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Electricity

by Jim Lou

Gallery: Man & NaturePosted December 18, 2010165 views7 comments
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My backyard, May 2009. Whenever there is a thunderstorm, I would setup my camera in my backyard to capture natural's light show.

Settings: Nikon D80, 18mm Nikkor 18-200mm VRI, f/9, 4Sec , ISO100

C&C are welcome and appreciated.

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7 comments
Comment posted by Eva McDermott on December 18, 2010 at 8:12 PM
I like the luminosity of the clouds Jim. Good timing catching the bolts as well. What are the orange lights on the ground?
Registered on January 4, 2009, 1015 Posts, 13229 Comments
Comment posted by Barbara Graham on December 18, 2010 at 8:34 PM
Beautiful! I love the colors and the light.
Registered on July 27, 2010, 1310 Posts, 5035 Comments
Comment posted by Nicolaus Wegner on December 18, 2010 at 9:08 PM
Quite a bolt of lighting Jim.
Registered on February 21, 2010, 133 Posts, 1509 Comments
Comment posted by David Cobb on December 19, 2010 at 11:29 AM
Nice bolt catch Jim, the real mystery to this image are the orange glowing mats below.
Registered on December 14, 2007, 312 Posts, 3243 Comments
Comment posted by David Page on December 19, 2010 at 5:26 PM
Hey Jim,

assumming those orange lights are your windows? Really enjoy the perspective of looking straight up.

Only suggestion would be to maybe do a little straightening to evenly line the windows up along the bottom to give the image more symmetry. Could really enhance that wonderful cloud and light - IMO.

Great contrast of blue light and the orange in the windows. Well done.
Registered on April 15, 2009, 19 Posts, 199 Comments
Comment posted by Jim Lou on December 20, 2010 at 2:47 PM
Thank for your feedbacks.

The orange lights are lights from windows out of a warehouse roof.
Registered on August 3, 2010, 86 Posts, 273 Comments
Comment posted by Michael Hackett on December 21, 2010 at 8:03 PM
A great image with great colors. I do the same thing here in Colorado, go out and watch the light show on the deck.
Registered on January 12, 2008, 71 Posts, 192 Comments