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Spectacle de la nature

2008.06.29
Montréal, samedi le 28 juin 2008, 3:38 a.m.

FRONT PAGE!!!
Merci à tous pour vos commentaires!
Thanks to all for your comments!


Vers 3hres, la nuit dernière, Kwik me réveille. Me souvenant qu'un orage était à prévoir cette nuit, je vérifie l'image radar du ciel québécois et apperçois une intéressante cellule orageuse se dirigeant tout droit vers le nord de Montréal.

Depuis le temps que j'attends l'occasion! Je m'habille, je prends mon appareil et mon trépied et je pars. Déjà, les flashs éclairent le ciel et le tonnerre résonne dans les rues désertes. Je me dirige au plus vite vers le stade olympique. Je m'installe en vitesse, vue la proximité de la dépression et des éclairs qui semblent se déplacer vers l'est, derrière le Stade.

Quelques clichés plus tard, (dont celui-ci) la pluie se met à tomber avec force. Je trouve un refuge d'où je peux prendre d'autres photos, mais plus rien.

Je suis rentré à la maison, une heure après être parti, complètement trempé, mais heureux de ma photo.

Puis, paisiblement, je me suis rendormi.

...Et merci, Kwik!
131 Comments
????? It was a very successful night time adventure. I hope Kwik stayed under the covers!
????? · 2008-06-29: 13:11
ncshutterbug WOW. There are no adequate words to describe just how incredible this shot is. And what an effort to get it! I love lighting shots, but am too afraid of the lightning to actually go out in the storm.

This is probably the most incredible shot I've seen on Photoblog. Naturally it's added to my favorites. I'm always so happy when I see you've added another entry, because I know I'll be in for a visual treat. Absolutely gorgeous.
ncshutterbug · 2008-06-29: 13:12
TheCrazyCroat This shot rocks, is off the hook and the word "amazing" doesn't do it justice. Going directly into my faves.
TheCrazyCroat · 2008-06-29: 13:14
astrobrojler Flying dish has landed. It's thrilling and fascinating. What happen then?
astrobrojler · 2008-06-29: 13:24
cariad nothing to add to ncshutterbug above...but wanted to show my appreciation!!!
cariad · 2008-06-29: 13:38
fotolapeta super atmosphere!!! a lot of oxygen.
fotolapeta · 2008-06-29: 14:12
eljapa Wow!!! What a shot....Compliments, it looks great.
Ofcourse to my favs...
eljapa · 2008-06-29: 15:20
Lynda Fantastic other wordly shot. Kwik and cats generally just sense when atmospheric changes are happening. Weren't you worried that the lightning might strike your tripod?
Lynda · 2008-06-29: 15:40
NatinKool Spectaculaire!
NatinKool · 2008-06-29: 15:48
tomie superbe photo! tu as été récompensé de ton courage! car même si kwik t'a réveillé, beaucoup aurait été quick au lit...
tomie · 2008-06-29: 15:56
minouto superbe , quel coup de bol, bravo!!!!!
minouto · 2008-06-29: 17:03
mattandbranson This is stunning! The shape of that building and the tone of the photo give it a very futuristic look! I will have to train my puppy to alert me to possible photo opportunities too! hehe!
mattandbranson · 2008-06-29: 17:20
mindysue absolutely amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
mindysue · 2008-06-29: 17:49
kif123 Great shot!
kif123 · 2008-06-29: 18:02
domelia Tu peux être heureux !!!! tout y est : lumières, reflets, angle de vue original... une merveille !
domelia · 2008-06-29: 18:04
joycephotography FANTASTIC, great capture!!!!!!
joycephotography · 2008-06-29: 18:45
picturemom Awesome!
picturemom · 2008-06-29: 19:34
ScubaLiz Awesome shot!
ScubaLiz · 2008-06-29: 20:23
focussed Spectacular! youve got it all here.....Not only have you captured the illusive and difficult lightening strike, but also fabulous light and a gorgeous reflection to boot.
focussed · 2008-06-29: 21:06
makaid Even when you are busy you put out excellent work. Amazing capture.
makaid · 2008-06-29: 21:12
mojaroo another magical shot
mojaroo · 2008-06-29: 21:51
SheriJ Sorry I don't read or speak French,but the phot is amazing!! WOW !! Great capture!! Looks like the aliens have landed!!!
SheriJ · 2008-06-29: 22:43
camilleauteuil merci kwik ! non, aucun véritable photographe ne serait resté avachi dans son lit ...et kwik savait que tu n'es ni vieux ni mou ! -(en fait, les orages énervent les chats ...)
superbe photo !
camilleauteuil · 2008-06-29: 23:49
MHJphotos Congratulations Madoc!

This shot, as with many here before me, went straight to my favorites. An absolutely stunning image.

What I love about the image, is it appears to have very little touch up done to it. Just a wonderfully long exposure, with a fantastic location and some amazing atmospheric conditions.

Wonderful, wonderful job my friend!
MHJphotos · 2008-06-30: 00:41
giodinu congratulations
giodinu · 2008-06-30: 01:42
peregol FANTASTIC!!!!
peregol · 2008-06-30: 02:25
luucha very great!!!!
luucha · 2008-06-30: 02:55
longimanus This is just like a scenere from Star Wars! Looks so futuristic, the building like a spaceship, the purple sky, and of course that perfectly exposed flash! Unfortunately, I did not understand the text (who is Kwik?), but what can I say more anyway... I just save it to fav`s!
longimanus · 2008-06-30: 03:38
jagungal Hey man, I wish I could read French — the image is a knockout. You must have been very patient and very alert — a spectacular shot Madoc! You're some kind of photographic wizard (like your friend Storytaylor who keeps astonishing me).
jagungal · 2008-06-30: 06:45
LaCos Bravo Madoc! Chaque image est un plaisir pour les yeux et l'ésprit
LaCos · 2008-06-30: 07:06
leocheung Stunning!
Goes straight to my favorite.
leocheung · 2008-06-30: 08:03
jodycmoore Beautiful... we had a major lightning show like this last night and it was amazing. You captured it so well, great shot!
jodycmoore · 2008-06-30: 09:21
Frenchies Superbe photo ! Bravo pour ce moment très difficile à capturer !!!
Frenchies · 2008-06-30: 09:51
Kanya Hard to catch! But you did it so well! Congrats! Beautifully caught!
Kanya · 2008-06-30: 10:14
noptek C'est génial. Cette disponibilité et cette image sont merveilleuses
noptek · 2008-06-30: 10:21
ronin53 in my fav !!! :)
ronin53 · 2008-06-30: 10:32
????? incredible!
????? · 2008-06-30: 10:36
Primavera Tout simplement superbe! :))
Primavera · 2008-06-30: 10:39
carmitage Quel oiseau de nuit ! Et de plus tu défies la puissance de la nature lorsqu'elle se déchaîne ! Ma fois tu as bien choisi l'endroit et les deux éclairs se sont gentiment placés au bon endroit, il y a même la réflection dans l'eau !
J'ai toujours raté mes photos d'orages.
Excellente capture, pas facile à faire !
carmitage · 2008-06-30: 11:29
giodinu congratulations on front page, my friend
giodinu · 2008-06-30: 11:55
DancingDolphin REALLY great shot, Madoc... I only wish I spoke French so I could read your explanation! The building at night in and of itself would be an impressive shot, but the lightening puts it over the top fabulous!!
DancingDolphin · 2008-06-30: 12:02
carvertrujillo Vraiment incroyable. Très belle. Congrats...!!!
carvertrujillo · 2008-06-30: 12:07
shady87 świetne ;)
shady87 · 2008-06-30: 12:14
jusshel39 Fantastic shot. Congrats on FP ... it's going right into my favs!
jusshel39 · 2008-06-30: 12:20
longimanus I had to come back... I wasn`t even surprised... this shot had to go on FP! Congratulations dear Madoc, you are a true magican, an inspiration for all of us!
longimanus · 2008-06-30: 12:20
samuelsonthhc well done !
samuelsonthhc · 2008-06-30: 12:32
LotoFoto AWESOME!!!!
You are SO talented!
Congrats to you!
LotoFoto · 2008-06-30: 12:34
lennonf Nice surreal shot.
Thanx for the amazing Pix
lennonf · 2008-06-30: 12:41
vterezia CONGRATS ON FRONT PAGE !!!!!!!!!
vterezia · 2008-06-30: 12:50
beverage22 Amazing shot!
beverage22 · 2008-06-30: 13:07
mystic1 Congrats on the Front Page, Very awesome shot :)
mystic1 · 2008-06-30: 13:08
acididko great shot!!! congrats!!!
acididko · 2008-06-30: 13:15
keffa Congrats for the front page. The shot certainly deserves the coverage!
keffa · 2008-06-30: 13:23
Cabecilha SUPER! :)
Cabecilha · 2008-06-30: 13:37
domelia Bravo copain !!!! je savais quand j'ai mis mon premier commentaire que tu ferais la Front page !!!!!!!! bravo!!!!!!!!!!!
domelia · 2008-06-30: 13:42
tantatantan Congratulations on the front page, Madoc! Amazingly captured, great shot!!! :)
tantatantan · 2008-06-30: 13:50
maciut stunning :) to my fav!!!
maciut · 2008-06-30: 13:50
ambersunsets Amazing!!
congrats:))
ambersunsets · 2008-06-30: 13:56
SorinM Having a lot of patience, photographic good taste and of course talent, well, here is the spectacular result!
SorinM · 2008-06-30: 14:02
PacoSanchez J'adore ce genre de photos, mais je n'ai malheureusement pas eu l'ocasion d'en faire.

Tu as mis ton appareil en Pose B je suppose ? ( c'est long ^^ )


En tout cas magnifique photo =)
PacoSanchez · 2008-06-30: 14:20
etodd80 Absolutely incredible! Congratulations on the shot and the FP. Spectacular!
etodd80 · 2008-06-30: 14:23
Pikapol Congratulations on FP!!! /party/ :)
It's great to see your work on FP.
Pikapol · 2008-06-30: 14:24
neusnet Congratulations on the front page, Madoc!
Bravo, tres belle photo.
neusnet · 2008-06-30: 14:28
storytaylor very powerful image. one must take more than a minute to really appreciate what you have captured here. incredible color balance, and obviously a tremendous amount of patience. congratulations my friend on your front page
storytaylor · 2008-06-30: 14:32
vollenda Amazing! Thank goodness for Kwik! The lighting and lightning are stunning. What a great foreground for all the storm too.

You certainly deserve front page with this one.
vollenda · 2008-06-30: 14:36
Arsumigli ABSOLUTELY stunning! Congrats and immediatly in my favourites!
Arsumigli · 2008-06-30: 15:30
biciklizikazeger Amazing shot!! Congrats Madoc!!!!!!!!
biciklizikazeger · 2008-06-30: 15:53
burbulz at first sight I thought it's the place where martians landed:)
very impressive.
burbulz · 2008-06-30: 16:02
TheCrazyCroat I already posted to this pic, but wanted to say CONGRATS on the fp!

This pic was screaming front page & I'm so happy it got the recognition it deserved.
TheCrazyCroat · 2008-06-30: 16:06
smilingranbow oops, I've been longing for seeing UFO for so many years. ...u are so lucky! lol
the lightning is really stunning.
smilingranbow · 2008-06-30: 16:11
DancingDolphin Just stopping back by to say CONGRATULATIONS! You definitely deserve it for this one!!!
DancingDolphin · 2008-06-30: 16:14
natasa7 a spectacular shot Madoc! CONGRATS on the fp my friend!
natasa7 · 2008-06-30: 16:15
chrisfly WOW! Fantastic work my friend! Well deserved frontpage! Congratulations....
chrisfly · 2008-06-30: 16:54
tomie félicitations pour ta frontpage! au moins celle ci est méritée, je suis d'accord avec les 2 "mike"
tomie · 2008-06-30: 16:59
natural wow !!! magnifique photo, et felicitations pour le front page...
natural · 2008-06-30: 17:12
bchat Congrats on a truly great shot and for "front page" honors!
bchat · 2008-06-30: 17:18
jet28 Spectacular shot! Congratulations :-)
jet28 · 2008-06-30: 17:33
Dezsoba Nice shot !! Congratulations.
Dezsoba · 2008-06-30: 19:18
aimeric tu es sûr que tu n'as pas rêvé ?
merci pour le récit, j'ai l'impresssion d'y être
aimeric · 2008-06-30: 19:50
emmetan it rocks!
emmetan · 2008-06-30: 20:00
BswPhoto sweet shot madoc!!! i love storms.
BswPhoto · 2008-06-30: 20:55
curlyq60 ...Congratulations on front page my friend...this is magnificent ! ! ! !
curlyq60 · 2008-06-30: 21:03
Flowerstone NICE SHOT!!!!!!!!CONGRATULATIONS!
Flowerstone · 2008-06-30: 21:30
nathaliedelmas Il n'y a que toi pour te lever à cette heure-ci faire pour faire une photo!! bravo, elle est superbe!
nathaliedelmas · 2008-06-30: 23:00
MHJphotos Madoc,

I would be remiss if I didn't come back and leave another comment on perhaps one of the most amazing images I've seen. If I may offer a bit of advice: Print this HUGE!!! Hang it in your home. You've literally outdone yourself here.

Congratulations on the front page. You deserved it ... big time!
MHJphotos · 2008-06-30: 23:10
Emma Que puis-je dire qui n'a pas déjà été dit? Simplement époustouflants.
Emma · 2008-07-01: 00:01
sina86re Great shot and
Fabulous!
CONGRATULATIONS!
sina86re · 2008-07-01: 00:55
jrregaldie Impressive shot
jrregaldie · 2008-07-01: 00:57
KC727 Congrats, on the fornt page.
Excellent shot :))
KC727 · 2008-07-01: 01:04
Gwadannie Magnifique photo !
Bravo !!!!
Gwadannie · 2008-07-01: 02:10
kangshung Hey - congratulations on the fp and well deserved!! An amazing shot!
kangshung · 2008-07-01: 02:11
jennye WOW!!!!! this is so awesome!!!......glad Kwik woke you up!!
Congratulations on making front page!!
jennye · 2008-07-01: 02:49
eddiwilliams congratulations!
though i think any of your posts could be on it :)
eddiwilliams · 2008-07-01: 02:56
mintra Wow, this is such a fab picture.
:)
mintra · 2008-07-01: 03:03
RodolpheDeus Front page bien largement merite (pour une fois)
RodolpheDeus · 2008-07-01: 03:34
kalabancoro wow, great shot
kalabancoro · 2008-07-01: 03:56
Rogermay A very well deserved F/Page! Great shot!
Rogermay · 2008-07-01: 04:46
somnifere Merci à Kwik! Très belle photo. Moi je n'aurai pas eu le courage de me rèveiller!
somnifere · 2008-07-01: 06:19
Michka43 chacun de tes post mérite la front page, heureux pour toi, merci du partage
Michka43 · 2008-07-01: 07:34
Mulky01 " Extraordinary , I like Reside in anather world."
Mulky01 · 2008-07-01: 08:54
sandmoon tout d'abord félicitations pour le front page! c'est une photo en effet exceptionnelle à tout les points, merci de nous partager ces petits bijoux!
sandmoon · 2008-07-01: 09:26
millyp93 fantastic!
millyp93 · 2008-07-01: 09:29
ofwordsandphotos a standing ovation for this shot!
ofwordsandphotos · 2008-07-01: 09:41
batkarrett wow, this is outstanding! congratulations!
batkarrett · 2008-07-01: 09:44
sherryb awesome photo
sherryb · 2008-07-01: 09:45
Lovethenerds oooo exciting! :)
Lovethenerds · 2008-07-01: 10:22
mlcwikla I had to add this to my favorites.. Your pictures are always so beautiful.
mlcwikla · 2008-07-01: 10:33
papart Joli coup! urbanisme et nature alliée à beaucoup de talent! grandiose!

félicitations! pour tout le reste de ton travail également.... je regarde mais n' ai pas toujours le temps de commenter.
papart · 2008-07-01: 10:41
the12thdude Incroyable, avec la souffrance que tu as du endurer, ca valais la peine! Magnifique photo, difficile a capturer...mais comme d'habitude tu l'a fait comme un chef! La clariter de la photo, la reflection du stade et la lumiere sont particulierment splendide
the12thdude · 2008-07-01: 10:47
NedaH woow! amazing :)
NedaH · 2008-07-01: 12:14
Danny qui-n J'aurais pu faire mieux.....PPFFF!!!
Danny qui-n'a-rien-à-faire Lapointe · 2008-07-01: 14:18
taifallos crazy gorgeous! And I love night shots, you've won me over definately!!!
taifallos · 2008-07-01: 14:30
miclaud Wowww!!! Moi aussi j'étais heureuse de découvrir cette superbe et époustouflante photo! On sent la passion...
miclaud · 2008-07-01: 17:05
apnimages Great shot any damage on the building ?
apnimages · 2008-07-01: 19:19
Rasoarivelo wooow, belle aventure tu as vécu...ça valait le coup d'être trempé pour une si belle photo!
Un grand bravo Mr :)
Je l'ajoute de suite ds mes favoris
Rasoarivelo · 2008-07-02: 06:21
kanigwe Magnifique photo avec une belle histoire
kanigwe · 2008-07-02: 07:16
mimax2 great shot! congrats!
mimax2 · 2008-07-03: 03:15
JFinuliar Thats just amazing!
JFinuliar · 2008-07-04: 09:20
dadlak now that's dedication and teamwork...well deserved front page shot!
dadlak · 2008-07-04: 10:21
agandia What a beautiful image, I regret to not see it before, congrats for this marvel
agandia · 2008-07-04: 15:34
swkotor2 wonderful! c'est vraiment un coup de chance d'avoir trois éclair sur la meme photo!!
swkotor2 · 2008-07-07: 10:51
Tats25 stunning
Tats25 · 2008-07-07: 14:38
niurkarey absolutely stunning. Congratulations..
niurkarey · 2008-07-07: 22:34
MrSaSa great photo my friend
bravo
MrSaSa · 2008-07-10: 06:00
alantan1982 this is so so so so so so beautiful...
alantan1982 · 2008-07-11: 14:35
braandhisfuji My God, it's absolutely fantastic!
braandhisfuji · 2008-07-12: 04:26
focusjamesfocus totally spectacular. enough said, picture perfect.
focusjamesfocus · 2008-07-15: 12:48
DodgePhotography Nice shot. Perfect timing!
DodgePhotography · 2008-07-18: 01:17
tcalbaz what an exquisite beautiful image!
tcalbaz · 2008-07-23: 08:21
davidcardona Absolutely stunning post dear friend! A marvellous night shot. A powerful catch and an excellent picture! cOngrAts! Thanks for sharing this one!
davidcardona · 2008-07-23: 11:26
jonygaray This is one of the best pictures I've ever seen. It's unreal!
jonygaray · 2008-08-11: 14:07
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