We had a walk last night and I took the FE 14mm f/1.8 GM with me, mostly because scenes with lots of starry sky are the only ones I can use that lens to full advantage.
I use it rarely, but when it works, it really works.
The thunderstorm never actually reached us, I think it blew itself out somewhat to the south-east, so we got no reprieve from the heat. Also, the humidity is terrible.
The compositions are not great because we were positioned low, with powerlines above us and headlights from passing cars every few seconds ruining most shots, but considering the conditions I’m pretty happy with what I got. Biljana didn’t carry her camera because it was almost dark when we started – that’s the only way to have a long walk here and not die; start after the sunset – and we’re pretty much screwed from all the karmic processing that never seems to completely stop, so it’s hard to add yet another thing to do without feeling overwhelmed.
I really like the first image, it's amazing. Somehow it's less violent and scary as storms get and yet it's very powerful in the same time. I think darker exposure contributed to that, it's like nuclear explosion, but controlled and tuned down so it's not immediate death 🙂
Thanks. I had a hard time taking the pictures because of the fucking tourists who not only blew my exposures out with headlights, but also tended to switch to long beams, perhaps for us to see them. 🙂 And I had to shoot from the roadside because there's brush with high potential for snakes on both sides.
All are hand-held, so high ISO.
Yeah, I could tell they are handheld by the small fuzziness of stars and lights – tripod makes them either sharp or small lines, depending on exposure.
But it kind of made entire scene even more impressive and I could put myself into perspective of trembling in front of great power. It feels almost like a distant, faded memory, if that makes any sense.