Storm over wheat field
Literally moments after I took this shot, I ran to my truck and just made it inside before the sky opened up with torrential rains and 60+ mph winds. On my way...
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Literally moments after I took this shot, I ran to my truck and just made it inside before the sky opened up with torrential rains and 60+ mph winds. On my way home, I encountered several trees that had been knocked down across the roads. Amazing storm!
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This photo was taken between Frankenmuth, MI and Tuscola, MI. Literally moments after I took this shot, I ran to my truck and just made it inside before the sky opened up with torrential rains and 60+ mph winds. On my way home, I encountered several trees that had been knocked down across the roads. Amazing storm!Time
I had been to Frankenmuth to shoot some other pictures, and was headed home for the day. It was about 5:30 in the afternoon.Lighting
Mother nature took care of the lighting! The sun was still shining on the wheat field, while the storm rolled in and overtook it!Equipment
This image was shot with my Canon 80D (hand-held), and my EF-S 10-18mm wide angle zoom at 10mm. ISO was 800, aperture f/20, and shutter speed 1/40s.Inspiration
As I turned the corner on this road to head home, I looked west and saw the storm rolling in from the west. I immediately pulled over, got my camera out and switched out lenses, and began shooting. It was breathtaking how the storm rolled in over the next 15-20 minutes, and I loved the contrast in the sunlit wheat field with what was going on in the sky!Editing
Yes, with Luminar.In my camera bag
I typically carry my Canon 80D with five lenses (Canon 50mm f/1.8, 10-18mm wide angle zoom, 18-55mm zoom, and 55-250mm zoom, and Tokina 100mm macro prime lens). I also have my Haida M10 pro filter holder with a 10-stop ND and 3-stop GND filter and circular polarizer. Of course, I always have my standard accessories like spare batteries, lens hoods, memory cards, etc., and I carry a Godox V860-II speedlight with MagMod Sphere & MagBeam flash modifiers with color gels and gobos.Feedback
My advice is always simple...soak up everything about where you are, and feel the story that starts to reveal itself about your subject and your surroundings. I'm always amazed that eventually a compelling story begins to emerge, and my job then becomes how best to capture that story. Sometimes that's easy to do, sometimes it's damn hard, and sometimes I'm not able to do it at all. It's those times that I just enjoy the story and the moment, and then later it drives me to get better at my craft so in the future I can perhaps succeed. But in some cases, like this one, the opportunity just presented itself, and I took advantage of it! I'm just glad I had my camera with me to capture it!
