image © Robert Luis Chavez
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A thunderstorm viewed from one of
the many hills overlooking Santa
Fe.
WHY LIGHTNING PHOTOGRAPHY?
Before I ever picked up a camera I was always fascinated with lightning. So, when I re-entered photography as an adult, it was only natural that I set my sights on capturing lightning on film. I started learning on my own and soon developed some basic techniques for photographing lightning . Luck and perserverance helped alot, still, it was over a year before I got my first decent lightning photos. While I may shoot hundreds of frames of lightning in a summer "monsoon" season, I might only get one or two really good pictures worth keeping.
Along the way to building a library of lightning photos there have been many adventures in and around New Mexico. I've been caught in hailstorms, and stranded on washed out mud slicked roads. Yet the reward for me has been making some fun images for myself and to share with others.
CONTACT INFORMATION
Email: email me
Phone: (505) 982-4457
Mail:
Robert L. Chavez
2 Torreon Place
Santa Fe, New Mexico 87508
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