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The Sound of Thunder
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September 23, 2012
I captured this image while creating a time-lapse video during late August on the Bruce Peninsula. I was actually sitting in my cottage watching a movie while I had my camera capturing a time-lapse of the milky way when I noticed lightning outside. I jumped in my car, booked it down a dirt road and ran through the woods and out to my camera on the shore. I grabbed my tripods and dolly, flipped the set-up around, and started firing.
In this particular scene, what appears to be the setting sun is a bolt of lightning - undefined due to my chosen length of exposure. The curious colors in the sky are a result of auroras showing themselves - even through the clouds.
This was a magical night...the air was still yet I could feel the bass of the thunder reverberate through my entire body.
I am so grateful to experience such beauty...and each time I shoot a night scene in the north I thank God for blessings like this.
- Camera Canon EOS 5D Mark II
- Lens EF 15mm f/2.8
- Focal Length 15mm
- Shutter Speed 33 sec
- Aperture f/2.8
- ISO/Film 3200
- Category Landscapes
- Uploaded 8 months ago
- Taken August 23rd 2012
- Copyright Joel Sjaarda
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