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It was a dark and stormy night...
It was a dark and stormy night...
joebar


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Black & White (Classic Editing)
Camera: Canon EOS-D30
Location: Living room window
Date: May 31, 2002
Aperture: f/5.6
ISO: 100
Shutter: 30s
Date Uploaded: Jun 2, 2002

Was looking out into sky while shutter was open and didn't notice any lightning strikes. Was very surprised when I saw this on the LCD screen afterward!

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Place: 48 out of 153
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Votes: 246
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06/09/2002 09:46:00 PM
Um, for everyone who was wondering what the "grid" was, it was a window screen. I didn't exactly get 1000 tries to get this pic, so I hadda use what I got, which was a shot thru a screen...

Thx for the kind comments!
 Comments Made During the Challenge
06/09/2002 05:23:00 PM
good timing!
06/09/2002 12:08:00 PM
this is a kool pic, but it looks as if it was taken through a screen
06/08/2002 08:09:00 PM
Good job catching the lightening strike! The screen door adds an interesting sort of pattern to the photo.
06/08/2002 07:41:00 PM
I am SO impressed that you captured this...too bad the screen was in the way, though.
06/07/2002 08:21:00 PM
Wow. Awesome shot, especially with a digital camera!
06/07/2002 01:56:00 PM
Unless this is a picture of a picture, you have great timing. I wish the mesh wasn't there, but still.....wow
06/07/2002 12:53:00 PM
WOW, (needs to be repeated WOW!!) {{through a screen door?}} Don't think I like the screen pattern, otherwise PERFECTION!!!!
Photo 10 Creativity 10 B&W 10 total 10 (isn't there a number higher than 10?)
06/07/2002 03:34:00 AM
What a shame about the wire mesh on the window. (That is what it is isnt it?)
06/06/2002 07:50:00 PM
good catch. what's the pattern? is that the window? it does detract as im sure you know. still, you done good :)
06/06/2002 06:22:00 PM
This would be a perfect 10 if not for the lines on it. I tried to catch this very thing the other afternoon and ummmmmmm it's not easy ! Nice job:)
06/05/2002 10:10:00 PM
wow. did you capture that or is this on tv? if so, ph33r.
06/05/2002 09:37:00 PM
Very nice catch! It seems to be through a screen, which is a bit distracting, but still...
06/05/2002 09:10:00 AM
Great timing
06/05/2002 06:17:00 AM
I'd love to catch a shot like this.
06/05/2002 12:19:00 AM
a little ripper!
06/04/2002 07:54:00 PM
Nice catch, and a perfect B/W choice, but the pattern of the screen detracts.
06/04/2002 07:14:00 PM
Was this taken thru a screen?
06/04/2002 06:52:00 PM
Awesome, wish it wasn't taken through a screen - or is this textured that way on purpose? Great capture though!
06/04/2002 04:39:00 PM
Opening the screen would have made this shot a lot better IMO. Also cropping so that the lightning is not right in the center would have been my personal choice.
06/04/2002 06:47:00 AM
uh, is that the screen we see????
06/03/2002 11:10:00 PM
whats up with the odd crosshatching effect?
06/03/2002 09:20:00 PM
Nice capture! Do you know what's making the pattern effect I see in the sky?
06/03/2002 07:49:00 PM
i'm guessing this was taken through a window or screen door. maybe that look is intentional, but i think it would have been better without it - it's a distraction to me.
06/03/2002 03:52:00 PM
nice catch!
06/03/2002 03:48:00 PM
Nice pic
06/03/2002 01:21:00 PM
Very cool
06/03/2002 01:13:00 PM
This is EXCELLENT. I am going to try this myself at some point this summer. It looks like you shot this through a screen window maybe? This shot is indeed awesome and would be even moreso without the screen... great job!
06/03/2002 12:26:00 PM
Great lightening strike. What's the mesh background from?
06/03/2002 11:41:00 AM
Kool title, nice capture.
06/03/2002 11:28:00 AM
I saw a few of these storms in Florida last week. Nice catch!
06/03/2002 10:49:00 AM
Nice capture!
06/03/2002 09:59:00 AM
man, if it wasn't for the screen showing up so much in front of it, I would give this a 10.
06/03/2002 09:40:00 AM
First, you did an amazing (almost unbelievable) job catching this motion, completely in-frame. Second -- did you try taking any shot with the screen in focus and the lightnight not? I'd like to see those if you did.
06/03/2002 08:34:00 AM
Are you looking out a screen door? Why the uniform checkeredness? Otherwise it's amazingly done.
06/03/2002 08:12:00 AM
What's with the diagonal shadow? Detracts from the picture I think.
06/03/2002 07:46:00 AM
this is a great shot.. it would have been spectacular if not shot thru the screen.
06/03/2002 07:24:00 AM
And I hope you are sitting on an insulated stool or something. Nice shot, I look forward to the "Details/Etc:". What is causing that wave effect?
06/02/2002 11:25:00 PM
Whats those grid things?


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