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05/08/2008 08:03:00 AM			 | 
		
		I see that you are new here at DPC, so first, welcome to the digital madness.  This is a nice night shot  and a good score for your first challenge entry. A couple of things have been mentioned that could be improved. The first thing that I noticed being a little off, is the camera moved a bit, which may be because of wind, or just not a stable enough place to keep the camera still.  I see that you were at a restaurant, which explains that you didn't have a tripod in your pocket LOL..  
 I have found that about 6 to 10 sec, and about f 5.6 or 8 works great for lightning shots at night. 
 Keep shooting and have fun with the new XTi. 
 
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05/03/2008 03:54:26 AM			 | 
		
		| Good grab (of the lightning). Your horizon is tilted though. |  
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05/02/2008 07:43:10 AM			 | 
		
		| Your horizon is a bit crooked. But a cool photo! |  
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05/01/2008 03:11:51 PM			 | 
		
		| Well done to capture the lighting!  The tilted horizon is offputting though. |  
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05/01/2008 10:35:09 AM			 | 
		
		| nice catch of lightning... looks like a hand held shot though so the motion blur kinda hurts it.  oh well pretty exciting to catch though.. |  
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04/30/2008 04:36:57 AM			 | 
		
		| love the dramatic sky, just need to watch the level of the horizon, maybe get a hotshoe mounted spirit level, it has helped me |  
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