drewbryden

First Lightning Strike

First Lightning Strike

As the sun set behind me at Old Scituate Light, the thunder storms rolled across the water. I had never caught lightning on camera, so I thought I would give i...
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As the sun set behind me at Old Scituate Light, the thunder storms rolled across the water. I had never caught lightning on camera, so I thought I would give it a go. I didn't capture any of the sky traversing lightning bolts I witnessed, but I caught a couple of single strikes.
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NIKON D750

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Aperture 11/1 ISO 3600 Shutter 1/30 Focal Length 320/10

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upload_date

Jul, 2016

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Awards

Peer Award

Superb Composition

Outstanding Creativity

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