A. Maz. Ing! This is one on my bucket list that I don’t think I’ll ever get! This is absolutely fabulous Kathy and definitely a FAV. it looks superb when viewed on black
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Thank you my photo friends. I really do appreciate all the wonderful comments. I admit it. I am proud of this photo. I started taking the wire out, but don't have the skills it took to remove it realistically. Too many shades of color in the sky. Besides, it was taken from the front of my house and that heavy wire hangs there. I took so many shots (105) and very few were acceptable. I played with settings. I did some minor post processing to make sure the lightning streaks could be seen well. Thanks for those who took the extra step to view on black. I personally think it's the best way to view it.
@wakelys Thanks Sue for this supportive comment. The wire is a reality. @will_wooderson Thank you Will. I'd like to clone it and send it on to you and all of Europe apparently. @thewatersphotos Thank you Gary. My tip: Stand there keep pushing the shutter button Gary. I think that I took 103 photos, most of which were discarded. @shutterbug49 Thank you Debbie. They came out unusual and I'm not sure how that happened. I didn't use any filters. Post-processing was minimal to obtain a bit more pop and clarity to the lightning bolts.
@mcsiegle Thank you so much Mary. I do appreciate these comments. @amyk Thank you so much Amy @kjarn Thank you Kathy @haskar Thank you very much Hannah.
Thank you my photo friends. I really do appreciate all the wonderful comments. I admit it. I am proud of this photo. I started taking the wire out, but don't have the skills it took to remove it realistically. Too many shades of color in the sky. Besides, it was taken from the front of my house and that heavy wire hangs there. I took so many shots (105) and very few were acceptable. I played with settings. I did some minor post processing to make sure the lightning streaks could be seen well. Thanks for those who took the extra step to view on black. I personally think it's the best way to view it.
@will_wooderson Thank you Will. I'd like to clone it and send it on to you and all of Europe apparently.
@thewatersphotos Thank you Gary. My tip: Stand there keep pushing the shutter button Gary. I think that I took 103 photos, most of which were discarded.
@shutterbug49 Thank you Debbie. They came out unusual and I'm not sure how that happened. I didn't use any filters. Post-processing was minimal to obtain a bit more pop and clarity to the lightning bolts.
@amyk Thank you so much Amy
@kjarn Thank you Kathy
@haskar Thank you very much Hannah.
@mirroroflife Thank you Pete. I spent close to 1/2 hour and shot 103 photos trying to get one. I actually had about 10 -13 that I didn't delete. This article has some good information about how to get a lightning shot: https://www.rmets.org/metmatters/lightning-photography-advice-award-winning-photographer