Lightning Storm over Ashland

I was on a job all day yesterday (those following on twitter or Instagram may have seen the cute little meals-to-be I was shooting) and on the way home, a huge lightning storm settled over Ashland for a while. I pulled off to shoot it, and once it moved away I climbed a hill to capture its retreat.

The technique used in these photos is a little bit of interesting trickery that I’ll hold onto for now. I’ll be doing a video2brain training as well as a webinar for Nik Software in the upcoming months, and I think I’ll show this then. It was one of those experiments gone right.

Hat Trick by Joseph Linaschke

Purple Rain by Joseph Linaschke

Comments

[Carl Shortt]

Spectacular images Joseph. I am glad that one of the lighting fingers didn't reach out and touch you! Eager to lear about your process. We have frequent spring thunderstorms here in Oklahoman so will try what you teach.

[Rebecca Getsfrid, Commercial Portrait Photographer]

Holy crap at the clouds in the 2nd image. You see a lot of lightning pictures of bolts shooting down, but the idea of the electricity rumbling around inside those dark, sidelit clouds, ready to destroy whatever is unfortunate enough to be under it. There's a lot of story in that shot, regardless of whether it's the story of what's actually going on.

[Bret]

I travel some places with lighting attractions like the northern lights, or the aurora borealis, as they are also known, is a jaw-dropping and mystical moment.

[Aaron King]

I have seen many light stroms...
but the first image unique and dangerous....