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The light of home
The light of home
M.O.C.


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Challenge: Your Corner of the World II (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Canon EOS-300D Rebel
Lens: Sigma 70-300mm f/4-5.6 APO DG Macro for Canon
Location: Lakin, KS
Date: Sep 27, 2005
Aperture: 7.1
ISO: 200
Shutter: 198
Galleries: Sky, Nature
Date Uploaded: Sep 28, 2005

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This storm started out at my house at about 5:30 p.m. I started chasing it at 7:00 p.m. to get some photos. I wound up in Garden City, KS at 1:30 a.m. Lightning chasing is my corner of this world. I don't know what the dark patch on the bottom left is. Possibly a dust devil.

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Place: 18 out of 299
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Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
 11/10/2005 05:06:46 PM
Wow, I am still amazed by this shot. Thinking about buying a print.
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Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
 10/20/2005 10:45:23 AM
This doesn't look for real! Dang, it is really putting out some electricity. sweet capture!!!
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Nikon D5100
Tamron AF 28-80mm f/3.5-5.6 Aspherical for Nikon
 10/10/2005 12:25:46 AM
Wonderful Shot Maceo. I had a feeling this was yours, but knew we didn't have anything like this lately and now its snowing. Great placing too. Van
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
10/09/2005 12:46:27 PM
freeze!!
@oink!
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Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM
 10/09/2005 05:49:47 AM
i love it
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Canon EOS-60D
Sigma 85mm f/1.4 for Canon
 10/07/2005 12:50:31 PM
...amazing...as usual!
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Canon EOS-6D
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 10/07/2005 08:06:08 AM
holy cow!
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Canon EOS-300D Rebel
Canon EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM
 10/05/2005 12:05:37 AM
Hi Macio this is Kevin nice shot I have one a lot like it.
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Canon EOS-5D
Tamron SP AF 17-50mm f/2.8 Di II LD Aspherical (IF) for Canon
 10/04/2005 06:55:25 PM
WOW!!! I tried to photograph a lightining storm and out of 89 shots, I managed to capture one rod. This is absolutely amazing.
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Canon EOS-40D
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
 10/04/2005 06:11:53 AM
Wonder what your shutter time was. 8
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Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Canon EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM
 10/04/2005 12:58:01 AM
Amazing capture!!
(o;
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Canon EOS-5D Mark IV
Canon EF 200mm f/2.8 USM
 10/03/2005 05:56:00 PM
Wow! How did you do that! This is an amazing photo. Truly Awesome!
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Canon EOS-5D
Canon EF 135mm f/2.0 L USM
 10/03/2005 05:14:00 PM
Hooley dooley. That is alot of strikes. Nice colours too. 7
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Nikon D5000
Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II
 10/03/2005 03:57:03 PM
Is this real. I have never seen so much lightning in one photo. Excellent.
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Nikon D100
Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8
 10/03/2005 03:35:30 PM
wow!! amazing capture of lightning.
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Canon EOS-5D
Canon EF 85mm f/1.8 USM
 10/03/2005 01:59:45 PM
I wonder wether this shot is genuine or not...................................
Panasonic DMC-FZ20
 10/03/2005 11:01:17 AM
impressive I will have to look back to this photo to see how long the shutter speed was.
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