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Richard, I have always preferred lightning shots like this that have something in the foreground to give the photo scale. I live in Wellington, FL and I was shooting the same storm last Friday night from my backyard. I got some pretty cool shots but haven't uploaded them yet. The only recommendation I have for you is to set the camera to manual, for example at asa 250, 30 seconds, f8, lock the shutter with a cable release so it's taking photos continuously and then get back in your car or a building. It's just not worth get blasted with a 100 million volts!

 

Best Regards, John.

Incredible power of waves. Excellent photograph. How tall is the lighthouse? I see the photo was taken near Cantabria.

Which lighthouse is this? I would love to visit this place. Thank you and best regards, John.

Aaron, this is a fantastic shot.  This backwash wave collision looks like it's at least 30 feet high.

Beautiful blue water too. 

 

 

Olgeir, great photograph. I really like how the houses are framed by the glow

of the town in the distance.

Great photographic work Franco. Stunning model.

A helicopter flew right through the middle of this 30 second exposure The exposure began when it was right in the middle of the shot. It looks like it flew out of the cloud but it was much closer than the thunderstorm. The helicopter was only about a mile away. The thunderstorm was about 25 miles away.

This night heron was standing out in the shallows of the intracoastal waterway in front of the West Palm Beach skyline, which is reflected onto the glassy water during this still summer night. I slowly walked out onto the mud flats with camera-on-tripod as close as I dare without scaring it away. I kept moving as he kept moving until I was able to place him in front of the brightest part of the reflection. Finally, he stopped and froze in this position for the entire 30 second exposure.

 

 

I think it's great how the head is hidden but in the reflection you can see

the rest of the seagull with a fish. Great timing! Thanks for posting larger image.

Really like it.

Yevgen, Great Composition.

Gallego, I really admire you work. You have a very unique style.

So, where are the people going with the lights? What is around the corner?

This photograph is fatastically unique.

Excellent composition.

I really like the colors of this image. Good job dodging the waves!

So is your tripod still jammed into the rocks?

I love the colors and the streaks in the sky from the 4 minute long

exposure. Good job on not being swept out to sea with your camera

gear!

Great capture with such a fast moving subject and very long lens.

Thank you for your comments.

This thunderstorm erupted out of the steamy swamp one hot August night and was filled with lots of internal lightning and an occasional cloud to ground strike as seen here. At the time this photo was taken the local radar showed the isolated thunderstorm 20 miles to the southwest of my home, which is in Wellington, Florida. The prominent upward boiling configuration in the cloud structure is a clear indicator of its rapid growth. 30 Seconds @5.6 ISO 200.

During this 30 second long exposure and several seconds after this arm of lightning reached out across the sky and stirred the village with a big boom, my neighbor leaned out his balcony doorway to have a look.

Hello all. This is my second landscape photo that I am submitting for

critique. I am happy to receive all your thoughts and comments. I have

added details for this photo in the details section in case you are

interested. Thank You. Sincerely, John.

Hello all. Your comments, thoughts, and ideas are much appreciated.

Sincerely, John.

 

SEAGULLS ARE QUITE WICKED WHEN THEY ARE FEEDING. THEY

HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO MANNERS AND WILL DO JUST ABOUT

ANYTHING TO GET ANY MORSEL OF FOOD, INCLUDING SHOVING

MUCH SMALLER BIRDS OUT OF THEIR WAY LIKE THIS

UNFORTUNATE GRACKLE.

Hello all. I look forward to all your thoughts, comments and ideas:

Thank you, John.

 

This armored catfish apparently wasn't armored enough to protect him

from the lightning fast bill of this blue heron. I stood in amazement as this

heron stabbed this catfish over and over again sending a loud cracking

sound each time through the silent swamp. I could not believe that he went

on to swallow the entire catfish whole- hard shell, sharp spines, still

wiggling body, and all. I still wonder if this heron lived through the agonizing

digestion process. (Please see the complete sequence on my page if you

simply can't believe it's possible- like I did.)

Hello fellow photographers. I would like to submit my 3rd photograph for

your critique. Please see the details section of this photograph for an

informative description about this image. All your thoughts and ideas are

welcome.

I would like to wish you all a Happy Holiday!

 

Sincerely, John.

Hello all. I am new to photo.net and this is the second photo that I am

submitting for critique. I am happy to receive all your thoughts and

comments. I have added details for this photo in the details section in

case you are interested.

 

Thank You. Sincerely, John.

I am new to photo.net and this is the first photo I have put into photo.net.

 

I am happy to receive all your comments and thoughts.

 

Thank You. Sincerely, John.