A Branch of Light
by burlap

Comment by jmsetzler:
Greetings from the Critique Club...

Very nice work... nice lightning photos are always fun :) For me, photos like this one follow the general rules of landscape photography, one of the primary being that you need strong foreground elements. The strip of ground or tree line along the bottom of this image doesn't carry a lot of compositional strength. I realize that the ground is not your subject, but since you included it, it does become part of the composition. You may want to try shots like this at a pre-determined location where you can include a strong foreground... just some food for thought :)

A Branch of Light
by burlap

Comment by theskitch6:
It's probably not fair. I'm very biased. I LOVE lightning pictures. I go nerdy when I see them. This is probably #3 on my top ten lightning pictures list. I love how the clouds light up. Great capture! Thanks!

A Branch of Light
by burlap

Comment by ktm7:
i wish the photo had been cropped so that it focused more on just the lightning bolts. main focus just seems to be the sky. good idea though

A Branch of Light
by burlap

Comment by tinmason:
hazards shooting

A Branch of Light
by burlap

Comment by tribal:
i would maybe suggest aliitle cropping to bring eye towards the lightening

A Branch of Light
by burlap

Comment by ronlcox:
Nice caputure.

A Branch of Light
by burlap

Comment by racb:
Beautiful, and really creative. I wish you had cropped the grass out, though.

A Branch of Light
by burlap

Comment by ecdillon:
Wonderful idea to use lightning as a "branch". I like the slight blur on the grass at the bottom and the crisp shape of the clouds. The color is kind of muted in this shot, I think it might look nice in black and white.

A Branch of Light
by burlap

Comment by cheegirl:
Cool shot.

A Branch of Light
by burlap

Comment by PoetryInColor:
wow!