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If you can't tell these shots are of a night time lightning storm. The top of the image is stars and clear night sky, and the bottom is a crazy storm being lit by hundreds of lighting flashes a minute. I was standing on the outside of the storm in perfectly calm conditions looking into the most dramatic weather conditions I have ever seen. It was not easy to get this exposed right, but luckily I had quite a bit of time to play with it and get it close. I doubt these will go over all that well on flickr, but I think in terms of uniqueness they may be the best shots I have.
I really can't decide which shot I prefer. I like that you can see more of the clear sky in the second one, and I think the comp is better, but the first one has the lighting bolt. (there were almost no actual bolts of lightning, only non stop flashes, so I think I'm lucky to have caught the small one I did)
Thanks for taking a look.
Not HDR.
6 second exposure
f 4.8
ISO 400
Nikon 70-300mm at 122mm
Jim Boud, Schoonmaker III, Brent Mooers Photography, Tarohde, and 685 other people added this photo to their favorites.
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Tonoz 21 months ago | reply
Marvelous Shot !
Thank you for sharing...
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Passie13(Ines van Megen-Thijssen) 21 months ago | reply
Marvelous Shot !
Thank you for sharing...
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calamityjan2008 ....somany galleries! 21 months ago | reply
Amazing work! I was disappointed that I couldn't see 'the bottom shot' ........but the one here is stunning!!!
Marvelous Shot !
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Scott McKittrick 20 months ago | reply
Those are really cool!
PAUL1852X 19 months ago | reply
Beautiful Image, Composition & Photography
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KőszegiZsóka 19 months ago | reply
Beautiful Image, Composition & Photography
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de joie…… 19 months ago | reply
Outstanding!
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sgbofav 19 months ago | reply
Wow!
lacey cherokee 18 months ago | reply
shiiit
Je Suis Alain 18 months ago | reply
wooow! really nice hues!
im impressed to see this gorgeous shot
Daryl L. Hunter - The Hole Picture 17 months ago | reply
An amazing shot and you thought it might not do well on flickr - as I type you have 195 comments and 100+ faves :D
K.Panha 15 months ago | reply
this is amazing!
Peggys pics2010 14 months ago | reply
You have a fabulous photostream. Thanks for letting me wander thru it!
Matt Granz Photography 13 months ago | reply
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MarikaGirl 12 months ago | reply
What a wonderful sight!
WIERCIPIETAS 8 months ago | reply
WoW!Great!
jd.echenard 7 months ago | reply
Awwesome work,superb photograph,congrat's,have a excellent sunday,jeanda.
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Colskier1 2 weeks ago | reply
It is definitely dramatic, Dan.