frivera 0 Posted July 26, 2006 It's really a good shot, what a ray! It would have rained cats and dogs. Good composition. Link to comment
amalsircar 2 Posted July 26, 2006 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. Link to comment
j_m_lee_photography 0 Posted July 26, 2006 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. Link to comment
alecee 0 Posted July 26, 2006 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. Link to comment
julio_segura_carmona1 4 Posted July 26, 2006 Excelente imagen, perfecto encuadre, bella composicion, luz y B/W, saludos cordiales Alec. Link to comment
richard hans 0 Posted July 26, 2006 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 Link to comment
atkphotoworks 0 Posted July 26, 2006 Excellent timing Alec. I love the dark and ominous clouds in the background. Link to comment
dabar 0 Posted July 27, 2006 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. If you would like to see a few of my lightning shots Click Here Link to comment
alecee 0 Posted July 27, 2006 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. Link to comment
tanjookeat 0 Posted July 27, 2006 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 Link to comment
markonestudios 4 Posted July 28, 2006 Beautifully captured, Alec. You work is always an inspiration to me...Best regards from Kenya,Mark Link to comment
AliBM 0 Posted July 28, 2006 wao glamorous pic please tell me about your shutter speed thank's Link to comment
blackdogstudio 1 Posted July 28, 2006 Awesome capture Alec! I like the dominance of the sky. Regards, Kelvin. Link to comment
alecee 0 Posted July 30, 2006 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. Link to comment
matthew leong 0 Posted August 2, 2006 Nice catch Alec. But why not set it at F32, then probably higher chance of catching the strike? Link to comment
alecee 0 Posted August 2, 2006 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. Link to comment
Bilal Zaheer 0 Posted August 3, 2006 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! Link to comment
tom l 0 Posted August 29, 2006 Excellent image. I appreciate hearing about the technical details too. Link to comment
bartimeus1 0 Posted January 2, 2007 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 Link to comment
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