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STORM OVER BYRON BAY LIGHTHOUSE - BB 0004

Item:   STORM OVER BYRON BAY LIGHTHOUSE.

Description:
I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR OVER 3 YEARS TO TAKE A PHOTO OF THE BYRON BAY LIGHTHOUSE WITH A STORM BEHIND IT AND THE DAY I TOOK THIS PHOTO I JUST HAPPENED TO BE IN BYRON BAY. IT WAS A BEAUTIFUL DAY UP UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON WHEN THE WINDS PICKED UP AND BARK OMINOUS CLOUDS ROLLED IN, I DECIDED TO DRIVE UP TO THE LIGHTHOUSE AND SEE WHAT WAS HAPPENING UP THERE WEATHER WISE. I GRABBED ALL MY CAMERA GEAR AND RACED TO THE TOP. THIS HUGE STORM WAS MOVING DOWN THE COAST FROM THE NORTH TO THE SOUTH, THE WIND AND RAIN & LIGHTNING WAS EVERYWHERE SENDING SIGHT SEERS RUNNING FOR SHELTER OR BACK TO THEIR CARS, I ENDED UP BEING THE ONLY ONE UP THERE SO I DECIDED TO SHELTER UNDER THE ENTRANCE OF THE LIGHTHOUSE. I GOT ONTO THE WEATHER RADAR SIGHT ON MY PHONE AND IT WAS A HUGE STORM AS WELL AS ANOTHER STORM FRONT MOVING FROM THE WEST TO THE EAST AND THEY LOOKED LIKE THEY WOULD BOTH JOIN RIGHT OVER BYRON BAY, SO I JUST WAITED FOR ABOUT 3 HOURS UNTIL IT WAS TIME TO GRAB THE CAMERA AND START TAKING SOME PHOTOS OF THE STORM, MINDFUL OF THE LIGHTNING STILL EVERYWHERE AROUND ME. I STARTED SHOOTING AND IT WAS ONE OF THE MOST INSANE AND INTENSE THINGS I HAVE DONE AS A PHOTOGRAPHER BUT THE RESULT SPEAKS FOR THEM SELF, I WAS JUST AT THE RIGHT PLACE AT THE RIGHT TIME TO BE ABLE TO CAPTURE THE MOST AMAZING PHOTO THAT I HAD WAITED YEARS TO CAPTURE AND TO DATE IT IS ONE OF MY FAVOURITE PHOTOS. THE BYRON BAY LIGHTHOUSE STORM PHOTO MADE THE FINALS OF THE INTERNATIONAL PANORAMA AWARDS FOR 2013 AND TOOK OUT 6TH PLACE IN THE AWARDS, AND ALSO TOOK OUT FIRST PLACE IN DIVISION 4 AT THE 2013 BRISBANE ROYAL SHOW ( THE EKKA ).

Size 22 inches X 8-10 inches Price:            $250.00
Size 44 inches x 14.5-18.5 inches Price:    $450.00
Size 66 inches x 20-24 inches Price:          $600.00
Within Australia Freight: $10.00
International Freight:       $20.00
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