- reflection of the lightning bolts
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Thunderstruck
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The big lightning storm that had slammed into lower Manhattan was now
moving across the East River and into Brooklyn. I ran to a vantage
point of the bridge, and set up quickly so as not to miss this rare
opportunity. It was a natural fireworks display just a couple of weeks
after the Brooklyn Bridge's anniversary pyrotechnic display.
I stood on the Manhattan side of the East River, which remained eerily calm, shooting continuously for the next 15 minutes. My camera was getting hot to the touch. I couldn't stop to check exposures, framing or even focus, as if I did, I knew I'd miss the most perfect lightning during those precious seconds! As it was, I missed a disturbing number of the best lightning bolts, which perversely kept exploding during the milliseconds between shutter releases. So I drew on all I have learned from previous night photography, and just kept going nonstop without checking what I was shooting, hoping for the best.
Finally the show wound down, and I went off to meet my wife. She hadn't heard the thunder, old New York buildings have thick walls!
The next morning I got up early and sold usage rights for this one to the Daily News, where it ran as a color spread in their Tuesday edition.
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André Pipa (48 months ago | reply)
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mudpig (48 months ago | reply)
great capture! perfect imagery.
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This is a phenomenal shot. Your description of how you got it is inspiring to all of us aspiring photographers as well. Congratulations on the publication. Nice to see that not everyone photoshops the lighting in... ;-)
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Wow! What an awesome capture, the lightning stuck in the perfect spot for how it is composed!
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this is a SHOT! amazing colours and reflections and your technical abilities are splendid! :)
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wowza...impressed
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Nice capture.
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Congratulations, and what an amazing capture = )
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Very exciting capture. Great perspective and excellent timing. Simply awesome.
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Stunning, great shot!
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johnskabardonis (48 months ago | reply)
a great background for this awesome shot (I was thinking the same thing yesterday morning when the same storm front passed through Pittsburgh, but unfortunately I was already at work)
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JonPac (48 months ago | reply)
Well done Rick....the strike is so well composed it's scary. Way to get out there and nail this one.
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So you got the Post and the News in one night?!!
Fantastic work here.. this is amazing.
You've captured the power and energy and sheer enormity of nature so wonderfully.
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Malkav (48 months ago | reply)
A-ma-zing :O
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Electrifying! Fantastic capture and so sharp and clear and superb reflections off the water...definitely professional calibre work and I'm surprised the NT Post didn't off you a job on the spot...congratulations on the sale! :)
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A classic money shot!
How long exposures were you shooting?
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Rick Elkins (48 months ago | reply)
broddi. that was a 20 second exposure. And I'm curious, why do you ask about not having a tripod?
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