24/10/05 Lightening in Coombell

[xrekcor]

Managed a couple of snaps (and missed lots more) during some storm action
early this evening.


Canon Powershot A85

both 15 sec exposures ISO 100 & 200 respectively. No processing except one pass with the sharpening tool on the second image, both have been shrunk and compressed to upload here.

Oooop's reposted the second one, with the right one, still the same one.... did ya get that?

Regards,CS

[ballaratdragons]

:eyepop: Number 1 is Spectacular Rob!!!!!!!!!!!

Looks like it came straight at you.

Best Lightning pic I have ever seen!!!!!!! 100/100

[TidaLpHasE]

:bowdown:Great shots, the first one is awsome, super shot;)

[davidpretorius]

i agree with ken, the first one is the best i have seen as well.

well done!!

[asimov]

Awesome!!

[Jonathan]

The first shot is an absolute ripper. Looks like you certainly had the camera pointing in the right place at the right time! :D

[xrekcor]

Thanks guy's

Yup! the first one was a lucky shot for sure, pitty it wasn't turned to the left a lil more.

regards,CS

[h0ughy]

Congrats Rob and what Ken said, that image is awesome!

[rumples riot]

Yeah that first shot is a Ripper. If you do some mask work and some curves If could it could be simply amazing. Great shots.

[acropolite]

First shot definately is the best I have seen. Good work Rob.

[iceman]

That's amazing Rob, spectacular shot!

[xrekcor]

Thanks again guy's

Actually I sent it off the the local newspaper and they are publishing it in tomorrow
paper up here. Cool never had a pic published in a newspaper before.

Paul, I didn't bother processing for processing sake as I dont think it really needs it
and wont really improve it, whats there to improve? Yes you could process it till the
cows come home, All you will do is make it look different, and then you take away the
natural look to the image and thats what I like to try and capture.

Thanks for the comments everybody, to think I took that image while sitting watching
TV with camera out on the window sill behind me lol

regards,CS

[davidpretorius]

congrats rob with the paper. well deserved!!!

[ballaratdragons]

Rob, send it too Aust Sky & Telescope! They might print it too.

[ving]

very dramatic!. :)

[xrekcor]

Ken,

Yes well I could always say, where the hell did Venus go it was sitting there a minite ago. Actually it probably wasn't to far off from where Venus is/was/maybe lol

Actually I posted it to another forum and if I can quote Carol Widger I think I have found a title/caption for it "Looks like the Hand of Hell reaching out to grab you in a flash!!"

regards,CS

[davidpretorius]

do i have your permission to use as a wallpaper on my computer?


thanks

dave p

[ballaratdragons]

Davo, I tried double-clicking on your Starry-Night Pro icon but it won't open :lol:

[xrekcor]

LOL Ken, watch out for the "Blue Screen Of Death"

Dave, np's would be honoured : ) but you might like the high res version here

http://members.westnet.com.au/rocker/IMG_3295.JPG 1.47mg

regards,CS

[davidpretorius]

thanks, it is my hall of fame sort of. As pics come thru that blow me away.

This is up there with Cventer's m42 in my book!

[h0ughy]

Thanks thats excellent

[rumples riot]

Davo any of my shots in your hall of Fame?

[Striker]

Very nice Rob.....I love it.

I have also learnt something else from this thread."Davo has too many Icons on his desktop"....delite them....hahaha

[Astroman]

Nice shot of "spider lightning" which is actually a cloud-cloud strike. Or otherwise known as a crawler, because it appears to crawl underneath the thunderstorm base.

[xrekcor]

Well, after mentioning I was going to have image #1 published in the local
newspaper I was a lil disapointed in buying the wed. Thur, Fri edition to find
I might of spoken too soon. Until a friend told me about a pic on saturdays
front page that had my name attached. I dont go into town on saturdays
(it's like nearly 30kms away) so I didn't see it. But I managed to get a copy
from the news agent in town today. So here it is my image that was seen
here first on IIS making front page news several days later.

Pretty special place we got here eh'

kindest regards,CS

[h0ughy]

well done Rob Congratulations

[[1ponders]]

Brilliant Rob. Congratulations

[venus]

congrats xrekcor, a pic worthy of a "front page" and a calendar......


This morning I heard about a calendar at the bureau of meteorology a weather calendar with some interesting pics of lightnin'
http://www.bom.gov.au/calendar/

[davidpretorius]

rob, my screensaver made it on the front page of the newspaper!!!!

Well done, that is deserving credit for a simply great picture.

With friends and family and whilst i had my laptop at star camp, it simply grabbed people's attention and held it.

[ving]

congrats on the front page pic rob :)

btw.. did they save the lake?