Storm Chased

Gallery: Man & NaturePosted July 12, 2010345 views21 comments

The LARGER VERSION is essential for this one.

I was photographing this amazing wall of advancing cloud and was surprised to see this plane - it was totally nuts!

Canon 5D2. 24-105/f4. ISO 800. f11. Simple manual blend of 2 exposures (1/250 and 1/500 sec) captured using auto-bracketing on continuous drive to minimize position shift while handheld.

Comments

21 comments

Comment posted by Luke Ormand on July 12, 2010 at 9:10 PM

WoW! Glad I'm not in that plane....

I grew up in the midwest and saw the occasional wall cloud but never got a look like this. What a spectacular photo

- Luke

Registered on February 4, 2009, 1093 Posts, 7035 Comments

Comment posted by Joel DeYoung on July 12, 2010 at 10:58 PM

Crazy!! Like Luke, glad I'm not on that Plane!

Great composition and an interesting subject. That plane really puts this over the top.

Registered on July 12, 2009, 92 Posts, 1074 Comments

Comment posted by Abdullaziz Bin Ali on July 13, 2010 at 5:56 AM

!!!
Thank god I wasn't on the flight
Thanks Doug

Registered on May 31, 2009, 112 Posts, 1590 Comments

Comment posted by Peter Conway on July 13, 2010 at 11:16 AM

Awesome capture. I really like the pattern in the fields too. I am not sure if I might not like this even better sans plane.

Peter

Registered on June 25, 2007, 347 Posts, 3913 Comments

Comment posted by Barry Vangrov on July 13, 2010 at 12:01 PM

Great shot! That's an amazing sky perfectly captured. Without the plane it's a terrific landscape image; with the plane it adds a story to the image. Well done.

Registered on September 1, 2009, 148 Posts, 749 Comments

Comment posted by Monica Siri on July 13, 2010 at 3:37 PM

Awesome shot!

Registered on September 20, 2009, 132 Posts, 3764 Comments

Comment posted by Genny K. on July 13, 2010 at 4:16 PM

This is a really cool image. Well done. It's amazing how much of Nature's power comes out in this. The large view is gorgeous.
On the plane, is it one that's on approach to Billings Airport? Or possibly a weather service or FAA flight looking at all the crazy weather you guys have been having. There never used to be tornados around there!!!!

Registered on June 5, 2006, 132 Posts, 2001 Comments

Comment posted by Doug Roane on July 13, 2010 at 5:26 PM

Thank you all.
Genny, I believe this is a passenger plane preparing to land at the Billings airport, which is about 1 or 2 miles away, but I could be wrong. I didn't see if it came out of the storm, or if had circled around for an approach. Notably, there was a torrential downpour about 15 minutes later, but it only lasted about 10 minutes before it passed.

Registered on December 12, 2008, 213 Posts, 2226 Comments

Comment posted by Morris McClung on July 13, 2010 at 10:54 PM

That is a powerful photo!

Registered on May 7, 2007, 670 Posts, 19650 Comments

Comment posted by Mario Pappalardo on July 14, 2010 at 12:23 AM

What an incredible scene! Really powerful composition with nice colors but for me it is the bird escaping from the storm that makes the story behind the scene. Congrats!

Registered on October 14, 2009, 18 Posts, 61 Comments

Comment posted by Stan Rose on July 14, 2010 at 9:36 AM

me thinks that plane is a leeetle bit too close...

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Comment posted by Mark Zelinka on July 14, 2010 at 12:39 PM

Awesome, captures the power of nature.

Registered on August 20, 2007, 206 Posts, 998 Comments

Comment posted by Jim Hackley on July 14, 2010 at 6:05 PM

Amazing image with the plane and a wonderful cloudscape, way to go.

Registered on September 17, 2009, 302 Posts, 5535 Comments

Comment posted by Mervyn Dublin on July 15, 2010 at 3:44 PM

Wow fantastic composition and very dramatic!

Registered on September 23, 2009, 42 Posts, 110 Comments

Comment posted by Kah Kit Yoong on July 18, 2010 at 11:12 AM

Phenomenal!

Registered on September 27, 2006, 636 Posts, 10682 Comments

Comment posted by Wick Smith on July 20, 2010 at 6:26 PM

Incredible shot! It stands on it's own without the airliner. I might be tempted to PS that out and go natural...what a super capture.

Registered on June 12, 2009, 91 Posts, 379 Comments

Comment posted by Pam Colander on July 21, 2010 at 6:34 PM

This is spectacular Doug. The large version must absolutely be viewed! I can almost feel the wind and smell the rain. Lots of power in your shot. Certainly conveys the unequal match of man v nature. Montana is getting some monster storms this summer and glad you were there to get this one.

Registered on December 7, 2006, 210 Posts, 1062 Comments

Comment posted by Peter Barnes on July 24, 2010 at 12:14 AM

How to improve what is a beautiful and exceptionally powerful image? Maybe pay a bit of attention to the slight halo (from a layer mask?) along the horizon line - it is more obvious in the larger version.

Registered on March 15, 2009, 11 Posts, 78 Comments

Comment posted by Greg Lessard on July 25, 2010 at 11:52 PM

Fantastic Doug! I love the sense of scale the plane adds to this image. Stunning!

Registered on January 14, 2009, 38 Posts, 219 Comments

Comment posted by Wayne Rhodus on September 22, 2010 at 9:26 AM

Great image Doug. A fantastic grouping of elements and a dramatic moment.

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Comment posted by Mae on April 8, 2013 at 4:58 PM

Oh Dear...I imagine the whole cast and crew of L O S T may be onboard? Fortune favors the bold...I guess! Exquisite timing.

Registered on March 22, 2013, 13 Posts, 58 Comments