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The Perfect Storm - June 2, 2009

Rainbow Over My Pet Rocks
Big On Black
Reports of thunderstorms on Saturday and partly cloudy skies leading up to them inspired me to get out shoot this week. After work on Tuesday, I drove up the coast to my favorite spot, Panther Beach.

I ran into a photography acquaintance and we chatted a bit and walked the bluffs above the beach. Some really nice storm clouds were rumbling through. As we started to set up for the sunset, a rainbow formed to the south. A few minutes later, some lightning struck and over the course of the evening we both heard several more thunder claps and saw a few more lightning strikes.

Maybe my title is a bit misleading, but it certainly was some strange weather that passed through this night!

Nikon D300
Nikkor 12-24mm @ 19mm
4sec @ f13, ISO 100
B+W Polarizer
Lee .75 Soft GND Filter