Newbie catches lightning

[nmartin]

I was very happy to catch this during a recent storm. Any suggestions?

[MattyB]

that looks REALLLLY cool. :D:DD:D:D:D:D
maybe crop a bit off the top, but i'm in no position to critique, your skills tower over mine, that's great :D

[PhotosGuy]

Good catch! Maybe put a bit more contrast into the clouds. (Leave the forground alone).

[mdm]

Very nice shot.

[nmartin]

Thanks! I'm just learning Photoshop, so this will make a good beginner's project for me.

[MattyB]

can someone "add more contrast to the clouds - but leave the foreground alone" and post it up, i want to see what it looks like, and can u tell us how you did it, for all of our benefit :D
i can't see how you'd be able to do it without ugly sharp lines where the selection ends, i dunno... haven't mastered PS yet :P

[PhotosGuy]

an someone "add more contrast to the clouds - but leave the foreground alone" and post it up, Tough to do on a small, low-res jpg, & not have a good selection!
Go here to see one way to do it:
http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=34606
Click on "Selecting areas in PhotoShop"
While you're there, it wouldn't hurt to take a look at the others, too. ;-)