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Banderas Bay Lightning

Posted by David J. Bogener on Sun Nov 08, 2015 12:48 pm

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This was my first attempt at photographing lightning. I combined two of the better images into this one. 7D, 24-105mm @ 24mm, F5.6, ISO 400, tripod. Repeated 30 second exposures. Wish for a better foreground. Any suggestions especially on composition, settings, or technique would be most helpful.

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by Cynthia Crawford on Sun Nov 08, 2015 7:38 pm

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Nice captures! The purple light creates a very appropriate mood. I especially like the left side of this picture. The shape of the bolt is very interesting and exciting. I wonder if a vertical crop would work a little better. Is your combined picture left and right? Seeing 2 bolts makes it hard to focus on a central idea. The bright palms on the right side are a bit distracting too. I would crop just to the left of center and maybe clone out the 3 little palms on the shore.

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by David J. Bogener on Mon Nov 09, 2015 11:08 am

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Thanks Cynthia, I tried the vertical crop of the left side with a little cloning and like it much better.

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by Gary Briney on Sat Nov 14, 2015 7:50 pm

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Striking image! (sorry I could resist

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