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Tumultuous Sky

August 9, 2016 by Greg Molyneux

Storm photograph of a sunset thunderstorm over Manahawkin Bay with lightning bolt.

Saturday, August 6, 2016, the unexpected came to pass. Mrs. and Mr. Weather NJ came by to scoop me for a little weekend dinner action on Long Beach Island. We brought along the camera equipment just in case the sunset would pop. We were cutting it close on time and originally decided that Cedar Run […]

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Land Bridge

April 3, 2016 by Greg Molyneux

Long exposure photograph of Great Bay Boulevard's first bridge backlit by lightning.

Friday evening I hitched a ride with Jon Carr and we made our way to Great Bay Boulevard. The hope was twofold: 1) outside shot at a well timed break in the clouds for sunset ignition; and 2) with a segment of thunderstorms approaching from the west, lightning captures were on the table. While neither […]

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The purpling storm

September 7, 2014 by Greg Molyneux

Long exposure lightning photography taken from Cedar Run Dock Road. Cloud to cloud lightning ignites the sky in an electrified purple glow.

With Summer winding down last night offered what may turn out to be a last chance storm chasing session for the season—not that I’ve had any storm chasing sessions this season, but I digress… As the clock passed 10 with a line of thunderstorms approaching, I had the opportunity to head out to Dock Road […]

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Photos from the archives

Landscape photograph of pastel clouds over marsh at sunset
A smoldering sunset burns over the lush summer green salt marsh at Cedar Run Dock Road photographed at 14mm focal length. Seven bracketed exposures one f-stop apart merged for HDR to maximize dynamic range.
A low key fine art black and white photograph of a small pine cone tucked away between pine tree branches. Sharp contrast and shallow depth of field add to the mood.
14mm wide angle sunset photo facing east over the salt marsh under pastel colored cotton candy clouds.
14mm wide angle sunset photo made on Christmas Eve 2019, glowing over Cedar Run Dock Road salt marsh.

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