M&N - 1st HM

Gallery: EPA 2011Posted March 14, 20114,587 views30 comments

Summer Storm

Photo of the Month 4/2011

Southcentral Montana
Canon 5DII. 24-105. ISO 800. f/16. Manually blended 2 handheld shots (1/90 and 1/ 180 sec) using autobracketing on continuous drive - then the 'auto-align' command in CS5.

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Comments

30 comments

Comment posted by Mark Seaver on March 14, 2011 at 10:36 PM

Ahhhh, one of my favorite prairie activities was watching thunderstorms roll in. That's a very dramatic gust front, yet the rain behind it doesn't seem so intense. The light on the foreground grasses and wheat is very nice, but seems a bit bright given the conditions.

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Comment posted by Bill Fach on March 15, 2011 at 12:35 AM

Doug: One must really look at the large version on this shot. Spectacular scene and a terrific capture. >=))>

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Comment posted by Margo Pinkerton on March 15, 2011 at 1:42 PM

Doug,

I really like this shot and the way the line squall echoes the shapes of the grasses. I've seen variations on this scene often, as have, I am sure, many others here, and that semi-brightness in the foreground can be there, so it works for me.

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Comment posted by Lizzie Shepherd on March 15, 2011 at 3:35 PM

Wonderful Doug - great patterns in the f/g grasses both in terms of texture and colour and those stormy clouds are super - I like the slight brightness in the f/g too and it doesn't seem too much to me.

Registered on March 2, 2011, 18 Posts, 120 Comments

Comment posted by Doug Roane on March 15, 2011 at 3:52 PM

Thanks folks. In reality, the sky was about 1 stop brighter than the fg. I darkened both a little for mood. The storm was there to the west, but the rest of the sky was bright, scattered clouds, so there was plenty of light on the field.

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Comment posted by Eva McDermott on March 15, 2011 at 6:29 PM

Wonderful shapes and color Doug. I just love that ominous, angry sky! The detail in the larger view is delightful. Excellent capture.

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Comment posted by Scott Smorra on March 15, 2011 at 10:08 PM

This is awesome Doug. Nice job with the blend. What really draws me into this image is the "C" shape created by the edge of the storm. The details in the foreground grains are icing on the cake. Well done.

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on March 15, 2011 at 10:56 PM

This is fairly excellent. Great light, color and an ominous mood. A powerful image, Doug!

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on March 16, 2011 at 7:21 AM

I really like this Doug. This really says "Prairie" to me. That ominous sky is awesome. Nice work!

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

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Comment posted by Kah Kit Yoong on March 16, 2011 at 2:20 PM

Definitely very awesome!

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Comment posted by Silvia Richter on March 16, 2011 at 3:17 PM

Doug, this is breathtaking, excellent composition and processing!

Silvia

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Comment posted by Jason Risinger on March 16, 2011 at 10:27 PM

Wow. Just wow. Very powerful. Also, very nice job on the subtle v-shape you captured in the foreground. It's such an understated element, yet so important to the flow of the image.

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Comment posted by Andrius Pašukonis on March 19, 2011 at 6:32 AM

Outstanding shot. I really love the colors of the FG and the sky is simply spectacular.

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Comment posted by Robert Dayton on March 20, 2011 at 8:23 PM

This really shows the power of nature. I like the V shape at the bottom.
Thanks for sharing, Doug.

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on March 24, 2011 at 1:37 PM

Wow - gorgeous sky and nice detail in the prarie - congrats on the EP!

Sandy

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Comment posted by Monica Siri on March 24, 2011 at 2:23 PM

Great colors, light and lines. Congrat on the EP.

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Comment posted by David Edwards on March 25, 2011 at 1:18 AM

Wow, nice storm shot, Doug. I like this one better than the other one. That sure is a mothership of a storm. Good job with the blend. I like the strong V shape of the fg which leads out to the expanse of the storm really well and echos the cloud shape. Very nice.

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Comment posted by Eric Mannino on March 26, 2011 at 8:57 AM

Congrats on the EP Doug. This is a great capture. I love the comp and the color variations. You can almost see thhe squall line moving

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Comment posted by Eva McDermott on April 4, 2011 at 6:14 PM

Congratulations on the Monthly Cover Photo Doug!

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Comment posted by John Mumaw on April 4, 2011 at 6:26 PM

Yeah!!

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Comment posted by Bruce King on April 4, 2011 at 6:28 PM

Wow, handheld too, awesome! Congrats on the well deserved accolades.

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Comment posted by Dean Sauskojus on April 8, 2011 at 3:21 AM

Way to go Doug! Awesome image!!!!!!!

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Comment posted by Jared Ropelato on April 8, 2011 at 12:10 PM

great comp here. I love the angled lines in the grass in the fg. Amazing dram up top too with that storm cloud and I always love seeing rain in the sky. Really nice control here too.

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Comment posted by Pat Sampson on April 16, 2011 at 6:56 AM

I just saw this Doug. Love the mood and the image. Very fine photography.

pat

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Comment posted by Ron Dudley on January 2, 2012 at 8:45 PM

I love this image! It looks exactly like what I remember seeing so many times while growing up in NW Montana (but east of the divide, like here). This image really resonates with me. Big congrats on the 1st HM Doug.

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on January 3, 2012 at 1:17 AM

Congrats on the 2011 win - love this image - exceptional light and clouds -
Sandy

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Comment posted by Cheryl Molennor on January 3, 2012 at 8:43 PM

Very nice Doug Congratulations

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on January 4, 2012 at 9:19 AM

Doug, Congratulations on your EP. This is a great combination of Montana prairie and sky.

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Comment posted by Mohammad Hosseini on January 5, 2012 at 9:31 AM

Congrats Doug,

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Comment posted by Jim Hackley on January 6, 2012 at 10:20 AM

Very cool shot Doug, congratulations on the 1st HM, way to go.

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