Storm

The Lightning show at Devereux Beach

I had just remarked to my wife about the relative paucity of lightning and thunderstorms in Marblehead when a monster of a storm swept through town.  I tried to capture shots of lightning at Chandler Hovey park within the safety of the lighthouse initially.  After that failed, I drove by Devereux and witnessed explosions of light to the south.  For the next hour, I tried to capture the power and beauty of this storm as the number of spectators rapidly grew.  At times, the show rivaled our fireworks display in the number of bursts.  In the shot above, mother nature [...]

By |2016-05-05T13:00:27-04:00June 6th, 2011|Categories: Storm|Tags: , , , , , |1 Comment

Storm in the Harbor

We've had three days of nonstop rain that left us with a surf advisory today.  There was a short letup of the rain just as high tide approached and I made my way down to Front Street to see if I could capture the power of the storm using the background of Marblehead harbor.  The initial shot was a bit flat due to the lighting conditions so this is a tonemapped version of my favorite shot from the excursion. Technical: Canon 50D and EF-S 17-55/2.8 IS lens.  Single tonemapped image.

By |2016-11-06T12:06:32-05:00August 25th, 2010|Categories: Storm|Tags: , , , , , |0 Comments