[Update] – well…that was short lived…
I was wrong.
I decided to give up posting to Facebook and Instagram because I was frustrated with their algorithms and all of the politics and hate (mostly on FB).
But then I opened up Facebook this morning and saw a beautiful shot of a spectacular sunrise from Alex Falk and realized I was wrong. This shot brought a smile to my face and, if my images can do the same to you amidst everything going on, it is worth the minor frustration.
Ironically, you’ll have to visit my Facebook page to see his shot that I shared.
I still think the weekly email digest is the best way to make sure you see every image I post…
[About the Image]
Today’s image of a June storm continues to come from my archive of unpublished shots as there really hasn’t been much to shoot out there in the past few months. As such, I have looked for images captured in the month of June that have yet to see the light of day.
This image was taken on June 27, 2017 and was one of a few lightning bolts that I was able to capture. There’s a LOT of luck that goes into these shots – after deciding on a composition and focal length based on the location of prior bolts, I set up a slight long exposure time (1/30th of a second) to try to give myself some wiggle room in capturing a bolt while also maintaining sharpness in the boats.
The end result was a single bolt center frame bordered by layers of clouds above and a nearly full Marblehead harbor below.