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WC #234 Sunset Lightning
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WC #234 Sunset Lightning

by Piet Opperman

Gallery: Weekly ChallengePosted June 22, 20063,156 views15 comments
Sheer blind luck. I was photographing the excellent cloud formation, and got a "bolt from the blue".

Nikon F5, Nikkor 24-110 at about 110, 1/100th, Kodak Ektachrome 200, manual focus.

Comments

15 comments
Comment posted by Stacy Egan on June 22, 2006 at 10:14 AM
Awesome shot, and very photogenic cloud formation too!
Registered on April 24, 2006, 52 Posts, 446 Comments
Comment posted by Brian VanDenzen on June 22, 2006 at 10:54 AM
Luck seems to be a common theme on the lightning postings so far. Excellent work here!
Registered on April 17, 2005, 60 Posts, 1245 Comments
Comment posted by Skip Layman on June 22, 2006 at 4:59 PM
Luck favors the prepared. Excellent! Stunning Shot!
Registered on November 1, 2003, 558 Posts, 1704 Comments
Comment posted by bill meikle on June 22, 2006 at 6:27 PM
very lucky Piet, and a beauty.

Bill

Fort Collins, Colorado
Registered on May 21, 2006, 173 Posts, 663 Comments
Comment posted by David Weber on June 22, 2006 at 11:04 PM
Not luck, but preparation and skill! Excellent capture (both the clouds & the bolt). My only nit would be the unlevel horizon. Very powerful image. :cool:
Registered on February 7, 2005, 296 Posts, 2737 Comments
Comment posted by Duane Rosenkranz on June 22, 2006 at 11:15 PM
Fabulous. One of the coolest lightning shot I've seen.
:toast:
Duane Rosenkranz
Registered on October 13, 2004, 280 Posts, 2661 Comments
Comment posted by Kathleen Shepherd on June 24, 2006 at 7:16 AM
Wow, great shot Piet. :wavey:
Registered on April 24, 2006, 66 Posts, 240 Comments
Comment posted by Buck Ward on June 24, 2006 at 5:06 PM
Sensational!

You not only got the lightning bolt, but the cloud is spectacular.
Registered on December 8, 2003, 96 Posts, 1917 Comments
Comment posted by Piet Opperman on June 26, 2006 at 8:24 AM
The horizon is dead level. The slope you see is the contour of the land in the middle foreground. The thing to look at is the cloud immediately above the land contour -- which is level (I measured it).
Registered on June 4, 2006, 33 Posts, 27 Comments
Comment posted by Christine Adams on June 26, 2006 at 9:36 PM
Beautiful shot!! I like the comments about being prepared. You have to be at the right place at the right time AND be prepared. And YOU were! Congrats on the EP!!
Registered on January 24, 2006, 119 Posts, 1871 Comments
Comment posted by Marty Preslar on June 27, 2006 at 6:09 PM
Fantastic shot at a fortunate moment! It would still be a wonderful image without the bolt! As for the horizon and whether it is level, what is this "contour of the land" of which you speak? I am living in Central Illinois and that doesn't happen here... LOL! :biggrin:
Registered on June 10, 2006, 51 Posts, 111 Comments
Comment posted by Jill E. Snyder on July 1, 2006 at 6:36 PM
Registered on June 28, 2006, 26 Posts, 182 Comments
Comment posted by Jill E. Snyder on July 1, 2006 at 6:37 PM
Luck or not, gorgeous shot. Love the clouds but the lightning really makes this shot.
Registered on June 28, 2006, 26 Posts, 182 Comments
Comment posted by Dan Walters on July 3, 2006 at 9:29 AM
Nice shot. You can almost hear the rumble of thunder.
Registered on October 30, 2005, 405 Posts, 3693 Comments
Comment posted by Miro Susta on September 11, 2006 at 2:24 AM
Fantastic shot! This is what I'm looking for since long time.The couds are terrific.
Registered on August 18, 2006, 719 Posts, 3736 Comments