The Rat wrote:
All breathtaking, but that night shot is my favorite of the set!
Thank you very much. It was scary as heck! The power and then the sound coming through the bowl of the crater... Really scary! 😳
junglialoh wrote:
Nice catch the beautiful half+ circle double rainbows and lightening flash
Thank you very much! Ridiculous moment!
keepclicking wrote:
Mark, as usual great drama in all your images. Very nice
Thank you! Blessings!
bmike-vt wrote:
Would love to see that night shot processed with some natural sky glow and star color. Its just so cold (and unreal looking, to me). Lovely set!
Thank you! I must have been in a blue mood! 😊 I'll consider another shot at the processing... 👍🏼
Gregg B. wrote:
Very nice Mark.
Thank you Mr Gregg! ✌🏼
dbehrens wrote:
Had not seen that night time lightening shot. What a striking capture!
bobek13 wrote:
All stunning, but those night clouds penetrated with stars and lightning, vow!
A.
😊 ⚡️ Thank you!
DivineFocus wrote:
Amazing stuff.
Huge thank you!
jbledsoe wrote:
Excellent stuff Mark, now you need to round it out with an untracked deep fresh snow just following a major storm set.
Many years the epic snow happens around first week of January. Seems like you're used to working the weather and waiting for the right opportunity, so should be a good fit.
I lived in Bend for some years and would chase the thunderstorm projections...
roythegreat wrote:
Such beautiful shots. No wonder these are coming from you
Ah man! Thank you so very much! 😊
kmunroe wrote:
very nice Mark..
Blessings and thank you!
johnohio wrote:
Awesome images.
John
Huge thank you!
ksmmike wrote:
Excellent images.
Mike
Very much appreciated!
Swissblad wrote:
Wow, amazing series of images Mark - TFS!
Huge thank you and my pleasure! 😊
SeattleDucks wrote:
Hallelujah, glory indeed! Way to hunt down the spectacular light and weather conditions Mark.
Best,
Ross
Thank you Ross. I agree. Glory! Although our skill is obviously involved (and the human is a masterpiece of art) the art is already there and I pretty much see myself as some level of just a dummy who tries to point a little box at glorious art that already exists, with the goal of sharing a bit of it with others. ✌🏼 🙏🏼 😄
Dawson515 wrote:
Night shot is my favorite as well
Huge thank you!
Hoffer wrote:
Awesome Mark
Even the picture of you camera is great!
Mark Metternich wrote:
I lived in Bend for some years and would chase the thunderstorm projections...
Oh cool Mark, I was a staff photographer at The Bulletin in Bend 1988-1995, great town! Much changed now though.
Mark Metternich wrote:
Thank you Ross. I agree. Glory! Although our skill is obviously involved (and the human is a masterpiece of art) the art is already there and I pretty much see myself as some level of just a dummy who tries to point a little box at glorious art that already exists, with the goal of sharing a bit of it with others. ✌🏼 🙏🏼 😄
I really like this thought you expressed. As noted we do bring skill and creativity to the making of landscape compositions, but at the heart of it we are humbled by knowing the art is already there and we are hugely blessed to be stewards of it.
