Hurricanes through photographers' point of view

Just in the middle of a hurricane season – the first hurricane of 2011 – Irene - is predicted to make her landfall some place on the east coast of U.S. That inspired me to do some research on how some artistic photographers see hurricanes – through the lenses of their cameras.
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After I got off work this morning, I saw that there was a moderate haze occulting the moon and stars, and then thicker clouds started rolling in shortly thereafter. I looked at the satellite maps and realized these are the very far outer bands from Hurricane Ida!

Just when I’d given up on hurricane season, we finally get some fun weather at the very end! Tropical storms always make for great sunrises/sunsets.

So, this is downtown Jacksonville. I wanted to get a different view than I normally do. The last time I walked across this bridge must have been 4 or 5 years ago, and I knew I’d get a view to the east and be able to capture the colors of the sunrise. As I went outside to get in my car at 6:10, I realized there was already red in the sky, though sunrise wasn’t supposed to be until 6:48… so I hauled butt downtown and basically ran up the bridge… got there *just* in time.

Photo “Thank you, Hurricane Ida!” and comment above – courtesy of Patrick Morris Photography

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I have to admit I sure was happy to read (in the comment above) that I was not the only strange person who finds the storms to be beautiful…
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Photo “Hurricane Jeanne” – courtesy of kakela
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Photo “Hurricane Season” – courtesy of f_arbi
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Photo “Hurricane Jeanne” – courtesy of projector5
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Photo “Hurricane Rick / October 20, 2009″ – courtesy of Ani Carrington
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