23rd Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Artistic
Framed Fury: Window to the Violet Storm
Captured during a spectacular sunset on July 14, 2025, from inside La Contessa, this image acts as a portal to raw atmospheric power. The photograph is a digital composite, pulled from a hyperlapse captured with a cell phone, necessitated by the sudden, overwhelming intensity of the storm. The existing angle—an unplanned consequence of the rushed setup—enhances the chaos, allowing the frame to be completely saturated with vivid, branched lightning against a surreal magenta sky. The residential windows act as a graphic filter, containing the electrical violence and transforming the scene into a powerful, multi-pane abstract.
Photo Detail
| Date Taken: | 07.2025 |
| Date Uploaded: | 12.2025 |
| Photo Location: | Redington Beach, Florida, United States of America |
| Copyright: | © Christy Mandeville |