Weathering the Storm
Uploaded: May 03, 2015 03:10:27 | Entered: May 03, 2015 03:20:54
A church steeple reaching high above the community is commonplace across the land..... Image captured recently before daybreak in our town after a rough night of storms - Ironically one week later, on a Saturday night, another storm passed through with winds being clocked between 65 and 90 mph - The steeple, unfortunately, came down. Sunday services went on as scheduled with the promise to rebuild soon... The spirit of a community is a powerful thing!
Canon 100-400L IS at 400mm.
Exif: F Number: 6.3, Exposure Bias Value: -0.33, ExposureTime: 1/100 seconds, Flash: did not fire, compulsory flash mode, ISO: 3200, White balance: Auto white balance, FocalLength: 400.00 mm, Model: Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Anita Bower May 03, 2015
Striking image. Gorgeous lighting. Interesting story. #1616564
Tammy M. Anderson
May 03, 2015
Carolyn M. Fletcher
May 03, 2015
Karen E. Michaels
May 03, 2015
Douglas Pignet May 03, 2015
very nice capture w/post treatment #11296045
Gail Sullivan
May 03, 2015
Jeff Sielski May 03, 2015
Excellent capture Jeff!! #11296111Lynn M. Whitt May 03, 2015
Beautiful colors and details. #11296145Emiel Van Hemelrijck May 03, 2015
wonderful capture and image Jeff,well done #11296168frank w. degenhardt May 03, 2015
Your so right about the community Jeff, it is sad that it had to get destroyed, but the spirit is strong. Beautiful sky, Love the colors, that clock, that steeple. Love it. #11296191Jyri Vissak May 03, 2015
Very creative! Well done. #11296201
Leslie McLain
May 03, 2015
John Connolly May 03, 2015
A beautiful morning scene Jeff! We had storms a week apart here too! #11296209Ellen Hodges May 03, 2015
Absolutely beautiful capture and a story to match, Jeff! Glad that the beauty of the steeple can be restored!! #11296237Marijana Fajgl May 03, 2015
This is fantastic, Jeff! #11296240
Lindley Johnson
May 03, 2015
Mitch Spence
May 03, 2015
Carol L. Fowler May 03, 2015
Beautiful colors #11296326
Jeff Robinson
May 04, 2015
Bojan Bencic
May 04, 2015
Reynaldo D. Reyes
May 04, 2015
Tiia Vissak May 04, 2015
great tones, light & pov! #11296534
Patrick Rouzes
May 04, 2015
R. J. Laudenbacher
May 04, 2015
Katherine Kuhn May 05, 2015
Beautiful color & light! #11296899
Guy D. Biechele
May 05, 2015
Terry Cervi
May 05, 2015
Avril Young May 05, 2015
WOW, stunning colours and capture Jeff. #11297295Joy E. Cobb May 06, 2015
What a shame that the beautiful steeple came down...I'm glad they will rebuild soon. Lovely colors and wonderful composition and story, Jeff. #11297360
Jill Odice
May 06, 2015
Mary K. Robison May 06, 2015
The vivid blue against those dramatic sky colors, the composition, the steeple ~ all are so beautifully captured, Jeff. So sorry to hear about the steeple, but it sounds as though the community will come together to make things better soon. Powerful is the right word for it!
Jeff Robinson
May 07, 2015
Amalia Sylvia Arriaga Salinas
May 07, 2015
Emile Abbott
May 08, 2015
Carol Quina
May 08, 2015
Evy Johansen
May 08, 2015
Jeff Robinson
May 09, 2015
Sharon Sawyer May 12, 2015
Beautiful image & such good news to hear you are safe. What terrible storms in your corner of the world. Thinking of all my BetterPhoto friends. Love this photo & prayers to all people during these tragic days... strength, hope & comfort to all. #11301102
Marilyn K. Lincecum
May 12, 2015
Jeff Robinson
May 13, 2015
Dean Campbell
May 16, 2015
Jeff Robinson
May 17, 2015
Leslie McLain
June 06, 2015
Dean Campbell
June 06, 2015
Ellen Hodges June 06, 2015
Huge congrats on a gorgeous winner, Jeff!! #11313837
Deborah C. Lewinson
June 06, 2015
Cindy Bendush
June 06, 2015
Nadia Paul June 06, 2015
Wonderful light and colour - congrats on your win Jeff! #11313948
Jeff Robinson
June 07, 2015
Mary K. Robison June 07, 2015
Such a well deserved Second Place Gold Winner! CONGRATULATIONS to you, Jeff!Ujjwal Mukherjee June 07, 2015
Congratulations on your beautiful Winner, Jeff!! #11314103
Carol Flisak
June 07, 2015
Marilyn K. Lincecum
June 07, 2015
Patrick Rouzes
June 08, 2015
ALLEN O. HOWARD June 08, 2015
Yes it is. A winner for sure with the light and color. A wonderful vignette as well. Congrats Jeff! #11315210
Val Feldman
June 08, 2015
Jeff Robinson
June 10, 2015
Tammy M. Anderson
June 10, 2015
Teresa Burnett
June 11, 2015
Kirsten Kiki Kjaer June 12, 2015
Very special mood and such beautiful image, Jeff. Huge congrats on the gold. #11316981
Bojan Bencic
June 13, 2015
Jeff Robinson
June 14, 2015
Husain Akhtar July 03, 2015
Great atmosphere and a winner! #11326318
Emile Abbott
July 03, 2015
Jeff Robinson
July 04, 2015
Mike F. Anderson April 29, 2019
Beautiful early morning capture of a local sight, Jeff! So dramatic with the morning sky colors and then just the tower and steeple as defined subjects. The accompanying story adds the finishing touch to this image of faith and perseverance. Congratulations on the 2nd place win! #11763504
Jeff Robinson
May 03, 2019
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