Photo Tags : lightning : Photo

Judges Comment

Wow! Fantastic capture! The cloud in front of the lightning aids the composition as it's shape mirrors the group of buildings below.

Photographers Comment

From my hotel balcony, I watched as a storm from the north slowly merged with a storm from the south to form a mega storm with some incredible lightning! I waited until the storm's heaviest lightning was right over the skyline to time out my shot. This was the best of about 5 keepers. A fellow photographer on a forum I belong to said it reminded him of "War of the Worlds". I used my Nikon D810 with Nikkor 24-70 lens mounted on a tripod with manual cable release. Settings were ISO 100, F 3.2, 1 second. Thank you for this affirmation of my work! It is an honor to be selected amongst so many other very talented photographers. Kim Herold, Navarre, FL
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