The Storm

[Tiberius]

A shot of lightning taken at Glenbrook Lagoon. Click the image to go to its page on my Deviant Art gallery, where you can see it at a larger size.



Okay to Photoshop and post it here.

[jiminyClickit]

Tiberius,

The large view shows the "hot spot" much better, where the small one seems too contrasted. So more a matter of taste, I think this really shows the intensity of electrical discharge. Any post work?

[Digidave]

Nice Capture! I agree with Jiminy, The larger view is a must see.

[sana]

I like this lightning shoot, it's both powerful and 'neatly' detailed. Good composition, IMO and I love the color.

[Murtasma]

Good composition being at the right place at the right time. How much post processing did you have to do for this image? Can we see the original?

[mikeboy]

I wonder how one can take picture of lightnings... that must be very hard

[YoAshnish]

I am not a fan of lightning...but that is one awesome capture! I agree with Jiminy and Digidave....the large view is a must see!!

[Tiberius]

There wasn't much post work done. I did a bit of cloning to get rid of some lights in the trees (there's a road back there, just a small one, but there's some streetlights), and I think maybe some subtle work with levels. And the border, of course.

Mikeboy, it's not really hard to take pictures of lightning. I used about a 10 second exposure for this. The long exposure meant that I had a good chance to get a strike or two in.