sometimes, the hardest thing to appreciate about an image is not the image itself, but the effort necessary to produce the image. this is one of those images where all i can say is thanks for going to the trouble to capture this! great job, hope it does well for you!
A beautiful and really unique image of a crack in the sky and it's reflection in the water. It took me a while to get that the dark area in the top of the photo is a silhouette of the cloud and not a mountain on top of the scene, which in my mind created all kinds of questions about the image. Good capture of the lightening bolt as well. Love the color and the unique look of this image. Well done. 9
A nice capture of the lightning - great colors in the bottom sky and the reflection. The top half of the sky is very dark - can make out the gray/blue at the top - but below the gray/blue area there's a lot with no detail at all.
Rare moment! Impressive illumination, great reflection, and the color above the clouds is impressive. The composition is somewhat cluttered, though, so it's hard to tell what's going on.
Capturing lightning can be challenging due to its random nature. The bottom half of this image has some nice symetry with the water, lightning and hills, however the darkness at the bottom and large expanse of sky take alot away from your image. I think this would work very well as a panorama isolating the lit portion of the image to emphasize the lightning. 5
I am very very sory to say this, but I (and that's me whos talking) don't think this is a wow image.
I'ts not something I could have made, no, I tried night photo's, didn't work...
But it's also not a spectacular lightning photo.... (sorry)
You've done well to capture the lightening. The reuslting light is good over the sea etc but I feel the clouds at the top take my attention too much. Tighter cropping may have looked better? 6
I'm not sure the negative space here really appeals to me. The actual subject of the picture doesn't seem to be emphasized enough, it would perhaps be better cropped a bit closer.
I would usually say that this needed to be cropped in a lot closer, but upon looking at it I think it works well as it is which is giving it a foreboding sense of drama and doom.
This is a very interesting experiment, but I tend to feel that the proportion of unrelieved dark shadow in which no details can be seen is a bit too high.
WOW. What a great shot! I wonder if you've considered cropping out the vast amount of negative space above, making this entirely even-steven? My eye was distracted a bit by the not-quite blackness above, I was looking for patterns in the clouds when I should've been looking strictly at the reflections in the water... also the red light in the center...a home, i'm assuming, was a tad distracting. But overall, it's really a great photo! Thanks!
Now, this is more of an impressionistic image but it fails to render its full strenght due to the high ceiling which fails to capture my interest. Now, this may be due to the cyber space presentation which hampers a lot of detail. This is an image which I would love to see in print because the pixel limitation keeps it from shinning. However, the general effect is strong enough to get bumped to 6
This image fails to touch me. While it is a good capture of the bolt of lighting, I find the composition confusing. I would have liked to see more detail in the big part of the sky or have it left out.
Great composition, and what a subject! Just wish the sky above the clouds were a tad lighter (and bluer) to provide better contrast with the mass of clouds
looks like an interesting storm. the clouds and foreground are very dark. I would have like to see a longer exposure that could have added additional details.
Lovely, very bold composition. Lots of impact. Great colour and PS work. An inspired location to patiently wait for a strike from, great dedication! One of the most original shots I've seen here for quite some time. Thankyou! 10
At first I didn't know what I was looking at then I saw the lightning! I think it would be even more impressive if it were the sole light source in the photo (clone out the lights near the water). The big dark clouds contribute to the stormy feel of the photo. 9
I'm pretty sure my monitor is properly calibrated, but I find that the detail in the sky is almost not there. I had to pump up the brightness to see that it was not just a blotch in the dark sky. Not sure if you were going for total darkness, or if you meant to have detail there. Anyhow, excellent capture of lightning, and well reflected in the lake. Just a little too much neg. space for my taste.
This is very dramatic but also very dark
You must have very good timing
I think this is the type of image that needs to be really blown up very large and dominate a large white wall in a room or gallery with the proper lighting it would then show just how effective this is
viewing it on a computer screen is difficult
I do like it though
This photo is alright. I appreciate the lightning capture, I'd never have the patience. It just doesn't pop out to me like other lightning shots I've seen. There's too much brightness that the lightning doesn't accentuate enough. Also, there's too much negative space in the dark clouds. To have the effect you're looking for I think, they could be lighter? 5
Hmmmm. This is interesting, and lightning is certainly hard to catch as it lights up a sky. I gave this a 5 because it didn't grab me for a higher rating. I think for me, the large black space at the top detracts from the whole image.
I like that she image is divided by the darker elements. The blue sky at the top resembles what the sky might look like at dusk. Below the first separation though, the lightning offers a stark contrast to the peaceful connotations drawn from the top. The reflection of the water at the bottom is a little bit of a return to a calmer subject. I don't know if this is what you were intending when you shot this, but I think it really makes this special. Nice work.
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