
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Lightning over Cathedral Rocks, Sedona, AZ
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Microburst Associated with a Monsoon Storm near Cottonwood, AZ
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Doug, wonderful images you’ve shared! My favorite is the Tatahotso Point image captured at the Grand Canyon—spectacular! I also love the lightning images taken at Coffee Pot Rock and Cathedral Rocks—so very, very nice! Do you employ a lightning trigger? The last image, the microburst monsoon near Cottonwood, AZ is also another favorite—a memorable image. Thank you again for sharing all these Atmosfear images!
 
Kyle Jones

Kyle Jones

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These are the first two that came to mind for me, both from Glacier.

1) St Mary lake with an incoming thunderstorm to the west. I ended up driving through the storm.
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2) This was just after I got soaked in a sudden thunderstorm while hiking to Hidden Lake. The lightning started to the north and ended up directly overhead. This was the most uncomfortable I have ever been with lightning. After safely making it back to my car, I then had a chance to capture some nice light as the storm cleared.
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3) Throwing in a third image from Yosemite. After a wonderful sunset on top of Sentinel Dome, those beautiful clouds started dropping hail on me.
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John Holbrook

John Holbrook

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ckcarr said:
Here's a few. You may have seen some before.

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Craig, thank you for sharing these truly memorable landscapes. “Billowing Waves,” “A Walk in the Clouds,” and “Storming the Castle” are perhaps my favorites because all are so well conceived and executed. Wonderful. I also love the light in “8:30 Interlude” and “Monsoon Season”—very memorable in their optimum capture of the atmosphere. And “Wild Blue Yonder” is also special for its red arch and big blue beautiful sky so well composed. Again thank you for sharing each of these.
 
John Holbrook

John Holbrook

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Kyle Jones said:
These are the first two that came to mind for me, both from Glacier.

1) St Mary lake with an incoming thunderstorm to the west. I ended up driving through the storm.
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2) This was just after I got soaked in a sudden thunderstorm while hiking to Hidden Lake. The lightning started to the north and ended up directly overhead. This was the most uncomfortable I have ever been with lightning. After safely making it back to my car, I then had a chance to capture some nice light as the storm cleared.
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3) Throwing in a third image from Yosemite. After a wonderful sunset on top of Sentinel Dome, those beautiful clouds started dropping hail on me.
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Thank you for sharing these perfect compositions Kyle! The St. Mary Lake is truly beautiful with the memorable composition—love the small island centered! The storm added the beautiful stormy sky to very much enhance the composition. Glad you didn’t get wet capturing this image…unlike your Hidden Lake image with the soggy start and danger from above—especially carrying a lightning rod—I mean tripod (I’m guessing). But resulting in a happy ending and memorable and beautiful image! Love the light in the Sentinel Dome sunset as well. I like the three “horizontal layers” composition—it really works well here too. Thank you for sharing your weather-related experiences that certainly adds to your images and story.
 
John Holbrook

John Holbrook

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Jeffrey said:
Two weeks ago at the North Rim. I thought this was exceptional, but it probably happens all the time during monsoon season:

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At the Hogsback turnout along rt.12 Utah:

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Along the Burr Tail Road, Utah;

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Jeffrey, great atmospheric images! I especially love the B&W Hogsback turnout you captured––wow, my favorite! The North Rim image is equally impressive. Nice imaging throughout your series and thank you for sharing.
 
Douglas Sherman

Douglas Sherman

Staff
John Holbrook said:
Doug, wonderful images you’ve shared! My favorite is the Tatahotso Point image captured at the Grand Canyon—spectacular! I also love the lightning images taken at Coffee Pot Rock and Cathedral Rocks—so very, very nice! Do you employ a lightning trigger? The last image, the microburst monsoon near Cottonwood, AZ is also another favorite—a memorable image. Thank you again for sharing all these Atmosfear images!
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Thanks for your kind words, John. Yes, I do employ a lightning trigger.
 
Douglas Sherman

Douglas Sherman

Staff
Kyle Jones said:
These are the first two that came to mind for me, both from Glacier.

1) St Mary lake with an incoming thunderstorm to the west. I ended up driving through the storm.
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2) This was just after I got soaked in a sudden thunderstorm while hiking to Hidden Lake. The lightning started to the north and ended up directly overhead. This was the most uncomfortable I have ever been with lightning. After safely making it back to my car, I then had a chance to capture some nice light as the storm cleared.
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3) Throwing in a third image from Yosemite. After a wonderful sunset on top of Sentinel Dome, those beautiful clouds started dropping hail on me.
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Beautiful work as usual, Kyle.
 
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