High Voltage
by Brad Brizek
Title
High Voltage
Artist
Brad Brizek
Medium
Photograph - Digital Photograph
Description
Another monsoon thunderstorm hits the west valley. The White Tanks Mountains are dwarfed here by the size of the storm. Just judging from the picture, those lightning bolts must be at least a mile long, if not longer.
As I mentioned in a previous image, the monsoon storms in Arizona (especially the ones that hit near Phoenix) usually have very high cloud bases. This, combined with the clear air preceding the storm, flat terrain, and relatively low humidity, makes it a great place for taking shots of lightning.
This shot is a composite of two shots, similar to the old film technique of a double exposure. I liked the way this looked in color, but changing it to black and white seemed to make the storm seem much more menacing.
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November 10th, 2014
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