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p.1 #1 · Grand Thermal Updraft

NO AI 🚫(ever). A single shot with minimal adjustments. After chasing a massive thunderstorm for nearly 3 hours (100+miles) with fellow pro Kevin McNeal, and just a couple minutes before getting KNOCKED OUT by lightning ⚡️ (no joke, that story with images will be on my YouTube page soon) I caught this crazy thermal updraft of light over the Grand Canyon (yes, it�s real). This is likely the most incredible adrenalized shoot in my 20 year career.

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Sony A7R2
Canon 11-24@11mm
f/8
ISO 320
Single shot, hand held
Basic corrections/adjustments in camera raw, using the unprecedented lossless raw layer workflow.

Jul 15, 2024 at 07:57 AM

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p.1 #2 · Grand Thermal Updraft

Incredible shot Mark!!

Jul 15, 2024 at 08:32 AM

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p.1 #3 · Grand Thermal Updraft

Really beautiful!

Jul 15, 2024 at 01:47 PM

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p.1 #4 · Grand Thermal Updraft

OMG!!! what an experience and you captured it very well. Amazing

Jul 15, 2024 at 06:01 PM

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p.1 #5 · Grand Thermal Updraft

Fantastic image! The effort certainly paid off.

Jul 15, 2024 at 09:59 PM

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p.1 #6 · Grand Thermal Updraft

Nice catch the moment of camp fire in the sky

Jul 16, 2024 at 06:50 AM

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p.1 #7 · Grand Thermal Updraft

Looks like the cloud imitating the mountain, Mark!
Douglas

Jul 16, 2024 at 07:10 AM

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p.1 #8 · Grand Thermal Updraft

Excellent capture, Mark.

Jul 16, 2024 at 08:47 AM

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p.1 #9 · Grand Thermal Updraft

Pretty cool shot Mark! I like the way the light in the sky mimics the shape of the mountain.

jacob

Jul 16, 2024 at 02:53 PM

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p.1 #10 · Grand Thermal Updraft

I'm speechless ! Outstanding Image

Jul 16, 2024 at 08:02 PM

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p.1 #11 · Grand Thermal Updraft

Looking at your breathtaking landscapes it is very difficult to chose the best as all are equally true masterpieces.Voted (of course).

Jul 17, 2024 at 03:33 AM

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p.1 #12 · Grand Thermal Updraft

Incredible capture! I love how the cloud mimics the mountain.
Bravo, well done!

Carol

Jul 17, 2024 at 06:34 AM

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p.1 #13 · Grand Thermal Updraft

Remarkable shot, Mark. It leaves me speechless! Glad you survived the lightning.
Cheers,
Brent

Jul 23, 2024 at 10:08 PM

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p.1 #14 · Grand Thermal Updraft

Absolutely gorgeous!

Jul 24, 2024 at 08:17 AM

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p.1 #15 · Grand Thermal Updraft

Amazing photo - I had the same thought as others, that the cloud formation echoes the shape of the bluff, and looks rather like a castle in the sky. Beautiful work.

Jul 24, 2024 at 10:37 AM

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p.1 #16 · Grand Thermal Updraft

Wow, great shot! I think that might be a video I'd like to watch too . . . .

Jul 30, 2024 at 09:58 AM

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p.1 #17 · Grand Thermal Updraft

That's really cool!

Jul 30, 2024 at 10:51 AM

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p.1 #18 · Grand Thermal Updraft

Everything good has already been said. To that I add my voice.

Jul 30, 2024 at 11:20 PM

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p.1 #19 · Grand Thermal Updraft

Amazing symmetry. . . and glad you lived through the experience! Dave

Aug 02, 2024 at 03:21 PM

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p.1 #20 · Grand Thermal Updraft

Agree with all the others - beautiful!

Aug 16, 2024 at 09:28 AM


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