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So the big question is, You are faced with this view. Do you drive forward or turn around and run for the hills?
On the 23rd of Feb this year I made the ...
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So the big question is, You are faced with this view. Do you drive forward or turn around and run for the hills?
On the 23rd of Feb this year I made the choice to run away, and fast from this Harrisville Qld cell lol. At this point we could see large portions of radar that suggested hail. And although a blue-green tinge doesn't always suggest hail, this time it most definitely did.
Amazingly still, I was feeling very little outflow as the storm was still sucking in all the air it could like a giant vacuum. So at this point I was only just starting to feel my first rain drops, and all lightning was embedded in the rain core as well. It wasn't till I reached Middle road some 25-35 minutes after this image that we begun to cop an outflow.
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cameraNIKON D750

settings Aperture f/6.3 ISO 1000 Shutter 1/200 Focal Length 150/10 

upload_dateMar, 2021

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#road #tarmac #asphalt #nature #outdoors #gravel #dirt road #weather #supercell #storm #australia #outback #rural #nikon #D750 #tamron #nisifilteraustralia
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Behind The Lens

Location

This image was capture in the rural town of Harrisville Qld Australia. Which is roughly an hours drive from The Gold Coast or 70 minutes from the city of Brisbane.

Time

This was mid afternoon as storms exploded and within an hour and a half we had a sunset opportunity behind all the weather.

Lighting

The first thing to always remember is if you can hear thunder, you can get struck. Even under clear sky's with the storm 10 or 15 kilometres away. Lightning is a high and dangerous risk be it under the storm or kilometers away.

Equipment

I used a Nikon D750 with a Tamron 15-30mm f/2.8 lens and a Nisi V5 with pro polariser and Nd8 residual filter.

Inspiration

I absolutely love storm chasing and weather photography. And over the years I have got to know very specific area's and roads so if faced with an amazing sky like this. I knew the perfect road to use as a leading line. Also I knew this road face East so the sun would be behind which allowed me great clear light.

Editing

I did up the clarity a bit to add a crisp look to the grass and sharpen the edges of the cloud. I also adjust the shadows as storm weather can create a very dark overtone and the highlights to help with the same issue. I also had to in fact due to recent rains lower the brightness of the green as it was just so bright i thought it would appear photoshopped

In my camera bag

On a standard day I have my Nikon D750 and D7100. I also carry a Strikefinder2 and on occasions a patchmaster trigger. I also have a Tamron 15-30mm f/2.8 for the full frame and a 10-20mm for the crop sensor. I also carry the Nisi V5 with polariser and Nd8 residual filter. Other than that I carry a Gopro 7 Black and gorilla tripod for it. I also carry a tripod each for the cameras.

Feedback

Know the locations you will be in. Take a weekend drive around sunset and look at the directions roads and barns face and if the would be good for early or late day time shooting. And if possible always put safety first. Use wireless remotes and triggers so you can set up next to the car and control everything while inside the car as it's a much safer location.

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