Lightning Storm Timelapse Video Jupiter Beach Florida
Tuesday, October 11, 2011 at 4:30PM Ocean Lightning Puts On A Great Show…Finally For Me!
A few weeks ago I posted that I was out during the pre-dawn hours on the hunt for lightning over the ocean for a timelapse video sequence project. This was one of the shots I was looking for all summer to complete my storm season here in Florida, but the last few attempts failed with the storms weakening or moving too far offshore closer to the northwest Bahamas.
Last night finally paid off with an amazing lightning display of deep convection over the Gulf Stream waters just east of Jupiter Beach, Florida. I was able to capture some vivid cloud-to-water lightning strikes, along with a fantastic sequence of high resolution stills for the ocean thunderstorm timelapse. I didn’t plan on posting this video just yet, as I plan to post my Florida storm highlight video later this month that includes all of my video from this year, including numerous timelapses. But there was a lot of interest on Twitter overnight and today from some of the stills I posted last night, so I thought I would go ahead and post the lightning timelapse video for everyone to enjoy.
Note: I've had numerous requests for the title of the song, and I should of put it in the credits of the video from the start. The song is by: Sun Araw and is only titled as "Track 2" available on Vimeo.
Update: 10/12/11 - I just wanted to thank everyone for the huge response on all the social media outlets, TV and the comments below. I really appreciate all the support for the storm timelapse video above, and wanted to post a BIG THANK YOU! I will be uploading a Florida storm season highlight video later this month that will include a lot of the weather footage from 2011. This will also include the numerous timelapses you always hear me tweeting about or on Instgram. So, keep checking back!
Another note: 01/23/12 - I have recently added a new secondary blog on StormVisuals that will focus on daily Florida weather updates through pictures and video. Be sure to check it out daily! Thank you, JG.
Lightning Photography, Time-Lapse || Note: Weather Video and Pictures are available for Stock Licensing. - Copyrighted © Jeff Gammons
Reader Comments (30)
@Don Just replied to your email.
I will primarily use a GO PRO HD and tripod. Thanks!!!
@MikeB Thank you very much! Start working with your GoPro stills in any video editing software, like Adobe, Final Cut, and you'll have nice results. A lot on the web with post-timelapse workflows. Thanks again and all the best on your timelapses!
@Gary Thank you, Gary! The video covers about an hour and 20 minutes worth of still frames for the timelapse. Lucky for me that the storm continued to remain almost stationary for that long.
@MOKuper I agree with you on the speed, and I have already edited a slower version for my highlight video of the 2011 storm season that I will be posting here before the end of the month. Thanks for the feedback.
Keep it up !!