Whether it’s a phenomenon of weather, awesome lighting or tricky photo filtering, these photos taken in various locations around Arkansas look so unique! These pictures are proof positive that you’re likely to see just about anything happen in the Natural State, so it’s always good to have a camera handy so that you’re ready to snap a shot of whatever odd or beautiful scenario you happen to find!
The May 2012 partial solar eclipse was captured on camera over Fayetteville at just the right moment with a solar filter and a Nikon D40 DSLR, along with a Explore Scientific ED80.
The photographer took this photo during a Springdale storm and states that this bizzare lightning "seemed to start from the ground and go into a half-dozen different directions...normally it stays as one or two bolts; this split in so many different directions and spread across the sky."
A creative photographer in Mayflower utilized a telephoto lens and polarizing filter when photographing the surface ice at the Lake Conway Dam in February 2014. The filter shows the ice's crystalline patterns while surface contaminates are seen in the yellow and green patterns.
This intriguing area at Cosmic Caverns is referred to as a "bottomless lake," although the water looks clear enough to see every crevice all the way down to the bottom.
The photographer refers to these kiddingly as the "cheap seats", which are partially submerged seating on the Monte Ne Amphitheater. On the photo's right side, it looks as if what was probably once an aisle has been transformed into a boat ramp.
The Mirazozo luminarium toured the University of Central Arkansas campus in the fall of 2012 with a press tour of the inflatable art exhibit on the McAlister lawn. The family-friendly exhibit is a maze of colorful paths and domes for viewers to explore.
There are so many strange and beautiful locations to photograph around Arkansas! Have you been a part of any unbelievable moments here in the Natural State that you were unlucky enough not to have a camera around at the time? Tell us the wild scenes you’ve seen in the comments!
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