Storm Clouds Building

This past summer was a lot wetter than normal and along with the wet conditions came plenty of opportunities to photograph thunderstorms and the clouds associated with them.

In this particular case I was heading to my parent’s campsite when I noticed this cloud building in the distance. I pulled my car to the side of the road, grabbed my trusty Nikon from the back seat and headed down by the marsh.

You may be wondering if I’ve done something to the photo. The answer is yes as I used Photoshop CS3 Extended along with the Lucis Art 3 plug-in to create an even more interesting look and to bring out greater detail in the clouds. Some people may not like the effect but I was quite happy with it for a first attempt using this process.

Marsh Storm

This photo is the same as an earlier photo I posted. The only difference is I did some more creative post-processing on the photo.

I think this gives the photo a more vibrant and eye-appealing look…or at least I like it better.

Marsh Thunder

While visiting one of my favourite parks to shoot nature photos, I noticed that while it was quite sunny and warm where I was, I could see a storm in the distance across the marsh.

Stopping my vehicle I grabbed my Nikon and slipped down to the shoreline and composed a few photos not knowing for sure if I would get anything I would deem worth keeping.

In the end I actually ended up with several photos I liked and this was one of them.

Heaven’s Light

On the same day I took the Driftwood by Lake photo I also managed to take this photo as well.

With the storm clouds blocking out the sunlight, there were just a couple of openings which allowed the sun to shine through like spotlights on the earth below.

I have tried some High Dynamic Range post processing on the photo to give it some added pop and to bring out greater and more interesting detail. I was happy with the effect I achieved.

Driftwood By Lake

I was driving in my car near Lake Ontario when I looked in my review mirror and saw a storm coming down the lake.

I pulled over, grabbed my camera and walked down by the water and saw some driftwood that had washed ashore. I thought it would give some nice balance to the photo by placing it in the foreground.