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Xavier Delorme

I’ve been passionate with storms since I am a child. I admired summer storms on the Great Plains of the Beauce after a warm day. I did my first shots with a small argentic reflex camera that was more than 15 years! I have to say that my first attempts were not completely what I myself had wished for. But after trying and working again, and with any luck, I achieved my first pictures early morning on the 21st of May 2004, it was a few different thunderbolts. My “thunder hunt” was beginning…

Since, I put my argentic aside but I keep it as a sentimental memory. It was replaced with digital reflex camera in 2006, a Nikon D50. The latter has itself been replaced with other professional devices and lenses. With this kind of equipment, shooting is a sight to behold. Having a car is real advantage then. The trips are longer and longer, about 10km first and sometimes more than 1000km now.

After many sleepless nights and big rides all around Region Centre and Champagne Remoise, I am now trying to find new landscapes in France, or further…

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Lightning and wind in the evening countryside - FranceLightning and wind in the evening countryside - France ; supercell mesocyclone © Xavier Delorme / Biosphoto - RMCopyright clearance required for any usage
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Lightning and wind in the evening countryside - France ;

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Lightning and wind in the evening countryside - FranceLightning and wind in the evening countryside - France ; Many ascending tracers are visible and leave the blades of the wind turbine. © Xavier Delorme / Biosphoto - RMCopyright clearance required for any usage
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Lightning and wind in the evening countryside - France ; Many

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Storm over a mall at night - France Storm over a mall at night - France ; Overlay 3 photos 30 seconds equivalent to a period of 1 minutes 30 seconds. © Xavier Delorme / Biosphoto - RM
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Storm over a mall at night - France ; Overlay 3 photos 30

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Isolated thunderstorm over the countryside in summer - FranceIsolated thunderstorm over the countryside in summer - France© Xavier Delorme / Biosphoto - RMCopyright clearance required for any usage
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Isolated thunderstorm over the countryside in summer - France

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Severe thunderstorms over the countryside in summer - France ; The rear of the storm is accompanied by great flashes crawling under the anvil. These are spiders or crawlers.

Severe thunderstorms over the countryside in summer - FranceSevere thunderstorms over the countryside in summer - France ; The rear of the storm is accompanied by great flashes crawling under the anvil. These are spiders or crawlers.© Xavier Delorme / Biosphoto - RMCopyright clearance required for any usage
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Severe thunderstorms over the countryside in summer - France ;

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Nuclear power and storm along the Rhone - FranceNuclear power and storm along the Rhone - France© Xavier Delorme / Biosphoto - RMCopyright clearance required for any usage
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Nuclear power and storm along the Rhone - France

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Lightning and wind in the evening countryside - FranceLightning and wind in the evening countryside - France© Xavier Delorme / Biosphoto - RM
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Lightning and wind in the evening countryside - France

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Close lightning strikes in the countryside - France ; Lightning strike to 0,950 km and 1,200 km from the photographer.

Close lightning strikes in the countryside - France Close lightning strikes in the countryside - France ; Lightning strike to 0,950 km and 1,200 km from the photographer. © Xavier Delorme / Biosphoto - RM
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Close lightning strikes in the countryside - France ; Lightning

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Severe thunderstorm over the campaign in the spring - France ; Snorkel not very well developed forms under the supercell.

Severe thunderstorm over the campaign in the spring - FranceSevere thunderstorm over the campaign in the spring - France ; Snorkel not very well developed forms under the supercell.© Xavier Delorme / Biosphoto - RM
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Severe thunderstorm over the campaign in the spring - France ;

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Storm over the Atlantic Ocean in autumn - France ; The average intensities of lightning strikes reached 80 000 amperes according Météorage.<br><br>Overlay 10 photos 30 seconds equivalent to a period of 5 minutes.

Storm over the Atlantic Ocean in autumn - France Storm over the Atlantic Ocean in autumn - France ; The average intensities of lightning strikes reached 80 000 amperes according Météorage.

Overlay 10 photos 30 seconds equivalent to a period of 5 minutes.© Xavier Delorme / Biosphoto - RM
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Storm over the Atlantic Ocean in autumn - France ; The average

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Storm over the Monts du Lyonnais and Maconnais - France ; Superposition of three pictures of 25 seconds equivalent to a period of 1 minutes 25 seconds.

Storm over the Monts du Lyonnais and Maconnais - France Storm over the Monts du Lyonnais and Maconnais - France ; Superposition of three pictures of 25 seconds equivalent to a period of 1 minutes 25 seconds.© Xavier Delorme / Biosphoto - RM
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Storm over the Monts du Lyonnais and Maconnais - France ;

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Supercell storms over the countryside at night - France ; Mesocyclone and convective Turret<br>Layering 7 photos 30 seconds equivalent to a period of 3 minutes 30 seconds.

Supercell storms over the countryside at night - France Supercell storms over the countryside at night - France ; Mesocyclone and convective Turret
Layering 7 photos 30 seconds equivalent to a period of 3 minutes 30 seconds.© Xavier Delorme / Biosphoto - RM
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Supercell storms over the countryside at night - France ;

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Supercell over the countryside - France ; Mesocyclone<br>Second supercell of the day which is accompanied by a single cover architecture and rarely observed in France. This violent storm accompanied by strong winds and large hail over 7 cm in Eure et Loir and 10 cm when he touched the north of the Paris region in dusk.

Supercell over the countryside - FranceSupercell over the countryside - France ; Mesocyclone
Second supercell of the day which is accompanied by a single cover architecture and rarely observed in France. This violent storm accompanied by strong winds and large hail over 7 cm in Eure et Loir and 10 cm when he touched the north of the Paris region in dusk.© Xavier Delorme / Biosphoto - RM
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Supercell over the countryside - France ; Mesocyclone
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Storm over a vineyard in autumn - FranceStorm over a vineyard in autumn - France ; 5 photos overlay 1/25 seconds taken with a flash detector.© Xavier Delorme / Biosphoto - RM
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Storm over a vineyard in autumn - France ; 5 photos overlay 1/25

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Storm on the estuary of the Gironde night in summer - France ; Thunderstorm kind MCS (meso-scale convective system) born on the Bay of Biscay and back on France in the night and hit Paris at dawn.

Storm on the estuary of the Gironde night in summer - FranceStorm on the estuary of the Gironde night in summer - France ; Thunderstorm kind MCS (meso-scale convective system) born on the Bay of Biscay and back on France in the night and hit Paris at dawn.© Xavier Delorme / Biosphoto - RM
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Storm on the estuary of the Gironde night in summer - France ;

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Strong activity stormy night in summer - FranceStrong activity stormy night in summer - France© Xavier Delorme / Biosphoto - RM
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Strong activity stormy night in summer - France

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Storm at sunset in summer - Pays de la Loire FranceStorm at sunset in summer - Pays de la Loire France© Xavier Delorme / Biosphoto - RM
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Storm at sunset in summer - Pays de la Loire France

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Cold air storm on the coast of Charente Maritime - France ; Isolated and coastal storm that developed on a still warm ocean topped by a cold air mass.

Cold air storm on the coast of Charente Maritime - FranceCold air storm on the coast of Charente Maritime - France ; Isolated and coastal storm that developed on a still warm ocean topped by a cold air mass.© Xavier Delorme / Biosphoto - RM
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Cold air storm on the coast of Charente Maritime - France ;

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