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Posted by
Bertrand Duhamel (Roxton Pond, Quebec, Canada) on 4 August 2011 in Plant & Nature and Portfolio.

I took this picture on july 23th in front of my home. The lake was very calm that night and thevery warm temperature probably brought this orange color at the bottom of the lightning... no colors were altered.

This is so far my best thunderstorm shot... I call it my "National Geographic" shot !
;o)

Canon EOS 5D Mark II 13 second F/8.0 ISO 200 35 mm

Roman from Thiersee, Austria

woooooow!

4 Aug 2011 6:15am

Jules from Drayton, United Kingdom

Woah - amazing picture - absolutely love how the lightening pierced the cloud. 5 stars

4 Aug 2011 9:01am

BBM from south, United Kingdom

Lovely Capture! :)

4 Aug 2011 12:10pm

Mariana M. from Waterloo, Canada

fantastic capture. bravo !

4 Aug 2011 2:15pm

Tede from Aubenas 07, France

Vraiment fantastique, une image géniale. 5*. Bonne soirée.

4 Aug 2011 4:35pm

Céline from New York City, United States

Gorgeous shot !

4 Aug 2011 5:53pm

Stefan from Thiersee, Austria

Amazing photo!!

4 Aug 2011 5:58pm

Curly from South Shields, United Kingdom

Ultimate drama and excitement - great shot.

4 Aug 2011 6:47pm

Demo from Villeneuve d, France

Tu m'étonnes !!!! tu peux largement la nommer ainsi cette image, elle est tout simplement exceptionnelle!
Je suis bluffé, vraiment il y a de quoi être fier!
Un Grand bravo!!!

4 Aug 2011 6:55pm

Enzo from Lausanne, Switzerland

Un cliché exceptionnel! 5*

4 Aug 2011 7:31pm

john4jack from Corvallis, Oregon, United States

superb. spotlight worthy

5 Aug 2011 2:17am

Nik from Bude, United Kingdom

Outstanding. That really is a spectacular shot. Well captured.

5 Aug 2011 2:32am

Marie LC from Entre montagnes et Bretagne, France

Superbement photographié

5 Aug 2011 9:03am

France Côté from Ornstown, Canada

Wow et rewow ... une photo exceptionnelle Bertrand . Tu es un pro et j'admire ton oeuvre .

5 Aug 2011 2:40pm

Andrea from Regina, Canada

This is amazing! So to "catch" lightning, do you just start a long exposure, and then hope that you get a strike within that timeframe? I've always wondered how people react so quickly with the shutter.

5 Aug 2011 8:23pm

@Andrea: Thanks ! Yes, it quite simple... You just need a good tripod and use long exposures... You tweek the aperture and the iso according to the strenght of the lighnting. Also, use manual focusing pre-adjusted to the infiny (or close). Good luck.

maxime brodeur from ste-cecile-de-milton, Canada

VRAIMENT DEBILE la photo Bertrand ! Faudrait que tu en fasse des poster ! :)

5 Aug 2011 9:17pm

marc from Granby, Canada

Wow et wow quelle prise .... très spectaculaire , 5 ÉTOILES ET DEUX ÉCLAIRES ... :)

5 Aug 2011 10:15pm

Karine Lamoureux from Béthanie, Canada

Impressionnant...à la hauteur de tes talents!

6 Aug 2011 3:25am

Barbara Kile from Ft. Worth, United States

Beautiful and awesome capture! Congrats on Spotlight.

6 Aug 2011 8:23pm

Tede from Aubenas 07, France

Félicitations pour le Spotlight Color. Bonne soirée.

6 Aug 2011 9:47pm

Nina from Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States

Phenomenal capture...very worthy of the spotlight....Congrats!

7 Aug 2011 3:22am

Ana Lúcia from Leiria, Portugal

Fabulous!!!

7 Aug 2011 5:51am

anne fleurent from Bois-le-Roi, France

absolument génial !!! speechless...

7 Aug 2011 8:11am

Nigel from Avening, United Kingdom

Well done and congratulations.

7 Aug 2011 8:19am

Hiro from Kyoto, Japan

Awesome capture ! Congrats !

7 Aug 2011 9:15am

daniela scharnowski from Berlin, Germany

exquisit!

7 Aug 2011 12:06pm

Mohsen Shirzadeh from Dezful, Iran

GOOD GOOD GOOD
Very Good
Very nice....
Excellent...
well done....neat shoting......nice photo......good JOB .
Thnax a lot for sharing this photo .

7 Aug 2011 1:59pm

Mhelene from Paris, France

Quelle photo ! Vraiment extraordinaire !! Bravo . Des couleurs superbes qui méritaient au moins ce spotlight color !

7 Aug 2011 4:40pm

Roman from Thiersee, Austria

Congrats on your Color Spotlight!

7 Aug 2011 4:47pm

Ryan Hammond from Tucson, United States

Beautiful shot! Well done!

8 Aug 2011 1:15am

Double KK Photography from West Richland, United States

awesome photo love it one of the best lightning photos I have seen in awhile great job.

8 Aug 2011 5:27am

Vaido from Võrumaa, Estonia

Well done, congratulations!

8 Aug 2011 5:54am

Florence from Paris, France

Bravo Bertrand pour le spotlight ! Formidable cliché !

8 Aug 2011 3:52pm

Marion from Cincinnati, United States

oh my, what an incredible and fabulous shot. Simply amazing, Bertrand. Bravo truly!!!! :)

9 Aug 2011 1:30am

Tweedehelft from DRACHTEN, Netherlands

Amazing picture. Could not be better I think.

9 Aug 2011 6:01am

Richard from Duns, United Kingdom

Amazing, one of the best lightning photos I've ever seen. Makes me, kind of, wish for some.

9 Aug 2011 7:12am

Fraucha from БІЛА ЦЕРКВА, Ukraine

Excellent!!

9 Aug 2011 7:02pm

Florence from Paris, France

Je te retourne le compliment Bertrand ! Bravo aussi à toi pour cet exceptionnel cliché et pour le Spotlight. :-)

11 Aug 2011 6:35pm

ghetu from Mumbai, India

what a brilliant stuff! absolutely deserve the recognition you got :)

12 Aug 2011 3:48pm

Farhaat from Manama, Bahrain

love this !

13 Aug 2011 6:35pm

Steve Carey from Fairhope, United States

A wonderful capture! Great colors and intensity.

14 Aug 2011 1:38pm

cjbc from Fuenlabrada, Spain

Very very well done. Congrats!

14 Aug 2011 10:35pm

JCJ from Troyes, France

splendide!

15 Aug 2011 6:42pm

Christine Walsh from Astoria, NY, United States

Congrats on the spotlight! I am always amazed when someone captures lightning!

16 Aug 2011 1:49am

omid from mashhad, Iran

very nice

8 Nov 2011 8:14pm

Ryan Hammond from Tucson, United States

Excellent shot! I love capturing lightning myself and you do it very well.

14 Dec 2011 6:56am

Grandoude from Saint Quentin en Yvelines, France

Superbe prise...
Vivement cet été que la saison recommence!

17 Feb 2012 9:34am

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Canon EOS 5D Mark II
13 second
F/8.0
ISO 200
35 mm

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