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Challenge: Rain (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Canon EOS-300D Rebel
Lens: Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
Location: Ellicott, CO
Date: Aug 8, 2005
Aperture: 13
ISO: 400
Shutter: 30
Galleries: Sky, Nature
Date Uploaded: Aug 13, 2005

 I know I'm going to get some negative comments about it not being "rain" but when I hear the weather report say 'chance of rain' this is what I think of, so *to me* it represents "rain".

Statistics
Place: 14 out of 228
Avg (all users): 6.5016
Avg (commenters): 7.4375
Avg (participants): 6.1429
Avg (non-participants): 6.7514
Views since voting: 1875
Views during voting: 585
Votes: 307
Comments: 40
Favorites: 0

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 12/07/2005 08:54:17 PM
Great shot.
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 08/25/2005 11:10:57 PM
VERY PRETTY PICTURE,AWESOME LIGHTNING
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 08/23/2005 09:41:15 PM
What awesome tentacles from above. Congratulations on your top twenty finish.
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 08/22/2005 12:52:07 PM
This is an OUTSTANDING lighting photo, one of the best I've ever seen, anywhere. The big bolt and the little bolts branching out, it feels so dramatic and powerful.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
08/21/2005 09:13:26 PM
WOW!!!! I have neve taken a good lightning photo. This looks great, congrats.
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 08/21/2005 08:21:58 PM
Impressive lightning bolt. just a little too bright top middle.
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 08/21/2005 05:37:08 PM
Wow, this must have taken a long time to get just right! Neat.
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 08/21/2005 04:42:50 PM
Very nice!
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 08/21/2005 12:46:17 PM
Yikes! Anywhere is too close for that one. Great capture!
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 08/21/2005 09:51:03 AM
another cool lightning shot, though over exposed. Perhaps a larger aperture (usually around f/11) works extremely well for lightning, while not blowing out the main bolt. Also, the horizon is tilted.
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 08/21/2005 08:14:39 AM
That's an excellent capture of lightning and I know that with lightning comes rain but I don't see it in this picture. 6
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 08/20/2005 07:51:16 PM
Intense! Great timing to catch this!
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 08/20/2005 06:18:15 PM
Superb lightning shot. I love that the top is blown out "by nature." I love the detail in the lightning bolt. The low horizon works well and is accentuated by the lights. Hope it ribbons.
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 08/20/2005 03:45:24 PM
gorgeous!!! how did you capture such a beautiful shot.....
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 08/19/2005 09:41:27 PM
Outstanding capture.
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 08/19/2005 09:27:25 PM
10 for lightning-- I see no rain though-- so 7
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 08/19/2005 06:04:30 PM
Great catch, I can hear this photo.
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 08/18/2005 04:34:20 PM
WOW... WOW... WOW... Fantastic capture.
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 08/18/2005 03:47:54 PM
ooooh, cool! i love lightning shots and this one doesn't fall short. great colors in the sky aswell. tho there isn't any visible rain in the pic, lightning is pretty close tho ;-)
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 08/18/2005 07:50:51 AM
ouch! amazing capture (looks like the earth is recharging)
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 08/18/2005 03:39:46 AM
Electrifying. Could possibly be a seller. Great capture.
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 08/17/2005 09:54:23 PM
Impressive lightning capture! The colors are great!
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 08/17/2005 09:23:36 PM
10 if I could see some rain.....6
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 08/17/2005 03:38:10 PM
Tough shot to capture but you did it. Excellent! Good luck.
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 08/17/2005 12:23:53 PM
although it probably was raining when you shot this, there is no rain present in the photograph. I am not voting lower for that though. This is a great capture of the weather but there just seems to be something missing. It needs punch. I would have straightened it also.
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 08/17/2005 10:54:58 AM
Great photo...
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 08/17/2005 12:38:02 AM
I whish i was lucky enough to have such lightning.
I always like pictures like these!! (9)
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 08/16/2005 06:15:39 PM
Right place right time would have been a great name for this shot. F22 I would guess?
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 08/16/2005 06:05:30 PM
fantastic lightning, no rain ...
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 08/16/2005 11:16:01 AM
Great timing on this shot, and I absolutely love it. I am although distracted by the lights on the horizon, left to the feeling of, "Where did the lightening go". Otherwise a great shot :)
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 08/16/2005 10:12:53 AM
KABANG!!!
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 08/16/2005 07:06:38 AM
Great lightning shot.
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 08/16/2005 02:48:04 AM
This is an awesome pic
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 08/15/2005 08:34:43 PM
excellent timing and capture, the branches are so crisp. Nice
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 08/15/2005 05:10:39 PM
Yikes! THIS is aMAZING! Stunning. I have always wanted to capture a shot like this. I love it.
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 08/15/2005 01:27:15 PM
Magnificent! Congratulations!!
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 08/15/2005 02:50:24 AM
what if you cropped out the top 6th of the image to remove the whited out hot area at the top middle? Nice detail in the strike.
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 08/15/2005 01:01:54 AM
Beautiful. The orange of the lights below are a nice warm contrast to the cool tones of the sky and lightning.
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 08/15/2005 12:53:46 AM
pwnd!
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 08/15/2005 12:41:09 AM
Excellent capture. Very powerful!! I love the colors. Looks like a power line went out. 10
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