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Front Row Seats

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One of the very rare thunderstorms we get here in Vancouver, just by the bird sanctuary. Wasn't prepared for it, no tripod or umbrella (the rain was a shock as it hasn't rained properly in about 70 days) so I'm standing there like an idiot, a Shreddies box held over the camera to protect it from the rain, snapping 100 shots in a row trying to anticipate where the next lightning strike would hit. If I'd had a tripod, I could've left the shutter wide open for a longer period of time.

Anyways, one shot out of 100 is all I got.
Constructive criticism encouraged.
Image size
2629x1465px 1.4 MB
Make
NIKON CORPORATION
Model
NIKON D70s
Shutter Speed
10/100 second
Aperture
F/4.0
Focal Length
22 mm
Date Taken
Jul 25, 2009, 9:34:17 PM
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sheldondevane's avatar
Great timing! Tough capture to get with timing, low light, and rain. At what point in the setup did you pull the trigger? Love the especially the lightning being offset to the right, and stringer lightning trailing from the main bolt. I just noticed (I didn't see in the email version) the highlights in the foreground. Water? It gives the image a depth of field as they trail off to the left.