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Photo posted by gary phillips in the Landscape gallery on 08/24/17 at 3:46 pm EST
Registered on 10/24/13, 185 Posts, 4136 Comments
Post last edited by gary phillips on 08/28/17 at 9:40 pm EST
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Comment posted by Richard Teller on 08/24/17 at 4:14 pm EST
Registered on 08/23/10, 1162 Posts, 6692 Comments
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I really like the drama of the image. It works well in B&W and the lighting is a real added bonus. It reminds me of watching the summer thunders stroms roll across the prairie when we lived in North Dakota.
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Richard Teller
Scottsbluff, NE
teller-nature-photography.redframe.com |
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The mountains and the seashore scream at you, but the prairie whispers and you have to stop and listen.
Don't shoot what it looks like, shoot what it feels like. David Alan Harvey |
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Comment posted by Marylynne Diggs on 08/24/17 at 7:19 pm EST
Registered on 12/14/10, 122 Posts, 1034 Comments
Wonderfully executed, Gary. I like the smoothness in the clouds in contrast with the jagged bolts of lightning and the rocky foreground. This has a lot of drama, and the b/w conversion looks spot on to me. Very nice work.
ML
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ML Diggs
Portland OR |
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Comment posted by Max Waugh on 08/24/17 at 8:35 pm EST
Registered on 09/26/08, 428 Posts, 2329 Comments
I'll echo Marylynne's thoughts. The contrast between the soft clouds and the sharp lightning and foreground is striking. Such great tones for b/w here too.
Max
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Comment posted by Tony Kuyper on 08/24/17 at 9:22 pm EST
Registered on 11/01/03, 364 Posts, 22328 Comments
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Very dramatic, for sure. This works great in B&W.
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Comment posted by Dan Kearl on 08/24/17 at 9:41 pm EST
Registered on 09/02/13, 209 Posts, 1514 Comments
Shockingly good...
Pun aside, this is just superb, a ton of drama and a perfect bolt.
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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on 08/25/17 at 12:04 pm EST
Registered on 01/23/11, 1103 Posts, 17270 Comments
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A fine catch on this T-storm, Gary. The lightning is great and you've done very well at capturing the entire sense of a big T-storm, including the sharp rising cloud, some cloud movement blur and those fine rain bands.
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Mark Seaver
Burtonsville, MD & Emigrant, MT
seaverphotos.com
Weekly Challenge Moderator
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Comment posted by scott lanz on 08/25/17 at 12:54 pm EST
Registered on 11/14/03, 840 Posts, 12902 Comments
Awesome image, Gary. The lightning bolts are great and make this fine storm image exceptional. 
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scott lanz
Youngstown, Ohio
www.lanzscape.com |
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Comment posted by Preston Birdwell on 08/25/17 at 3:08 pm EST
Registered on 11/01/03, 471 Posts, 5188 Comments
Gary, this is stunning! Print it Great Big!
Your processing is spot-on. and the tonal scale is near prefect. Well done!
--P
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Preston Birdwell
Columbia, California, USA
NPN 429 | California Nature Photographers (CANP) Moderator | 'NPN Discussion' Moderator
“If you want nice fresh oats, you have to pay a fair price. If you can be satisfied with oats that have already been through the horse, well, that comes a little cheaper" Author Unknown |
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Comment posted by Prashant Khapane on 08/25/17 at 5:18 pm EST
Registered on 11/01/03, 492 Posts, 4580 Comments
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Dr.-Ing. Prashant Khapane
www.travel-hopefully.com |
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Comment posted by Igor Doncov on 08/25/17 at 6:37 pm EST
Registered on 11/22/14, 189 Posts, 2733 Comments
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This is an excellent b&w landscape. IMO it would be better without the lightning bolts.
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"If you want to make more interesting pictures, become a more interesting person" - Jay Maisel. |
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Comment posted by Lon Overacker on 08/25/17 at 11:22 pm EST
Registered on 11/24/06, 521 Posts, 19147 Comments
Gary,
Phenomenal. End of story. ;-) I love the processing here - especially the AA sky and clouds. Great job working this one up.
The large view reveals the landscape as well, which is important, and so the canyon revealed is a nice bonus.
Oh, I'm sorry, I forgot to mention the lightning! Killer image! Congrats!
Lon
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To photograph is to hold one's breath, when all faculties converge to capture fleeting reality. It's at that precise moment that mastering an image becomes a great physical and intellectual joy. -Henri Cartier-Bresson
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Comment posted by John Williams on 08/27/17 at 10:34 am EST
Registered on 09/06/07, 221 Posts, 5985 Comments
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John Williams
www.tranquilviews.com
Battle Ground, WA |
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I often have wandered in deep contemplation, It seems that the mind runs wild when you're all alone. -John Denver
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Comment posted by Eva McDermott on 08/28/17 at 02:27 am EST
Registered on 01/04/09, 1015 Posts, 13229 Comments
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Another stunning B&W Gary. Sincerely love your work.
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Comment posted by Don Young on 09/02/17 at 4:40 pm EST
Registered on 04/23/15, 56 Posts, 224 Comments
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Two words; amazing and excellent!
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Comment posted by Don Young on 09/02/17 at 4:40 pm EST
Registered on 04/23/15, 56 Posts, 224 Comments
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Two words; amazing and excellent!
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Comment posted by Brian Schrayer on 09/03/17 at 7:30 pm EST
Registered on 05/28/04, 114 Posts, 2890 Comments
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This is grand! Everything from the lightning to the rain shafts to the towering cumulonimbus clouds are extraordinary! Great contrast and texture in the clouds. I also like the scale over the landscape!
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Brian Schrayer
Nashville, TN
"The mountains sing your glory, hallelujah, the canyons echo sweet amazing grace. My spirit sails the mighty gales are bellowing your name, and I've got nothing to say." Andrew Peterson, "Nothing to Say" |
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