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Monopolizing the Electrons
Monopolizing the Electrons
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Challenge: Best of 2005 (Advanced Editing IV*)
Camera: Canon EOS-300D Rebel
Lens: Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
Location: Eads, CO
Date: Jun 30, 2005
Aperture: 14.1
ISO: 200
Shutter: 5
Galleries: Sky, Nature
Date Uploaded: Jan 13, 2006

 This struck about a block away from me in Eads, Colorado. It was sure beautiful but it scared me half to death. I rolled up my window and took off. Other multiple strikes were happening while I was driving off (big chicken). I wish I would have had the courage to stay, oh well, I shot this one, and it's better to be safe and live another day to shoot some more. enjoy!


cropped
levels
saturated
clones out hot pixels
unsharp mask
despeckle
dodged small leaders



Statistics
Place: 32 out of 833
Avg (all users): 6.7689
Avg (commenters): 8.1905
Avg (participants): 6.6923
Avg (non-participants): 7.1507
Views since voting: 2305
Views during voting: 656
Votes: 437
Comments: 46
Favorites: 9 (view)

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
01/31/2006 06:51:23 AM
awesome capture!!! great colors and quality - good job :)
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 01/31/2006 12:00:18 AM
One of the best lightning shots I've seen
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 01/29/2006 05:45:38 PM
Wow!!!
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 01/29/2006 07:45:50 AM
Double wowzer.
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 01/28/2006 07:06:11 PM
Amazing .. very nice shot
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 01/26/2006 07:54:47 PM
I wish I had a picture of lightning like this, totally rad!
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 01/26/2006 07:24:51 AM
nice capture, nice color, nice lines, b&w need tweeking, nice dof, great comp, overall good job
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 01/26/2006 02:55:40 AM
This is so powerful and so so good.....Excellent lighting shot.
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 01/25/2006 05:12:09 PM
Great capture. I love the intensity of it.
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 01/24/2006 10:15:57 AM
Very cool, not many lightning shots here!
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 01/23/2006 09:55:26 PM
awesome capture! that's one BIG bolt!
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 01/23/2006 09:27:34 AM
Yow. And good title.
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 01/23/2006 04:51:04 AM
Maceo, Wonderful shot.
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 01/22/2006 06:32:30 PM
tough shot
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 01/22/2006 02:32:29 PM
Excellent capture!
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 01/22/2006 10:46:47 AM
Great lighting capture. We don't get enough storms in our neck of the woods for it to be possible to capture anything like this, and when we do, the strikes are hidden by mountains.

I'd love to go to the midwest sometime (or Alberta), and capture some though.
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 01/22/2006 07:14:56 AM
AWESOME!
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 01/21/2006 08:07:03 PM
Beautiful, nice capture. Love the colors.
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 01/21/2006 04:48:58 PM
great detail in the lightning..usually it's all blown out and soft...great capture...one thing i might have done with this shot is clone out the minor strike on the right...it distracts from the 'main subject'
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 01/21/2006 04:23:16 PM
10+ stops ya in your tracks congrats amazing formation
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 01/21/2006 03:04:50 PM
What a capture!
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 01/21/2006 04:53:05 AM
nice catch !!
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 01/20/2006 05:37:28 PM
Very nice, must have been a hard shot to get, nice vote from me.
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 01/20/2006 05:11:45 PM
good timing!
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 01/20/2006 12:33:36 PM
Superb! So many lightning photos under expose the sky. Not so here. I love the detail I can see in the clouds. Colors and focus are very very good. Well done. Among my top picks.
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 01/20/2006 11:17:28 AM
WOW! Awesome shot! 9
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 01/20/2006 04:54:36 AM
i really want to get some shots like this....Looks great!!!
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 01/19/2006 12:02:21 PM
good tilte for the pic. also good relfexes to have taken such a pic. I like it alot. The cloud is very cool as well. 8
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 01/19/2006 05:37:25 AM
What a great capture! I love lightning shots! 9
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 01/19/2006 05:01:25 AM
Beautiful lightening shot - such shame you had to crop the base.
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 01/18/2006 09:41:04 PM
Wow
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 01/18/2006 10:29:48 AM
this my favourite picture in the challenge! well done! 10
I absolutely love it!
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 01/17/2006 10:43:19 PM
great capture - you must have a lightening fast shutter finger! Sorry, I could not resist. I do like the composition, color tones, and the power this emotes
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 01/17/2006 08:40:00 PM
i am a sucker for these shots!!!!!

10 from me...good luck!

adding you to my favorites!
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 01/17/2006 06:08:29 PM
EXCELLENT JOB CLAP CLAP CLAP
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 01/17/2006 02:57:01 PM
Excellent capture. I've always wanted to be able to capture lightning like this. Great shot.
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 01/17/2006 12:47:10 PM
Great shot!
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 01/17/2006 12:24:21 PM
congrats for the ribbon... hehe... 9
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 01/17/2006 04:22:32 AM
I dream of getting pictures like this...you are the master, I never get tired of looking at these.
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 01/16/2006 04:54:04 PM
Cool shot, great colour. This is very well done.
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 01/16/2006 04:23:48 PM
I have SOO always wanted to capture a shot like this. This is amazing. It stands out, which is saying a lot in a challenge like this!
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 01/16/2006 12:44:49 PM
Beautiful colors
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 01/16/2006 06:06:11 AM
Great capture, and nicely focused. (9)
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 01/15/2006 09:50:26 PM
Great drama.
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 01/15/2006 08:36:53 PM
Nice! Could have croped so the bottom black part doesn't come out... But nice! Always tried to get a shot like this but coudn't, so shouldnt critizize!
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 01/15/2006 07:54:48 PM
Well caught! Good Luck!
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