Harsha ([info]kaadupapa) wrote,
@ 2006-05-09 13:12:00
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Lightening



It was like someone setting off a powerfull camera flash close to my eye, when this Lightening stuck last month.I was blind for a few seconds. Late evening as i came back from safari there were thunder clouds formed, here & there was Lightening. As it was not yet raining i thought i'll give it a try, so with 35mm at 30sec exposure i was trying my luck just placing the camera where ever there was lighting. More than 20 frames, and one by one heavy drops started to hit. i did not get a decent shot. "Ok, i'll try one last frame & will quit", i said to myself & placed the camera east where i saw the last Lightening strike. I guess more than 20sec over when rain drops became more & i thought its time to close the camera & i looked up, then this powerfull Lightening came ! i was overjoyed & checked the result, it showed a completely overexposed frame. It was too powerfull for the exposure i thought & packed. Later when i downloaded & reduced the exposure & brightness in photoshop, i could get this!


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[info]sunson
2006-05-09 10:14 am UTC (link)
Good pic!

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[info]prashanthks
2006-05-09 10:32 am UTC (link)
o mi gosh.... I have tried that like crazy but have never been able to get one. This is just stunning.

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[info]theju
2006-05-09 12:04 pm UTC (link)
OMG AWESOME.

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[info]tinsomnia
2006-05-09 12:34 pm UTC (link)
Super Shot

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[info]prashanthks
2006-05-10 06:05 am UTC (link)
was inspired by you and took a few shots yesterday. pulled off only 2 decent shots. but focussing was tough. somehow focussing at infinity didnt work. I focussed on a far away building and it was ok ok...

how do you focus for such shots?

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[info]kaadupapa
2006-05-10 07:51 am UTC (link)
i focus on drak clouds where lighting happens, mainly i manuly do it.

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[info]fiveonehalf
2006-05-10 06:29 am UTC (link)
Fantastic!

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Phenominal!
(Anonymous)
2006-05-12 06:49 am UTC (link)
Another breath-taking shot and great story Harsha. Thanks. Unfortunately no thunderstorms in the SF Bay Area. :-( -Steve L.

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That was lightning...
[info]deponti
2006-05-13 10:32 am UTC (link)
...and I am thunderstruck Harsha!What a photograph! Truly, it leaves one breathless and full of awe. The raw power of Nature has been, well, not captured, but depicted.

Superb photograph by a superb photographer. This belongs in the same league as the elephant/terns pic. Don't ever stop taking pictures for any reason Kaadupapa!

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[info]asakiyume
2006-06-18 09:53 pm UTC (link)
Came here from [info]sainath's journal on a recommendation from [info]deponti--who surely knows some of the best photographers in live journal!

This photo took my breath away. Wow!

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[info]bluengrey
2006-08-23 02:15 am UTC (link)
great pic!
was trying to get a pic of the meteor shower sometime back, and I can imagine what you went through.

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Amazing one
(Anonymous)
2007-12-13 07:37 am UTC (link)
This is one of the best picture I have ever liked. Amazing one. I am still going through your picture can't take my eyes of this. Awesome one, I am looking if you have any toranto or wind swirls captured in your camera.

Cheers
Shiv (askgandhi@gmail.com)

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