When i was revising my portfolio last night, it occurred to me that this was a good example of the kind of shot I probably never would have capatured were it not for the inspiration and tips that I've picked up from being an NPN member; mixing artificial and natural lighting, and combining unusual subjects in the same comp. The ESS crowd is always taking landscape photography to a higher level, and it inspires me to keep pushing the bounds as well.
This was taken from my front porch (i let the sunflowers grow all summer

) using porch lighting for the flowers, and i think a 20 s exposure for the lightning. This was one of the last shots i got befgore the winds picked up too much to keep minimal blur on the flowers. (Don't try this at home!! It's extremely dangerous!!)
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14 commentsWhat a sight! It's so real that I feel like I'm on your porch, feeling the wind. Thanks for sharing your experiments as well as all those helpful comments.
I am absoultly taken by this .all I can say is WOW!
JG
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georg
Thanks for explaining how you made this.