Tree of Darkness - a photo on Flickriver

Tree of Darkness

            The result of chasing some thunderstorms in The Netherlands. 

I found this tree a while ago and I wanted to photograph it with a storm for a while. Yesterday some thunderstorms were in the right position (or maybe I was) and lined up. This shot was tricky though:

It was still light around 5PM (sunset is at 10PM here currently) and while the thunderstorms rolled in, it was difficult to see the lightning strikes. I didn't even know I caught this strike. I put the camera on Timelapse of 0.8 second exposures, every 1 second. Meanwhile I was busy blowing off water from the lens (it started to rain) and looking around myself to decide if it was still safe enough to stay. Soon enough, I could really see this little thunderstorm come close.
But when the rain got heavy and the strong gusts hit me, I knew it was time to run for the car. Meanwhile I got completely soaked and I thought I didn't get any lightning photo. When I checked the shots in the car, there was just 1 photo with a lightning strike, which was this one. 

I was actually surprised at how visible the strike was, considering it was just afternoon and I caught it in the 0.8s exposure. This is a 12mm shot, meaning the lightning strike hit the ground super close. 
 
I really like how it came out, with the tree frames within the branches and the lightning.

Taken on: June 20, 2023

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netherlands

thunderstorms

dros

tree

storms

storm

thunderstorm

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Camera: Sony ILCE-7RM5, f/22.0, 0.8 sec, 12mm, ISO 50 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Sony ILCE-7RM5
Lens:	FE 12-24mm F2.8 GM
Aperture:	f/22.0
Exposure Time:	0.8
Focal Length:	12mm
ISO:	50
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Manual
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Manual
Light Source:	Daylight
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
Software:	Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic 12.3 (Macintosh)
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