Luminous Landscape Forum
The Art of Photography => User Critiques => Topic started by: Slobodan Blagojevic on June 25, 2014, 04:25:56 pm
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Went for a bike ride yesterday, on a nice and sunny afternoon... got scared by the approaching storm. Taken by iPhone, from a (fast) moving bike.
Turns out it was a false alarm. But then again, you never know in the Midwest whether it is going to turn for the worse of dissipate, so I decided to err on the side of caution and cut the ride short. I do not mind rain, but lightning in the open field is a different matter.
P.S. Russ, there is a human element in the second one (a jogger) ;)
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I'm in Indianapolis and we got hit hard by the same system. Tornado and all.
Kevin
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I like them both but the second one is my favorite. The storm/cloud is a lot more menacing in #2, it comes over the photographer. The first photo doesn't give that impression.
PS: you did well regarding the lightning threat, I was once caught in the open and I was very very lucky that day.
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Serves you right for riding a bike - silly things they are. ;D
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Good for you, Slobodan. Until about eight years ago I was getting a couple hundred miles a week on a road bike, but I never dared carry a camera. My current cell phone would have been the solution.
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What differentiates "human element" from "human"?
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What differentiates "human element" from "human"?
I am sure Isaac would be able to tell you better than I possibly could :)
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I think I prefer the first picture because I like to see the height of the cloud. The slightly soft effect works well. Great picture.
Jim
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I like them both but the second one is my favorite. The storm/cloud is a lot more menacing in #2, it comes over the photographer. The first photo doesn't give that impression.
I included both to illustrate how quickly things can turn from "cute" to "menacing" when it comes to weather.
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I was born and raised in Nebraska. I agree there is something amazing about the cloud formations prior, during, and after big boomers. It's that eerie greenish light that is scary--indicator of high probability for a tornado.