Picture of the Day - July 22, 2009

"Thunderhead & Lightning"

Photo courtesy of Jeremy Huse.                     (Click on the photo for a larger view) Lightning is one of the most feared phenomena in nature, but it is also one of the most beautiful. Here is photographer Jeremy Huse to tell us about today's amazing picture: "A thunderhead was coming from the west while I was at home one night around 2:10am. I grabbed the camera and tripod and set up in front of a pond hoping to capture some reflections of the lightning as well as the lightning itself. This shot was taken with a Canon EOS 50D, a 17-50mm lens at 50mm, f/5.6, ISO 100. Exposure time was 127 seconds. The location of this shot was just east of the small town of Cassville, MO."    --Jeremy Huse You'll find many more of Mr. Huse's wonderful images on his website.     Visitor Comments... Name: Ed Morrison Town: Dunwoody, GA Call me crazy, but I LOVE watching a good thunderstorm unfold. There is nothing quite like a good lightning strike to remind one of the power of the Creator. Wonderful job capturing such a long exposure Mr. Huse.     Name: Autumn Braswell Town: Abingdon, VA This image evokes feelings of fear AND beauty. I simply can't stop looking at it!     Name: Gordon Brugman Town: Gatlinburg, TN Great capture, Mr. Huse. One of the wonderful things about long time exposures of things like lightning and fireworks is you never know what you might catch. You captured a real winner here, Jeremy, thanks for sharing it with us.     Name: Robert Schwarztrauber Town: Buffalo, NY Great shot of the storm Jeremy! I really appreciate your sharing the data details. I guess I was surprised by how long the exposure times really were in those type of photos. I'll have to try it on the next storm. Thanks for sharing that cool storm photo!     Name: Phyllis Helton Town: Bristol, VA I'll never see lightning the same way again.   Comment on today's picture  |  View previous "Pictures Of The Day"  |  Submit a photo Why I publish the "Picture Of The Day"