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upload_dateJan, 2013

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6 Comments |
jeremykingsbury
 
jeremykingsbury January 04, 2013
Great capture! In just the right place at the right time.
Tim_Haynes
 
Tim_Haynes January 06, 2013
Great capture
zoomklick
 
zoomklick April 02, 2013
Well Done.. Kudos Darby
WhitneyDF
 
WhitneyDF August 28, 2013
Amazing capture!
sburn01
 
sburn01 July 27, 2014
Powerful! Forces you to analyze all the detail and almost gives you shivers. Wish i was there :-)
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Byronfairphotography August 06, 2017
Very cool, Outstanding capture

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Behind The Lens

Location

Doral, FL at a dumpster dump. Where all dumpsters go to die.

Time

Midnight

Lighting

The lighting on this shot is obviously the lightning and it scares me every time I do it. I'm like a baby that keep biting the lemon, I always chase storm for the sole purpose of catching lightning. It always ends up the same way... Me standing away from my magnesium and titanium tripod, usually in a crouched position. There are 2 sounds you will hear, the thunder from the storm and me farting from being so darn scared.

Equipment

Canon 60D, Canon 17-40mm, Manfrotto tripod 055x

Inspiration

We love chasing storms in Miami. I have taken some of the most amazing shots. These shots are not for the weak at heart.

Editing

All the touching up was on the lighting on the dumpsters

In my camera bag

Being a night photographer I will always have the following things in my bag. Canon 5D mark III, Flashlight, trigger for long exposures, bug spray, a shoelace (in case I forget my trigger), Sigma 20mm, Canon 24-105mm, Canon 50mm, Canon 17-40mm and last but not least my machete. Lots of gators in Florida.

Feedback

Rubber boots and brass balls are the things needed to take these shots. Oh, and take as many shots as you can. You never know what shot you will get. I will usually end up with 20-30 shots per storm.

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