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26-01-2013, 04:46 PM
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Harvest Sky
Hi all,
Thunder woke me up at 5am his morning so I jumped into my car and headed off to one of my favorite locations hoping to bag a good lightning shot or two.
Some of you might recognise this as the same location as my "Aurora Australis" "Midnight Rainbow" and "Country Life" images. I took a drive to this location chasing a different storm, but only managed one good strike from it. Just as I was thinking about packing up and heading home this little cell built up behind the other. So glad that I stayed. The lightning got a lot closer after this shot and considering that I am 6 foot 6, making me one of the tallest things around that area (and standing next to a metal tripod), I beat a hasty retreat to the car with the lightning crashing down all around me.
Great way to start Australia Day.
26/01/13
Canon 5D MkII
20mm
F/22
ISO 50
5 second exposure
Cheers
Greg
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26-01-2013, 04:50 PM
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Greg how awesome is that !!!
Great capture.
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26-01-2013, 05:18 PM
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Spectacular, Greg!
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26-01-2013, 06:06 PM
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Fantastic shot!
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26-01-2013, 06:28 PM
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OMG - WOW that is a fantastic shot - exceptional, extraordinary and beautiful.
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26-01-2013, 09:09 PM
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That is just beautiful Greg well done
AL
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26-01-2013, 09:50 PM
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That's certainly one of those WOW shots. 
Well done Greg 
Clear skies
Rod
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26-01-2013, 10:50 PM
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That is so very freakin' awesome, Greg. Well done!
I'm interstate and missed the action. Spewin'!
H
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26-01-2013, 11:23 PM
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That is One Cracker of a Lightning Capture, frame and compo also works magnificently ! ! !
Me Envious , ,
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26-01-2013, 11:23 PM
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What a spectacular shot!!!!
Enrique
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27-01-2013, 12:19 AM
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Really just a beginner
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Very impressive. Glad you lived to tell the tale!
DT
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27-01-2013, 08:21 AM
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Top shot
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27-01-2013, 09:16 AM
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Sir Post a Lot!
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Beauty Greg, definitely your best!
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27-01-2013, 09:19 AM
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Terrific picture. Great composition and colors.
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27-01-2013, 09:47 AM
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Perfect.
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27-01-2013, 05:50 PM
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The sky is Messier here!
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Ditto to what everyone else has said, quite a remarkable shot, well done
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27-01-2013, 05:53 PM
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Love it. I am very partial to a nice lightning photo and they don't get better than this.
Greg.
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27-01-2013, 10:26 PM
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Thank you so much for the great feedback everyone Still can't quite believe that I managed to capture this shot. I'm normally a very quiet and reserved person, but when the lightning hit and once the image appeared on the back of the camera I was whooping and hollering like that Turtle guy on TV. I think I will have to consider retiring from storm chasing. I don't think it will get any better than this shot for me.
Last edited by CapturingTheNight; 27-01-2013 at 11:01 PM.
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27-01-2013, 10:44 PM
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Wow
very impressive shot
frank
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28-01-2013, 12:21 AM
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There is no substitute
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Stunning! Wish I was there!
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