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Uploaded: June 25, 2013 07:32:34
Crazy, scary, cool lightning out my back door a couple weeks ago. I had never photographed lightning before so was really excited to get this shot. Started with the lightning trigger then went to manual release as the storms moved further away. F8 at 5 seconds ISO 100
Exif: F Number: 8, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 5/1 seconds, Flash: did not fire, compulsory flash mode, ISO: 100, White balance: Auto white balance, FocalLength: 14.00 mm, Model: NIKON D800
Melissa Wynn June 25, 2013
Wow! Amazing shot of the lightning! I love storms, and have been playing with getting lightning shots myself. I love how you captured this as it forked across the sky. Beautiful capture!Robert R. Goodman June 25, 2013
Hi Phyllis,Absolutely amazing and a favorite.You nailed that shot my friend.I'm two weeks away from chasing storms!!! #10744640Val Feldman June 25, 2013
Fantastic! What a display of nature's power unleashed! Yep, you nailed it - beautifully! My prediction: This will return in a big way!! :):) #10744662Ken Smith June 26, 2013
OUtstanding, Phyllis. You're onto a new type of photography! Lightning chaser! :-) #10745260Bojan Bencic June 26, 2013
Spectacular capture, Phyllis. Very well done. #10745698Mitch Spence June 27, 2013
I've never shot lightning either, Phyllis, but I'm wowed by this shot, and I'd be thrilled too to have captured it. #10746494Linda D. Lester July 16, 2013
WOW!!! This is amazing!!! #10769299Linda S. Smith July 31, 2013
Spectacular capture Phyllis! #10789842Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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