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Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8D

08/20/2006 02:41:59 AM · #1

Tell me what you think

deapee

Kodak V803

08/20/2006 02:56:57 AM · #2

It looks like you clicked the shutter and got lucky...

Optimally, you want to point the camera where you was to take the picture, set it to a 15 or 30 second exposure for the scene as it stands...take the picture and you're bound to catch a lightning strike or two or three in a good storm...

But as your photo stands, it just looks too underexposed in the surrounding areas to me.

Pentax DA 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 AF

08/20/2006 02:58:18 AM · #3

Originally posted by deapee:

It's an 8 second exposure (the most my camera will do). I caught a couple others, but this was the most dramatic, but also the darkest.

faidoi

Pentax K10D

08/20/2006 03:00:20 AM · #4

Crop it to look like a panaromic and you have something. Good shot.

08/20/2006 03:01:27 AM · #5

Originally posted by faidoi:

Crop it to look like a panaromic and you have something. Good shot.

I did that at first, but someone told me that they thought it looks better like this. I should have stuck with my gut instinct.

Thanks

And another:

Message edited by author 2006-08-20 03:04:34.