Ride the lightning! Photo

Photographer’s Note

Here is the fixed version, corrected horizon and less noise. Thanks for all the helpful notes!

Watched this beautiful thunder storm from the beach of Tioman Island one night and decided to try and catch it. This was the first time I ever took a picture of lightning, and when I succeded I was realy thrilled.

Took a long series of photos and I think this is the best one. This one is slightly improved in PS (levels), and also cropped a little.

elihesamian, Rhiannon, msuess has marked this note useful

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elihesamian (26033) 2005-03-16 3:35

Great capturing you did,Martin!
I like it,well controlled the lightning with a good exposure,attractive colors and splendid view,also nice to see the houses light in corner.
about cropping,could be better if you crop the triangle in bottom,still,it's great,not a flaw surely,I said it as a suggestion for improve the comosition.
anyway,Thanks for sharing,and it's a fine trying that you did,Martin!
Sincerely
M

vbourrut (30046) 2005-03-16 3:42

Nice timing, excellent picture, you could be proud of it :-)

scottjohnson (206) 2005-03-16 5:34

I love shots like this! Very well done and thanks for sharing

andchew (476) 2005-03-19 9:11

Nice picture. You must have waited very long for this scene to be captured. Very well deserved. Good work. Regards, Andrew

kennoung (0) 2005-04-09 23:51

woah, the act of mother nature. i like this shot, especially the lighting and the shadow of the lighting appeared on the sea.
kenn

Kenny10pin (19301) 2005-04-14 12:12

great shot of this, it is very well done, I like the timing and also the use of the f stop, well done

thebig_d81 (777) 2005-04-26 20:04

Well done with this one . You have some nice photos in your collection this one probably being my favourite. You have captured this well. I love that dark blue the lighting creates.

ropetko (0) 2005-05-16 19:05

Very very good job! I took some shots of thunder storms and I know how difficult it can be to capture some beauty like this one. Just 8 seconds of exposure?!? Lucky you... :))
Even the composition of this shot is great, the mood, everything. Thank you for sharing it with us.

chaity (1535) 2005-05-20 5:25

Hi Martin, this is a very nice shot of the lightning. Like the color of the sky and sharpness of the photo.

michalu (792) 2005-06-21 10:12

Huhu Martin!!! Greate shot. best contrast and colors and the title from " Metallica" is correct!!!
Best regards
Michael

Rhiannon (1726) 2005-10-06 10:52

Wow! You are very lucky. Excellent timing!
Wonderful purple tones, impressive light and handling of light.
Good job!

msuess (648) 2005-10-08 5:53

Hi Martin,
I already tried to capture flashes several times but none of them turned out to be as nice as yours. this one is really awesome! The flash is clear and the clouds is lightened up and has a nice contrast. the reflections in the water are nice as well.
cheers,
Martin

Photobones (338) 2006-09-30 23:43

I understand your elation with this photo... it is one of the nicer compositions. The illumination is subtle throughout most of the picture and spectacular where it counts. Suh-weeet!!!

Photo Information

Copyright: Martin Stengaard (hashpipe) (112)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2004-05-22
Categories: Nature
Camera: Canon 300D, 18-55mm/f3.5-5.6, @ ISO 400
Exposure: f/4.5, 8 seconds
Details: Tripod: Yes
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): Photos with a title of an Album, My Favorite Lightning Photos [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2005-03-16 3:23
Favorites: 5 [view]