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WC#462 Strike One (With repost)

Gallery: Weekly ChallengePosted December 15, 2010194 views11 comments

Froma series of Storm shots I did at the beach.

I think this may be categorized as minimalist. Maybe?

On the fun side I didn´t notice I was under a gigantic cloud until I saw the photo in the camera LCD, it was a pitch-black night.

Thanks for looking!
Luis

Comments

11 comments

Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on December 15, 2010 at 11:27 PM

Striking (pun intended) image ! Not sure about it being "minimalist", though. Lots of good compositional elements here.
Sandy

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Comment posted by Mauro Pasquero on December 16, 2010 at 4:44 AM

Intriguing image, Luis. Good composition.
Not sure about it being "minimalist"too.
Mauro

Registered on January 21, 2010, 650 Posts, 2500 Comments

Comment posted by Robert Stough on December 16, 2010 at 8:46 AM

Certainly one of the most amazing lightning shots I've ever seen. Makes me feel like being right inside the storm which apparently you were. Not sure whether I would call that courageous or careless but this is great work just the same. My only suggestion would be to play around with the white balance as this setting seems a little too warm.

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Comment posted by Barry Vangrov on December 16, 2010 at 9:19 AM

Wow, what a striking image! I'd love to know the technical data.

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Comment posted by Luis Argerich on December 16, 2010 at 10:01 AM

Here is a a cooler version (in terms of color) that I like a little better than the original. (thanks Robert)
Barry:
5DII, 17-40L, ISO400, prefocused to infinity, 30s exposure.

Registered on December 22, 2009, 91 Posts, 1349 Comments

Comment posted by Stan Rose on December 16, 2010 at 3:47 PM

I much prefer the warmer WB, it gives better warm-cool contrast. Call me weird, but i even like this with the bolt completely cropped out to the side--makes it extra strange and mysterious

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Comment posted by Wayne Willison on December 16, 2010 at 3:48 PM

I like both versions. The correct one is the one that shows what it was like that night.
Powerful image.

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Comment posted by Luis Argerich on December 16, 2010 at 9:23 PM

Thanks Stan, Wayne.
The original version is more similar to what I remember from that night, but the cooler WB version looks better so I´m between both versions.

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Comment posted by Monica Siri on December 19, 2010 at 10:48 AM

Really dramatic scenary, Luis. I prefer the warmer version, just my two cents.

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Comment posted by Catherine Reilly on December 20, 2010 at 4:19 AM

Yeow! Thrilling, magnificent capture, Luis.

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Comment posted by Michael Hackett on December 21, 2010 at 7:57 PM

I like the original better then the repost.

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