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Strike

Strike

It's been a long standing goal of mine to capture lightning. Unfortunately, I was always in the wrong place at the wrong time. This night, I chased the fla...
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It's been a long standing goal of mine to capture lightning. Unfortunately, I was always in the wrong place at the wrong time. This night, I chased the flashes in the sky to the backside of the Palos Verdes Peninsula in California. Quickly adjusting my settings, I threw my camera on the tripod and pointed it in the direction I hoped the next strike would be. 30 seconds later, I saw what was captured and couldn't have been more excited!
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camera

Canon EOS 5D Mark III

settings

settings

Aperture f/8 ISO 50 Shutter 30/1 Focal Length 50/1

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Dec, 2015

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+11

Outstanding Creativity

+4

Magnificent Capture

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Genius

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Not an easy task capturing lightning.... great job!

Thank you! I truly did get lucky with the timing for this shot!

stunning

Thank you Terry!

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