brandongreen
EF1
caught my first lightning shot tonight just south of dumas, tx.
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my first lightning shot with dslr
- Thread starter brandongreen
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caught my first lightning shot tonight just south of dumas, tx.
Joshua Nall
EF4
And it's a dandy... that is one massive bolt!
Karla Dorman
WOW - ! I'm jealous!! What camera do you use? Fantastic capture!
brandongreen
EF1
pentax k110d iso 200, 20s, f9.5
Chris Kennedy
EF1
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......and its a good one. Good Job!
Jason Boggs
Very nice job my friend! Very nice! Maybe I can get a shot or two tonight since I'm off.
John Vandehei
EF2
Great shot! I'm envious. I've been trying to get some lighting shots here in Michigan, but this summer is looking like a repeat of last summer; very few severe storms and few storms in general. The few storms that have occurred had most of their lightning in cloud. I'm developing a strong case of SDS here. This is the best capture I've had in the last three years; an anvil crawler that occurred in October of 2007.
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Lanny Dean
EF5
Great shot Brandon!!
Rob Wadsworth
EF5
It's a nice shot. Especially because you caught it w/o it being dark/evening so that the surface details can easily be seen. And not so light that it washes out the light created by the bolt. It is also up close and personal; nice sense of depth.
Tyler Burg
EF2
Looks like it was windy as the foreground looks a little blurred, but a very nice first capture. Keep at it Bro.
brandongreen
EF1
it was very windy. a rather large downburst hit right before i took the pic. i was putting my weight on the tripod.
John Farley
Supporter
Congratulations, Brandon! You are off to a great start!
Wes Carter
EF5
That is a nice shot. You got the whole bolt from top to bottom, and a bit of the illumination from within the cloud. You had to be pretty close to get that I assume.
