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85 Comments | Report
Asha_Ilana
 
Asha_Ilana January 29, 2014
incredible image! absolutely flawless :) wow
Flosno
 
Flosno January 31, 2014
Stunning capture and composition
Rl1956
 
Rl1956 February 01, 2014
superb work
sidneypo
 
sidneypo February 02, 2014
compo and timing are amazing.
lindywalker
 
lindywalker February 02, 2014
Awesome capture!!
WalkAboutArt
 
WalkAboutArt February 02, 2014
Wow.
nejatisidan Ultimate
 
nejatisidan February 03, 2014
wow super capture I am jealous:)
jorisj
 
jorisj February 05, 2014
Bravo!
michelbissonnette
 
michelbissonnette February 08, 2014
Fantastic capture
rach_who
 
rach_who February 08, 2014
Outstanding
sweetpea72
 
sweetpea72 February 08, 2014
Incredible!!!
edstilwell
 
edstilwell February 11, 2014
Very nice!!
susanmetzgodsey
 
susanmetzgodsey February 16, 2014
Absolutely stunning
dalepausinga PRO+
 
dalepausinga February 18, 2014
Nice capture,and composition.
johnny_renaissance Platinum
 
johnny_renaissance February 18, 2014
Brilliant! Enough said.
vbstevedesgeorges237530
 
vbstevedesgeorges237530 February 20, 2014
This is beautiful.....wow
stamatispappas
 
stamatispappas February 22, 2014
Beautiful composition, and processing!
smshaffer PRO+
 
smshaffer February 25, 2014
incredible capture
Lorenzo
 
Lorenzo February 25, 2014
Outstanding shot. Congrats!
RichardWB
 
RichardWB February 26, 2014
Wonderful collection of work... best I've seen so far. Thanks for sharing!
Bordaine PRO+
 
Bordaine February 27, 2014
WOW Awesome capture. Thanks for joining 100 Likes Project. :)
PhotoLux
 
PhotoLux March 01, 2014
Incredible capture! Well done.
jrhalphen
 
jrhalphen March 05, 2014
Great shot!
smshaffer PRO+
 
smshaffer April 02, 2014
Voted...awesome
michaeljulianbarrosa
 
michaeljulianbarrosa April 23, 2014
Perfect Timing!
DottieVisker
 
DottieVisker April 29, 2014
I feel drawn into another time and place. I really moves my heart. Thanks for this pic.
ZachRosa
 
ZachRosa April 30, 2014
Great shot!
brentmorris
 
brentmorris April 30, 2014
Wonderful capture
lito
 
lito April 30, 2014
Great work!
angieparker
 
angieparker May 01, 2014
Awesome!
maalikali
 
maalikali May 02, 2014
Too awesome, fantastic job.
Flosno
 
Flosno May 04, 2014
Great entry...voted
Lewisia_rediviva
 
Lewisia_rediviva May 04, 2014
Absolutely lovely!
williamcowan
 
williamcowan May 05, 2014
I "DREAM" of getting a shot like this!!! BEAUTIFUL!!!
dpadilha
 
dpadilha May 17, 2014
Stunning!
soulcatcher
 
soulcatcher May 18, 2014
Love this shot. Great composition, perfect color and clarity. Good luck winning the Photographer of the Month contest. I voted for this pic!
onyanita PRO+
 
onyanita June 27, 2014
brilliant!
Khrich409
 
Khrich409 June 30, 2014
Magnificent!
annharris
 
annharris July 17, 2014
Awesome! Feeling jealous! ;)
tropicala
 
tropicala August 19, 2014
Superb!
TammyN
 
TammyN September 09, 2014
Perfect! a fantastic image!
kathymuhle PRO+
 
kathymuhle September 13, 2014
Awesome - wonderful detail - voted
rmr731 Platinum
 
rmr731 September 24, 2014
Awesome capture! Wow! Congrats on being a finalist!
randybenzie
 
randybenzie September 24, 2014
Congrats on your Finalist selection.... :)
KayBrewer Platinum
 
KayBrewer September 25, 2014
Congratulations on being selected as a finalist in the Creative Comp contest! Way to go and good luck!
p_eileenbaltz Platinum
 
p_eileenbaltz September 25, 2014
One of my all-time favorite photos! Congratulations on being chosen a finalist.:) Good luck.
sebastianmuglia
 
sebastianmuglia September 25, 2014
Hi Clifford, goody!
borderlight
 
borderlight September 28, 2014
Perfection!! What a capture!
Ayersphotography PRO
 
Ayersphotography October 04, 2014
Awesome!
cmorisset PRO+
 
cmorisset October 04, 2014
Amazing! Bravo!
smsohelozzaman PRO
 
smsohelozzaman October 06, 2014
Had been there couple of months back but did not see this thunder. Nice work.
janland PRO+
 
janland October 06, 2014
Beautiful capture Clifford--Congrats!
peggythompsonpittman
 
peggythompsonpittman November 22, 2014
Amazing capture!
crawfras Platinum
 
crawfras January 05, 2015
Outstanding work!
HelenRea
 
HelenRea January 13, 2015
This is a cracker of a shot Clifford...great job! :)))
craigmcghee
 
craigmcghee January 21, 2015
Simply awesome photograph, incredible shot.
Oxford
 
Oxford January 24, 2015
Very interesting photoshop work.
jantaylor_0908
 
jantaylor_0908 February 05, 2015
wow!
RDVPhotography PRO+
 
RDVPhotography February 18, 2015
Spectacular!
guybahonsrichardson
 
guybahonsrichardson March 25, 2015
Nailed it!
JulianneBradford
 
JulianneBradford April 01, 2015
What great lighting and timing!
Thunderchild
 
Thunderchild April 14, 2015
Wait, can no one else tell this is a complete photoshop Job?
carolynscott
 
carolynscott April 15, 2015
Incredible!!!! Great photo. Love the colours.
MarleeW PRO
 
MarleeW April 16, 2015
Gorgeous
kcvensel
 
kcvensel May 04, 2015
Good Composite work....
carloschutz
 
carloschutz May 25, 2015
Nice. Just looks a bit too fake
annettevannus
 
annettevannus May 25, 2015
just beautiful !!
lukestufflebeam
 
lukestufflebeam May 28, 2015
I thought the contest was basic edits. This is an awesome picture, but isn't it more than one exposure?
RDVPhotography PRO+
 
RDVPhotography June 03, 2015
This is stunning also. Liked it best of your two entries for In The Desert so voted for it. Good Luck
hehrlichphoto
 
hehrlichphoto June 19, 2015
Join the conversation. Add a comment or even better, a critique. Let's get better together!
MRueffer PRO+
 
MRueffer August 20, 2015
Fabulous
noahbryant
 
noahbryant February 22, 2016
This is a very poorly done Photoshop creation. That's not what real lightening looks like, you can see where the clouds that he created were added to the blue sky (look on the left side of the rock in the middle). I would even say this is a good photoshop job.
EarthScientist
EarthScientist July 19, 2017
yeah, I am amazed at the comments regarding "capture" when it is quite clearly a shoddy PS job.
G_girl
 
G_girl May 26, 2016
Love this!!! Congrats on a beautiful picture
joyguymon
 
joyguymon June 25, 2016
An amazing capture. Great work.
bpoimbeauf Platinum
 
bpoimbeauf July 25, 2016
Outstanding!
Beegirl
 
Beegirl September 25, 2016
Very Nice capture
Workshopphotos
 
Workshopphotos October 13, 2016
Fantastic skill shown here. I would love to get a shot of lightning
sarahdarvill
 
sarahdarvill January 11, 2017
You should enter this in my Arches photo challenge :-)
The link is:
https:// viewbug.com/challenge/arches-photo-challenge-by-sarahdarvill
EarthScientist
 
EarthScientist June 13, 2017
Good use of photoshop...
lmh1980
 
lmh1980 October 16, 2017
Absolutely gorgeous!
BiggShots Ultimate
 
BiggShots February 02, 2020
Brilliant shot! Love the composition!!
Hood PRO+
 
Hood April 14, 2020
Stunning!
kazcaldwell
 
kazcaldwell May 25, 2020
Shelter there's some thing about cave that frames a photo great capture lighting fork and scenery.
Eddieuuu071 Platinum
 
Eddieuuu071 July 12, 2020
Such an awesome capture!
tmlakshmi PRO
 
tmlakshmi July 18, 2020
Incredible. Wow!!!superior skill. I envy you
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