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LIGHTNING STRIKES AT NIGHT
LIGHTNING STRIKES AT NIGHT
DAWAR


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Challenge: Night Shot III (Basic Editing III)
Camera: Fujifilm FinePix S5500 Zoom
Location: Local
Date: May 8, 2006
Aperture: 2.8
ISO: 100
Shutter: 6.5 Sec
Galleries: Nature, Candid
Date Uploaded: May 9, 2006

 There was a thunder storm at about 11.30 PM and it made me awake.Just picked up the camera and came out of the house in back porch.It was a very heavy thundering.It was all pitch dark and even focussing was not possible.Set the zoom at maximum wide angle and manual mode at very slow speed.(6.5 Sec). The lightning takes just one millionth of a sec.Any slowest speed could do to capture the moment.I took about 200 shots but the lightning was captured only in five. Selected best of five. Cropped,contrast increased.Added border.

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
05/13/2006 08:25:55 PM
Nice shot!
 05/11/2006 04:44:06 PM
I like this. Simple and beautiful
 05/11/2006 12:21:27 AM
Nice capture of the lightning bolt. What would have really made this spectacular would have been if it went farther down and connected with something.
 05/10/2006 07:22:22 PM
You were lucky to get the lightning. Pity the picture is so grainy. Night shots are very difficult.
 05/10/2006 01:06:38 PM
Great capture! I'll be interested to see what settings you were shooting with. :)
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 05/10/2006 12:20:28 AM
Great lightning shot.Very rare to take.Excellent work.
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