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Published: 2004-08-22 02:43:49 +0000 UTC; Views: 1754; Favourites: 22; Downloads: 167
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While in the air headed for Louisville I saw this cloud booming lightning. I had numerous shots on the ground before take-off but shot this one and thought nothing of it. I looked at it again and something about the colors amazes me. The quality isn't stellar but I really like the way that the clouds came out and it almost apears like a sunset time of day even though it was completely dark. I also like the fact that the lightning is present but not the entire focus of the shot. Tell me what you think. Oh and more lightning shots to come.Related content
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Awsome shot! I wonder how it came out so clean from the air??
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I have tried shots from a plane window before with little sucsess 
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Wow way to be at the right place at the right time ^_^ Wonderful shot and a definate fav
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thank you. It was luck on the location. But none the less glad i had a camera at the ready.
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The lightning looks like it's being controlled for once, how it goes sideways. Something to think about, even the lightning can be controlled by God.
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excellent point thank you so much.
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Wow!! This is awesome!! So much color in this lighting shot!!
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thank you sso much glad you enjoyed it.
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So difficult to get such a beautiful scene. You did a very good work on that one !
So evilish...
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that's nice i would like to have one of the lighting seen but i dont have a credit card may be if you want i could trade you some art for a print that is beautiful this i s my first time coming to this site i wish i would have seen it early you 'all can visit my site to see what i'm about too! denzunorthodox.com thanx get back with me please peace out love.
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note me your email address and ill send you the raw image in its largest form so you can print it out.
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It almost doesnt look real. The way the colours are and everything, its just amazing.
Well done
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thank you i like it as well i just put up another one here [link] check it out.
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Thats how i found this one
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Beautiful capture. Very lucky indeed to be able to capture such a sight. Itβs strange how something so dangerous can be so very wonderful at the same time. The colours are fantastic and the detail is spot on. Quite a coincidence to come across this photograph actually as we have just had a fairly stormy day here in Scarborough, England. Nowhere near as spectacular as this though. Keep up the excellent work here.
PS: I would add this to my favourites but I have just added another personβs work. Sorry. I'll return in a couple of days to add this one. I won't forget.
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well i will thank you in advance for the favorite. But, more than that i am glad that you found this piece and enjoyed it so much.
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thank you much. love it enought for that old 
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I love it, but not quite
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i dunno but it seemed like a good idea at the time
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so many things do. (reflects back two years ago it was a lonely night and she looked like she needed a ride).
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ah those lonely nights, they always get you into touble
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awesome i am gladd it could get two thumbs so close to getting that
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quite well i just started classes and am quiting my job because it was taking way too much of my time.
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Beautiful piece. The colors are crisp and the detail is good.
I have always wanted to capture lightning, but haven't been in the right place at the right time.
Impressive work my friend.
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thank you for the kind words. I have gotten in the habit of trying to take a camera with me everywhere i go. Doesnt mean lightning is everywhere but always means the things i see can be seen by all if i can get even an ugly shot.
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Fantastic dude, really stood out at me on my devwatch (through OWP) and kind of made me glad to put up with all the silly submissions. This is absolutely great, partially because it was done with an automatic camera and therefore and exposure that's probably > 1 sec (?).
Great work, dude.
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actually the minolta dimage z1 is an either auto or manual camera. I have never used anything but the manual section. it is actually a lot like a rebel g in its works it was all the different shooting modes. I compare it to a dslr by saying its as close as you can get and not be an interchangeable lense system. Thank you for your kind words i am glad to here that i took you out of the normal stuff that one word often has.
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Oh sorry man, I misread an earlier comment in which someone was talking about how they had to change the exposure by leaving a hand over the shutter to 'fool' the automatic camera into using a slower shutter speed. Either way, fantastic shot 
Alex
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tis true and understood. I found that the hardest thng was keeping the reflection of my lens out of the window.
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amazing shot! how do capture lightning? do you just keep pressing the shutter button repeatedly and just hope?
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you could do that if there was a ton of strikes but the general technique is to leave your shutter open longer and hope it doesnt get washed out with too much light. I feel a lot of this shot was luck but that still counts.
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cool, i only have a sony cybershot so i can't manually change shutter speeds, it does it automatically the only way i can change it is by holiding my hand over the lens to block the light before i take the shot.
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it doesnt have like a night shot or other adjustment mode?
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it has a night shot mode but i still can't control the shutter speed manually, it does automatically- its really an amateur camera ('cos i'm an amateur
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never sy your an amature again. Always look higher. Anyway the nightshot should have a longer esposure period than the normal mode. Unless it is a nightshot so you can see in the dark type thing.
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thanks for the advice, one of these days i'll save up and get a real good camera
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awesome awesomeness
except the border is a bit strong, try lowering the white border to 1px
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i would but i have set a standard for my bordersnow and i like it.
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