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radio tower

I think this one happened almost at the same instance as the bigger one, and it's at the very edge of the pic. Cut it or leave it?

The thunderstorm caused a power outage that affected half of town, and I took the interruption as an excuse to go out hunting for lightning shots.

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pomperipossa says:

Mäktigt - och otroligt fina bilder!
Posted 49 months ago. ( permalink )

young_einstein says:

WOW!

What settings did you use with this shot?
Posted 49 months ago. ( permalink )

urbanlegend says:

It looks playful, almost carnavalesue. Very nice!
Posted 49 months ago. ( permalink )

@all: thanks!

@young einstein: 15 seconds and f/2.8. This was shot away from the city, so I could use a wide aperture. The blackout helped minimizing light pollution too!

I got lots of black frames, and the most amazing lightnings happened between exposures of course :-)
Posted 49 months ago. ( permalink )

Wolfy says:

Great catch!
Posted 49 months ago. ( permalink )

Airchild says:

This is really terrific! I know what you mean by "black frames"... happened to me before. In fact, I hae never succeeded in taking any lightning pictures. Did you use any tripod, by the way?
Posted 49 months ago. ( permalink )

Frozen Coffee says:

@Wolfy: Thanks!
@Airchild:
Maybe a hundred shots of inky black nothingness, a handful similar to the "M" image before, and then this. As I was finally getting the hang of it, I ran out of battery... The car window served as my tripod.
Posted 49 months ago. ( permalink )

Escape_to_Christel says:

Wow! Vilka bilder!
Posted 49 months ago. ( permalink )

8.59 cc says:

I'ts fantastic - I like it how it looks like the sun is coming through at the same time as the lightning!
Posted 49 months ago. ( permalink )

Frozen Coffee says:

Thanks Christel and Ludovic!

I was unable to come up with a better composition here. That lightning at the right happened to be just at the edge of the pic, and I couldn't bring myself to crop it away...
Posted 49 months ago. ( permalink )

Mel B. says:

Nice!
I was so glad to see lightning in Fresno. I'm from somewhere that gets a lot of thunderstorms, so I miss rain and thunder.
Posted 49 months ago. ( permalink )

narva3 says:

great shots here love them.....
Posted 49 months ago. ( permalink )

AriCee says:

Wow ... that's fantastic!
Posted 49 months ago. ( permalink )

8.59 cc says:

I can't tell you to crop or not, it's your pic:-)

All I can say is, I like it the way it is, personally. I like the fact that the right-hand one sort-of mirrors the other one, with the tower in the middle, acting like a visual anchor of sorts.

I'm not being very clear here aren't I?
Posted 49 months ago. ( permalink )

Frozen Coffee says:

@Mel B., narva3, aricee: Thanks!

@eight59cc: Thanks for helping me feel better about this. I might try posting a closer crop some day.
Posted 49 months ago. ( permalink )

destinatio says:

very impressive!
Posted 49 months ago. ( permalink )

megapics (ccs) says:

That's impressive. These shots are not as easy as you make this one look.

Well done!

Personally, I would not crop this. The right hand strike adds drama and interest.
Posted 49 months ago. ( permalink )

Koshyk says:

Great shot! Nature conspired to give you such a shot! Your being far away from the city, having a convenient support to steady the camera for the long exposure and the black out all helped create the situation. Of course your genius to seize the opportunity
Posted 49 months ago. ( permalink )

stephestellar says:

I too think it's more interesting with the tower and second lightening bolt, but it may be more striking without them? (no pun intended)
Posted 49 months ago. ( permalink )

Frozen Coffee says:

@destinatio, megapics, koshyk, stephestellar: Thanks!
Yes, I might try to see if a closer crop is more "striking"!
Posted 49 months ago. ( permalink )

Nilla_ says:

I like it like this with two lights. That amaze me!
I like your thunderstorm photos very much!
Posted 49 months ago. ( permalink )

Aradan says:

Magnificent shot!
Posted 47 months ago. ( permalink )

jonahpauline says:

I was exploring on the map, and noticed your storm pic near my dad's house.. and so I uploaded the pictures I took of that same storm! like a couple miles away from where you shot.. crazy..
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

bensz99 says:

Another amazing shot. Yes, I do believe this was the same storm.
Posted 27 months ago. ( permalink )

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