honorable mention
Laura Hedien united states
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Illumination on the Great Plains
This year in particular, to be able to get out on the Plains where there were few people, was a wonderful mental break from 2020 and Ma Nature did not disappoint. I feel so blessed to be able to be out in the open and hear the rumble of the thunder on the Plains from one end of the horizon to the other.
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entry description
This set of photos was taken in 2019 and 2020 while on the Great Plains of the US during late spring and early summer. The most challenging thing of photographing lightning and storms is you can have all your camera settings perfectly set, yet as in all she does, Mother Nature has other plans regardless of the photographers plans. The bolts will rain down where they may without any consistency or logic. The same holds true for when the lightning would stop and start. Typically when the bolts became more intense, the possibility of tornadoes increases but once again, no one knows when the lightning will stop and when it will end. It is a common thought that if storms, lightning and tornadoes were predictable, it would be boring... it would be easy.This year in particular, to be able to get out on the Plains where there were few people, was a wonderful mental break from 2020 and Ma Nature did not disappoint. I feel so blessed to be able to be out in the open and hear the rumble of the thunder on the Plains from one end of the horizon to the other.
about the photographer
Retired firefighter seeking adventure and inspiration in landscape, wildlife and cityscape photography always seeking new heights than the last location visited.back to gallery