A strike (Best view larger)

It rained but was worth the shot!

It's really a good shot, what a ray! It would have rained cats and dogs. Good composition.

Very good composition,perfect exposure and DOF,Alec.The play of light & shade in the sky and that lightning make this image a striking one.

Alec,I love to see the roots of heaven.I always enjoy your balance composition. Great shot!! as if you can tell in advance where the thunder will strike.

Spencer, if you take a lot of shots you can get lucky, and the rolling thunder is a great announcer of things to come. ^_^ Sircar, Rivera, thanks for commenting.

Excelente imagen, perfecto encuadre, bella composicion, luz y B/W, saludos cordiales Alec.

Alec, you have captured terrific & magical moment, the excellent exposure to makes unusual effect, great layers & suberb details, lovely perspective & nice muted tones, exquisite composition are amazing, it's absolutely OUTSTANDING!!! Congr. 7/7 x 2

WOW ! great capture Alec ! 6/7

Excellent timing Alec. I love the dark and ominous clouds in the background.

Alec, As one who has shot hundreds of lightning photos I am always looking for those that stand-out from the usual; This is such a shot! Great work.

 

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Dave, I have seen your portfolio before and highly respect your lightning and colored smoke folders. You have definitely mastered the art. Thanks for the kind compliment here. Julio, Richard, Chaba, Amar thanks for the comments.

Wonderful in B/W Alec,well done.

 

Regards Shuki

Great shot of this lightning. Sky looks ominous too.

 

I have posted some photos of my India trip. Do have a look when you have time.

 

Cheers, JK

excellent...congrats.regards.

perfect capture .congrats ...

Beautifully captured, Alec. You work is always an inspiration to me...

Best regards from Kenya,

Mark

wao glamorous pic

please tell me about your shutter speed

thank's

 

Awesome capture Alec! I like the dominance of the sky. Regards, Kelvin.

Thanks guys, hi Ali. I used a tripod and 6 seconds with a ND filter and F/11 and wait, wait, wait. Then the lightning strike again. The image was then layered with another similar shot from the tripod at 1/40, F8 without the ND filter.

Nice catch Alec. But why not set it at F32, then probably higher chance of catching the strike?

You're right Matthew but the clouds are moving so clarity will not be there if on very slow speed. And the lightning was striking at intervals so there was a chance if positioned in the right direction.

OIC, thanks for your explanation.

what an awesome bolt! I've always wished I could capture a good flash of lighting. Alec I think it would have a bit better impact with some of the top part cropped off, upper half is a bit empty. and to make the the bottom (like the peer area) a bit brighter. a great catch!

Excellent image. I appreciate hearing about the technical details too.

Alec, I have seen many thunder-images, but this is definitely one of the very best. To me, the muted tones and the beauty of the bolt and the dark clouds are the main things. They work so well. Also, the pier leads the viewers eye to the bolt. Excellent capture!

 

Happy new year!

 

Alpo