Angel Wings Palm Cove Right now the waters would

Right now the waters would be raging and the drop-off is totally unforgiving

shutter speed: 3 minutes

The photograph was captured over five months

The 'cloud' of billions of stars that make up the centre of the Milky Way

approximately 300 metres above sea-level

Angel Wings Palm Cove Right now the waters wouldTwin lightning strikes, looking like an angel standing on the water, with its wings in the clouds. Capturing this frame was very challenging. Its an instant exposure that took eight days to achieve. The difficulty with lightning is that it is only there for the briefest time. The phrase Can we try that again? is not applicable once it flashes, its gone. To capture this type of photograph you need to storm chase; in this case I chased storms for eight