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Fury Illuminated
Fury Illuminated
jperez1690


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Rain (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Canon EOS-300D Rebel
Lens: Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
Location: Flagstaff, AZ - N. San Francisco Street
Date: Aug 13, 2005
Aperture: f/8
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/200 sec
Galleries: Sky, Water
Date Uploaded: Aug 14, 2005

 This is a hand held shot taken from inside my car in the midst of a heavy downpour of rain and small hail. I hoped that the spatter of droplets on the window would add to a feeling of getting wet. I don't usually attempt lightning photography during daylight, much less handheld, but the bolt that entered the frame flickered long enough to be captured during a short 1/200 sec exposure. The short exposure also allowed the capture streaks of falling rain and hail backlit by the clouds.

Post Processing:
Selectively enhance color saturation and contrast with curves in Lab color space. Sharpen the L channel. This helped tone down purple flare on the lightning as well. Apply burn brushing to sky for drama. Add border.

Statistics
Place: 121 out of 228
Avg (all users): 5.2715
Avg (commenters): 6.5556
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Views since voting: 646
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Votes: 291
Comments: 9
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
08/18/2005 08:54:39 PM
Nice capture. IMHO, the wet window is a bit of a distraction though. Still, great shot.
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 08/17/2005 10:58:30 AM
I like the waterdrops on the lense:)
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 08/16/2005 09:41:59 AM
Nice catch & natural framing. Very rainy feel. Lightning seems to be the subject, but feels too far away. Maybe the droplets obscure too much.
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 08/15/2005 04:31:26 PM
Great capture! I like how it's dark, but there is still great detail in your trees. Good job.
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 08/15/2005 03:08:22 PM
wow, what a creative way to show the rain. great capture and framing. just for your hardware's sake, I hope that water was on a piece of plexiglas or something, and not on your camera!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 08/15/2005 12:24:31 PM
One of the better taken through a window from the safety of home shots. The natural framing works well.
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 08/15/2005 12:19:21 PM
nice image. 8
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 08/15/2005 10:07:23 AM
cool capture.
I don't know if it would have worked, but I think it would have looked better if the raindrops had been in focus instead of the trees?
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 08/15/2005 02:06:34 AM
i like it!
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