light show

[daniel valovich]

standing on the airport tarmac photographing the storm as it was developing was magnificent to say the least. The storm was moving east and the clouds above me were moving west rapidly to the center of the thunderstorm.


Apr 21, 2011
1600×798 pixels – 78KB
Filename: DSC_3581_95_hdr.jpg
Camera: nikon d300
tokina 11-16 2.8
ISO: 250
Exposure: 30.0 sec
aperture priority
Aperture: 9.0
Focal Length: 11mm

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[Dave Mills]

Hi Daniel, Would have preferred seeing the image on the site rather than using a link. Very dramatic lightening that is spread through the image. A few things. First I would have wanted to see a bit more base and I would take a small amount off the top. A pano would work well here. I looked at the base and it's not level. The 2 red lights are a bit distracting and not adding alot to the drama...

[Robert Amoruso]

Daniel,

Very good lightning formation that filled a pano crop well. I also like the unique colors and look to the clouds. Dave's suggestion on cropping, including more base, levelness and the red-lights would all enhance this image.

[Roman Kurywczak]

Pretty cool Daniel! I like the suggestions above so can't really add.......but still.....always nice to see lightning images!

[Randy Bronkema]

Hi
I always like to see lighting images nice capture of them I too agree with the others so not much to add. you could try and just crop out the bottom of the image altogether and jsut have the clouds and lighting.... just a thought.
Randy

[daniel valovich]

I agree. Thanks to everyone. In hindsight i should have included more of the tarmac. It was wet and reflected the lightning well. Didn't realize it until I reviewed the images