Spring Storm in Boise, Idaho

Here are the photos, mostly panoramics, from my shooting session in Boise, Idaho. As mentioned previously, a rain storm provided some wonderfully dramatic skies to go along with a setting sun over the city of Boise. I headed up to Camel’s Back Park to get a vantage point overlooking the city and spent some time shooting panoramics.

Click on images for larger versions, though the panos can be printed huge. The web doesn’t portray the detail in the shots.

62mm, 1/20 second, f/11, ISO 100, nine photos stitched together

The above photograph was created by merging nine photos together to form a huge panoramic. It was very tough to get my tripod level and to get everything lined up to get this shot to work out but I am glad that I made the effort. It’s my favorite shot from the series and captures the storm front as it moved in over Boise.

71mm, 1/30 second, f/11, ISO 100, seven photos stitched together

The above photograph is a merging of seven photos that have been stitched together using Photoshop. It captures the storm as it continues to pass over Boise and the rainbow adds a wonderful touch of color to the shot.

55mm, 1/15 second, f/11, ISO 100, five photos stitched together

The above photograph consists of five photos stitched together to create a panoramic image. It was taken much later in the evening than the previous two, thus providing excellent lighting in the clouds as the sun set below the horizon.

28mm, 1/25 second, f/16, ISO 100

This shot was taken looking the opposite direction (west) from downtown Boise and shows the trail along the ridge of Camel’s Back Park. I stopped down to f/16 in order to get the sun rays but probably should have stopped down to f/22 to get more detail in the sun and not have it be so overwhelming in the photograph.