WWII Strike by Christopher J. Budny Copyright for this gallery photo belongs solely to Christopher J. Budny. Images may not be copied, downloaded, or used in any way without the expressed, written permission of the photographer.

WWII Strike A total rework from RAW of a favorite "lucky" shot. I was shooting on the National Mall with Sue Rosin, and we knew a storm was approaching soon. We were at the WWII Memorial (shown) around 9pm; I wanted a motion-blur fountain capture. I set up the tripod & camera for a very long exposure, and halfway through it, this MASSIVE lightning strike hit with no warning, seemingly yards away. (I'm sure it was farther than it looked.) I yelled out loud, partly in fear, partly knowing I'd captured it, and then had to wait out the exposure, before I could see how it turned out. This rework fixes many things in the original, particularly noise, and color cast. A new crop and larger BP image size, and some other editing steps I didn't know about last time. 08-11 2nd Place, T&P Uploaded on 8/28/2011 4:32:10 AM Made with Canon EOS 7D Digital SLR Camera © Christopher J. Budny chrisbudny.com Want A Deluxe Web Site? Read Photo Discussion   |  Contact Christopher Christopher's Premium Gallery | Get Your Premium Gallery Christopher's Deluxe Web Site   Get Your Deluxe Web Site