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Total Downpour

Total Downpour

My original goal was to get some lightning shots. I was, instead, greeted to this scene of some very high winds and a heavy downpour. The quick flooding waters...
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My original goal was to get some lightning shots. I was, instead, greeted to this scene of some very high winds and a heavy downpour. The quick flooding waters made the streets somewhat impassable and unsafe to drive on. I took this shot while looking out the car window.
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camera

NIKON D7200

settings

settings

Aperture 80/10 ISO 900 Shutter 10/800 Focal Length 500/10

location

location

Gloversville, New York, US

upload_date

upload_date

Oct, 2020

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391

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Superb Composition

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Wow....amazing capture!!! That is a lot of rain.

Thank you. Yes, it was quite a downpour with a lot of wind.

I love it ...it is a very exciting photograph

Thank you, Snooky. I truly appreciate it. 😊

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This is a very cool photo! I love it! It has a dream like effect. Amazing weather photo! You are a 🌟!

Thank you, Dina. I apprecite your wonderful comments. :)

so relaxing!

Voted distortion photo challenge!

Voted all kinds of weather photo challenge!

... resulting in a very interesting outcome!!

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