A Peoria photographer is a finalist in the World Meteorological Organization's annual calendar contest.

Ed Mitchell submitted his monsoon photo, titled, "Oh No!," and was one of 80 photos in 1,500 selected as finalists. The organization is asking the public to vote for the winning 13 photos.

Mitchell, a self-proclaimed storm chaser, said his photo was captured on July 16 at 8 p.m. in north Peoria, near Lake Pleasant Parkway and Old Carefree Highway.

"I had just left my house to collect the meal I ordered from Olive Garden, but the intensity of the storm caused me to put aside my hunger and head towards it," he said.

The monsoon was moving very fast so he didn't have a lot of time to compose a view. He started shooting as the cloudburst was almost upon him. But he quickly left because it was moving in too fast, keeping him from  creating a good composition.

But much to his surprise, when he viewed the photos on his computer, he realized he had a beautiful composition of a mini cell right on top of his head.

Incidentally, Mitchell was the winning photographer of Peoria's first annual photo contest, held a couple years ago, and that photo was captured less than half a mile from this one.

This photo is comprised of several 10-second frames, shot from a stationary tripod, layered on top of each other to show them all at once, he said.

"This is an accurate representation of what happened with some minor luminance editing," he said. "I actually have an animation that shows how the bolts seem to come down in order around the perimeter of the cell," Mitchell said. "It was really cool- and the one time I felt really afraid for my safety."

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