Sunset
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Location
This photo was taken at Freshwater Headland in Sydney Australia. Looking back over Queenscliff headland and Manly beach in the background.Time
5.30PM. I saw the sky brewing as I left work and raced to the headland praying is make it before the storm did. I got about 10 shots before it started pouring with rain and I had to dash back to my car. Thank god for weather sealing!Lighting
The sky was showing all kinds of strange colours. Everything was moving and changing so fast. It was fascinating! And each image I captured turned out very different.Equipment
I shot this with the Olympus E-M1 and M.Zuiko 12-40mm f/2.8 Pro. I used a special feature only found in Olympus cameras called 'LiveComposition' mode. It's like bulb mode but instead of just adding light constantly the camera adds new light only where the scene is brighter than before. Perfect for capturing this kind of weather!Inspiration
Sydney had this crazy 10 consecutive days of amazing summer storms. This was on day 1 and I didn't know it would be such a long run of exceptional weather, but the local papers and websites happily used my shot to announce the beauty and forecast of the weather that was about to hit Sydney. So instead of being inspired I guess I inspired so many photographers to run out into the storms and shoot the storms themselves.Editing
All post was done in Adobe Lightroom. Nothing in particular. I added more detail to the rocks in the foreground and a little more contrast in the clouds to balance out the composition.In my camera bag
I usually shoot surf so I have a full range of lenses and an underwater housing with me. Since the E-M1 is such a small and light camera and has a micro 4/3 sensor I am able to carry most of my lenses with my all the time, since these are very small and light too. I carry: Panasonic LUMIX 8mm fisheye f/3.5 M.Zuiko 12-40mm f/2.8 pro M.Zuiko 40-150mm f/2.8 pro M.Zuiko 75mm f/1.8 pro M.Zuiko 60mm f/2.8 macro And occasionally the Zuiko 300mm f/2.8 EDFeedback
Get there before the weather does! We have a great free online radar system in Australia that allows us to see storms moving in from the coast or inland. Try having composing the shot before you get there. Do some research and know what settings are best for this kind of photography. ND filters can be really useful when capturing storms. Allowing you to use longer exposures and increasing the chance of capturing lightning strikes.
