POWER ! !

A brutal and spectacular display of lightning moved over Bass Strait. In this image twin CG’s pound the ocean off Cape Woolamai and come within a whisker of striking a boat. You can see a light from the boat just to the right of the lefthand CG/bolt – no doubt a pretty exciting experience for those on board…

‘ Power ‘

~ by Tony Middleton on August 26, 2011.

Posted in Australian coast, Gippsland, new images, panorama, photography, stormchasing, victoria
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29 Responses to “POWER ! !”

  1. Wow, amazing shot, wish I lived somewhere that had decent lightning!

    geoffwatt said this on August 26, 2011 at 10:37 pm | Reply

    • Thanks Geoff – shows like this are not very common in my area either… Grr. This one was a ripper though ! 🙂
      thanks for stopping by.

      Tony Middleton said this on August 29, 2011 at 7:44 pm | Reply

  2. Whoa great capture.. Love the motion in the grass up front too.. I think I will stick to the shore line and not get on a boat with stuff like that comin ;).

    Great work

    Jeremy Calow said this on August 27, 2011 at 12:12 am | Reply

    • Thanks Jeremy ! It was a bit windy so all the foreshore grasses show that a bit.

      cheers,
      Tony

      Tony Middleton said this on August 29, 2011 at 7:45 pm | Reply

  3. Wicked shot Tony. That large strike looks like its so close. I think I would’ve done a runner after I’d seen that one!

    jamiepatersonphotography said this on August 27, 2011 at 7:57 am | Reply

    • Hey Jamie,
      Yep it’s at a nice distance this one… there were some sweet closer ones prior to this 🙂
      cheers,

      Tony Middleton said this on August 29, 2011 at 7:52 pm | Reply

  4. 🙂 pretty scary experience for the people on the boat i would think lol
    awesome photograph – right place at the right time? or a planned adventure?
    either way, it’s a stunning photo

    Chloe [Photographer] said this on August 27, 2011 at 11:55 am | Reply

    • hi Chloe,
      There may have very well been a few dirty jocks on the boat after that I’d think ! I was all over this storm well well in advance 🙂
      cheers,

      Tony Middleton said this on August 29, 2011 at 7:54 pm | Reply

  5. the lightning is increadibly bright and intense

    mat black said this on August 27, 2011 at 8:14 pm | Reply

  6. That is an awesome shot Tony! ‘Nuff said.

    islandimages said this on August 27, 2011 at 11:39 pm | Reply

  7. cracker mate

    Andrew Brown said this on August 29, 2011 at 7:49 am | Reply

  8. Awesome capture Tony!

    Ben Messina said this on August 29, 2011 at 6:01 pm | Reply

  9. I dislike you immensely for this shot Toneman! I am still yet to get a good lightning shot and I think the lightning is avoiding me eh!

    well done!

    True North Mark said this on August 30, 2011 at 2:00 am | Reply

    • I can live with this type of dislike 🙂
      You’ll get one before you know it mate, spring and storm season is here/ just around the corner 🙂
      cheers,

      Tony Middleton said this on August 30, 2011 at 6:41 am | Reply

  10. WOW …. you nailed this one.

    Excellent !!

    mervfrench said this on August 30, 2011 at 8:19 am | Reply

  11. Excellent shot Tony. Looks like it would have been an exciting night.

    Graham Leggate said this on September 4, 2011 at 10:59 am | Reply

  12. sweet Tony, great exposure all through the image, perfect lightning image in my eyes! 😀

    Stephen Williams said this on September 10, 2011 at 4:41 pm | Reply

  13. Wowsers mate, a very impressive shot, congrats.

    thomasparkes said this on September 13, 2011 at 6:36 am | Reply

  14. what a wonderful capture…love this

    abu zar said this on October 10, 2011 at 3:36 pm | Reply

  15. Great composition Tony. I think combining the foreground with the lightening makes this an amazing photograph

    Haydn Jones said this on November 28, 2011 at 2:03 am | Reply

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