Southern Plains Photography
  • Shop
    • Photo Prints >
      • By Subject
      • By State
    • Framed Prints
    • Canvas Wall Art
    • Metal Wall Art
    • Wood Wall Art
    • Accessories
    • Gift Cards
  • Gallery
  • News
  • Reviews
  • About
  • Policies
    • FAQ
  • Contact

Top 10 Photos of 2014 - #1 - Lightning Bugs

1/11/2015

0 Comments

 
Lightning strikes down as lightning bugs float around on a warm summer night.
It was just a regular warm summer night, not much going on just watching a little TV and hanging out.  Storms were expected to form, but nothing severe, just your regular garden variety thunderstorms.  As one developed and moved into the NW part of Yukon, OK I peeked out and saw quite a bit of lightning associated with it so I thought it would be a good time to grab a couple of lightning pics.  I drove down Highway 66 about three miles and turned to the north and stopped in the exact place I captured some of my most dramatic storm shots and a weak tornado just a couple of years back.  This time I was facing west, and the sun was just beginning to set as the storm moved in, creating this orange glow that mixed into purple and indigo as if it were a real life painting.  At the same time, lightning bugs were swirling around in the warm air, like little green glow sticks floating around.  All of these came together in the photo I named "Lightning Bugs" meant as a play on words due to the bright strikes of lightning in the background.  I didn't know it at the time, but the photo would become the most popular, most shared and most purchased photo of 2014.  It just goes to show that some of the best photos can be captured on the least expected days.
0 Comments



Leave a Reply.

    RSS Feed

    Storm Photograpy and Storm Chaser Sean Ramsey

    Sean Ramsey

    Become a Patron!
    Click an ad to support this site!

    Archives

    January 2021
    July 2020
    November 2019
    October 2019
    May 2019
    July 2018
    October 2017
    September 2017
    December 2016
    November 2016
    September 2016
    August 2016
    July 2016
    June 2016
    April 2016
    February 2016
    December 2015
    November 2015
    October 2015
    September 2015
    August 2015
    February 2015
    January 2015
    December 2014
    September 2014
    August 2014
    July 2014
    June 2014
    May 2014
    April 2014
    March 2014
    November 2013
    October 2013

    Categories

    All
    Chases
    Equipment Reviews
    Misc
    News
    Opinion
    Photo Of The Day
    Photo Stories
    Projects
    Travel

    RSS Feed

Company Info

Licensing
Shipping
Returns
About Page


Support

Email:  sean.kama@yahoo.com

Phone: (405)-412-8871

FAQ


Site Map
Home
Blog
Gallery
Product Index
Category Index
  • Shop
    • Photo Prints >
      • By Subject
      • By State
    • Framed Prints
    • Canvas Wall Art
    • Metal Wall Art
    • Wood Wall Art
    • Accessories
    • Gift Cards
  • Gallery
  • News
  • Reviews
  • About
  • Policies
    • FAQ
  • Contact