Money's Too Tight To Mention
by HarveyG

Comment:
Well done on beating me by 1 place Harvey - you have made me even more wound up now!!!
Arghhhhhhhhhhhh!!

Sunset Strike
by HarveyG

Comment:
Not bad Harvey as a first try. Yes standing on one of the highest points around with a big thunder storm passing by is a thing to experience but not always standing next to a camera on a tripod making that metal contact point even higher... :-)
If you think that was bad - try being in the middle of a storm passing over the Drakensberg on the escarpment... lightning isn't your only worry then but being blown off the edge!

I'm sure Rian gave you some technical tips but I'm surprised to see ISO of 400. I would have gone ISO 100 and achieved a shutter duration 4 times longer than your 2 seconds = 8 seconds making it easier to capture more strikes.
You mention shake etc - perhaps your tripod couldn't handle the 8 second exposure in those winds? Did you try weighing it down with a heavy bag / rocks?
Timer or remote shutter release also helps.

Don't give up - try again but keep safe!

Sting Of The Midnight Snack
by RianBotes

Comment:
Eina! What did you have to pay him?
I suggested this set up to my TPL team mates but no one did it. Strange how another South African did it though...

Portal to Tom's Soul
by RianBotes

Comment:
Taken a while for me to go back and look at recent images but this was worth it - nicely done. Well done on getting it technically well lit and set up in camera. I agree it should have placed higher, but this is DPC and voters do what they want, not what is correct

Alone with the Mountain
by MargaretNet

Comment:
If this is isn't a winner, it should be right up there. Great shot

The other side of my wife
by kwang0429

Comment:
She is only sad because the toilet paper is finished...
Hope this gets validated - nice idea

Sunrays at Sunrise
by Alex_Petrini

Comment:
Lovely shot Alex and another great finish! Well done

Running in the rain
by Alex_Petrini

Comment:
Awesome!! Great win Alex!

Growing Old Neath Timeless Skies
by RianBotes

Comment:
Simply stunning Rian!
Fires on the ground competing with fires in the sky - neither winning but one lasting MUCH longer than the other...

7 strings of fury
by Alex_Petrini

Comment:
Nicely done Alex! Another ribbon... warming up for the TPL2...
Keep it up!!