Lightning shots

[MattSEG]

http://www.swspeed.com/matt/lightning/ligtning.jpg
http://www.swspeed.com/matt/lightning/lightning2.jpg
http://www.swspeed.com/matt/lightning/lightning3.jpg
http://www.swspeed.com/matt/lightning/lightning4.jpg
http://www.swspeed.com/matt/lightning/lightning5.jpg
http://www.swspeed.com/matt/lightning/lightning6.jpg


The only photoshopping is curves and borders. The Lightning(s) are totally real.

[Big_B]

Lightning shots are neat! I really like the first one where it looks as though the lightning is about to hit the telphone pole. The colours are also well done.

IMO #4 is over exposed and the strip at the bottom is rather distracting. The last one is really good - I think the bw effect works well.

[ChrisN]

Hey MattSEG. Glad to see you made it over here from Nasioc :)

I am 2002 GT LTD over there, in case you were wondering. Welcome.

Oh ya, critique.... Nice shots, oh the irony...

The white band at the bottom of 4 is bothering me a bit, but that is about all.

[MattSEG]

Thanks guys...I had debates about the strip...I think I'll crop it out when it goes on the site it was taken for.

Thanks for the suggestion to check this site out, treating me well.

[karusel]

The first photo wins.

[jim jam]

I also really like the colors of the clouds in the first shot.good job, I know how hard it is to capture lightning in a shot. :)

[Jemmind]

I love lightning shots, number one is great although in a weird way it almost looks fake, can't put my finger on it, but I like it a lot.
Julie

[MattSEG]

I did curves on the first one like a mutha.

it was tough to get that shot in the day light. it was like a 1/4 second shot with tiny tiny aperture.

[im2postal]

How did you keep the shutter open long enough to catch the lightning without overexposing the rest of the picture?

Robbie :?:

[RoB_m]

lightning is cool.

that second to last image would be a good 'car shot' for an ad. nice and close but with space for copy writing.

[Hellashot]

They're nothing to write home about.

Hellashot