Huge thunder storm came through the Dallas/Ft. Worth area on the night of June 1st. Glad it wasn't May 31st or this would not have been in this challenge.
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Great shot. I like the composition of all of the lightening bolts from near to far. It's incredible the way there's a sparkle at each turn in the big bolt. The rooftops add scale & location which works well for me. I would give my left nut for the opportunity to get a shot like this!
This is a great capture for a 34 second exposure. I can never get lightining to be that cooperative for me, but i like to try and capture it. I like fine art photography and this is a good candidate for a fine art composite... Just replace the forground with an interesting silhouette and you would have a winner. :)
Thanks to everyone who commented, I loved this shot and just wish it had beat my other two best shots, but I had some great competition so there really is no room for complaints.
Interesting to see the validation on this shot, as I thought about requesting a review myself. Amazing to believe that you could capture all these strikes at once! I like the rooftops in the photo as well.
To have captured the subtle colors of the clouds as well - it has to be one of the best lightning photos I've seen. This one's a winner for sure!
To be honest - this just desreves to win hands down. It's brilliant. What a capture - crisp, clear and well composed even given the difficulty of the snap. Very well done. Did you have a starburst filter? Very odd to see them here. :)
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