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So this is my first thunder shots and I wanna hear your comments to make my next shots better...



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Old 01-16-2010, 09:24 PM
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Rooby, WELCOME to DPS
I've been trying for five years to get shots like that...I think they're fabulous. But they are a little to large on here to view well, could you make them a bit smaller. You should be proud of these.
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Old 01-16-2010, 09:43 PM
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Nice shots. I think what makes lightning shots go from "Wow you got pictures of lightning" to "Oh my god you took these" is the background and/or foreground. If you get the lighting happening over a city it makes it look great, or something interesting in the foreground like a tree or a vehicle. Lightning is not an easy thing to capture but these are great first shots.
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Old 01-16-2010, 10:47 PM
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Thanks for positive comments. I will resize them a bit. Sorry for large images. I made those pictures in new years eve. Here was great storm. Only bad thing in those shots is that I think they are a little bit over exposed. Am I right? And sorry for my English, I still learning
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And thank you for welcome. This positive comments are best welcome for me.
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the last one is a bit overexposed, but i think that adds to the quality of the shot in this case. good work
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I think the fact that you captured lightning at all is impressive. They are dazzling!
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Welcome to DPS Rooby

These lightning shots are awesome especially the first two. I haver never been able to capture lightning shots like these so go on you.
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Awesome shots! Mind if I ask how you captured them?
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Old 01-17-2010, 12:17 AM
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See that. You went from wondering to teaching.
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