Lightings in the Andes

[Ramon M. Casares]

Hi all, today, I would like to share this shot that I really like, it is from my last trip to the north of Argentina. Hope you like it.


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Tv 1/8 SeC.
Av F20
ISO 100
140-400mm
140,0 mm
RAW

[Roman Kurywczak]

Hey Ramon,
Very powerful image! It appears that you cropped this down to a pano.......so I ask.....do you have any more room on the bottom. I know it's tough to chose where to crop bushes/brush but I feel a bit more base would help. If you don't have room on the bottom.......take a bit more off the top (about 1/2 of the dark grey band)....as this will lessen it's presence a bit and balance with the bottom a bit better.
Still...very nice layers captured in the mountains and the lightning is tack sharp. Very nicely composed!

[Rene Quenneville]

Outstanding moment. Well exposed. I agree about showing more of the brushes at the bottom. Super picture!

[Ramon M. Casares]

Hey Ramon,
Very powerful image! It appears that you cropped this down to a pano.......so I ask.....do you have any more room on the bottom. I know it's tough to chose where to crop bushes/brush but I feel a bit more base would help. If you don't have room on the bottom.......take a bit more off the top (about 1/2 of the dark grey band)....as this will lessen it's presence a bit and balance with the bottom a bit better.
Still...very nice layers captured in the mountains and the lightning is tack sharp. Very nicely composed!


Hi Roman, thanks for the suggestions and thoughtfull comment, sadly I do not have any more room at the bottom becasue there were even more bushes and if would've ponited the camera down a bit more to include them in the frame I think these would've apeared OOF so I decided to go with this framing and also, with more room above, I could make sure that the lightning was going to be in the frame. Thnaks again!

[Harold Davis]

agree with roman's thoughts about more foreground, but fully understand your reasons why you did what you did. awesome capture!! love lightning scenes and your bg is fantastic!!!

[Jackie Schuknecht]

I love the colour of the sky and the mountains Ramon, and I always thought it would be cool to get lightening in a shot. I too would have like to see more FG elements. Beautiful shot nonetheless though.

[Dennis "Curly" Buchner]

Nice capture Ramón, getting a lighting shot is awesome. I like the different layers in the sky and mountains.

[Robert Amoruso]

Ramon,

Spectacular image. THe lightening certainly appeared in just the right place in this image. Well done.

[Steve Canuel]

Lightning looks great Ramon. I also like the different shades of the mountains and the contrast in colors with the FG bushes. Reminds me of the Sandia Mountains of New Mexico.

[Ramon M. Casares]

Thank you for your kind words, comments and suggestions. I aprecieate them.

[Jasper Doest]

Although I agree that a bit more space at the bottom would be even better i just love the layers and colours. Stunning scenery and lovely composition.