Lightning Luck
Uploaded: May 05, 2016 03:32:00 | Entered: May 05, 2016 03:54:22
For Photogroup 101 Sunrise Sunset Theme
Taken from my front porch in 2009 as a major thunderstorm rolled though. The sky to the northeast was bathed in color as the sunset reflected on the storm clouds. Numerous flashes of cloud-to-cloud lightning punctuated the scene. Though I mainly wanted to capture the color, as I braced myself against the wall, I was lucky enough to catch one shot of the lightning as well.
Nikkor 18-200VR @ 20mm; f9@1/80 sec; ISO 1000, handheld. No postprocessing except minor levels adjustments.
Nikki McDonald May 05, 2016
Beautiful, Wally. It must have seemed as if the sky was on fire that night. #1657078Joy Rector May 05, 2016
awesome #11470485Tammy M. Anderson May 05, 2016
Outstanding capture. #11470487Bob Cournoyer May 05, 2016
Love the color/lightning, never been lucky enough to capture lightning... :-)Carol Quina May 05, 2016
Nice catch! #11470500Amanda D. Austwick May 05, 2016
Just love this and catching the lightning in this fiery sky! #11470582Sylvia Rourke May 05, 2016
Amazing capture Wally! #11470604Mitch Spence May 05, 2016
Always wanted to manage a lightning shot, and you got double duty with the gorgeous sky in addition. #11470653Melinda F. Schneider May 06, 2016
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