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Best Photos of 2007
December 04, 2007Well folks... it's finally here.
My blog series from last December was fairly popular so it would seem. And a few folks have been asking when I was going to start the 2007 edition of my best of series.
So... here is is. We'll start off with a spot of nature.
Jason Palmer/Times Record News
Two bolts of lightning strike behind McNeil Junior High and the Sunrise Optimist Clinic Softball fields Tuesday evening as a cold front brought a line of storms that set off severe thunderstorm warnings in Clay, Archer and Wichita counties around 9:30 p.m.
One of my fave. things to shoot when a storm rolls in is the lightning. It's quick, easy and effective when the storm cooperates with my idea.
Obviously, the storm worked with me this time. I was at home on July 10, 2007, and watching the storms rolling around town. I live off of Southwest Parkway so I have a nice view of the horizon.
So when the lightning put on a show between storm cells, I was ready to pounce. I went to Memorial Stadium and was planning on a shot over McNiel Jr. High. I had the tripod ready and guessed at the correct exposure based on experience.
This was honestly the first frame I shot in my attempt for a lightning strike. This is one of those "One and Done" kind of deals. I shot a few more thinking maybe I'd get something better before the rain started up again... but I didn't. It was this one and that was about all it was worth.
Jason Palmer/Times Record News
Dark storm clouds blacken the sky over Wichita Falls Monday afternoon as a series of storms associated with a dry line across Texoma rumbled through the region with heavy rain and lightning.
This shot, from May 21, 2007, is a standard downtown shot. It was another one of those rainy days when the bosses want some sort of "rain art" for the next day's paper just in case the masses weren't aware that it rained the day before.
Honestly... they are a beat down to come up with some kind of new shot every time it rains.
I just happened to notice the dynamic lighting between the clouds and the rain and went to my trusty spot for a downtown vista.
The entire shot is basically a black and white... not much color to speak of other than the slight purple hue to the sky. But I've always liked this one.
Jason Palmer/Times Record News
A rainbow appears over the steeple at Fain Presbyterian on Speedway after a heavy thunderstorm brought torrential rains through Wichita Falls Friday evening.
This photo was taken on June 1, 2007. It was another one of those quick rain-maker thunderstorms that blossomed over town. As soon as it happend, it was over and the sun came out behind the storm, producing one of the best rainbows I've seen in a while. I was over by Old High looking for street flooding as the sun came out and I knew that I needed to find a landmark to put in the frame quickly.
I drove up Harrison as quick as I could because I know that the only thing that vanishes faster than a rainbow is my paycheck. I parked on the side of Speedway and ran through puddles in the grass to get into position for this shot. Ideally... a bolt of lightning in the frame would have been amazing, but I'll take what I can get.
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