The Lightning Bolt

Challenge #1 in the Nature series. Hosted by Rohit Hirway.

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Remember Harry Potter's sign? Yeah, there you go... need something similar to that but the bolt should be created by Nature. Bring up your photos where you have captured lightnings, the terrific, the eye catching, the lightning bolt :)

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Announced:

Friday, 27th July, 2012 (GMT)

Submissions:

Friday, 3rd August, 2012 – Thursday, 9th August, 2012 (GMT)

Voting:

Friday, 10th August, 2012 – Thursday, 16th August, 2012 (GMT)

Processing rules:

- Keep it straight Forward
- No watermarks
- Simple PP is allowed, like light adjustments, cropping, etc.
- No frames

Capture date rules:

No restrictions.

Additional rules:

Feel free

Maximum number of entries per user:

Maximum number of entries in challenge:

200

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Challenge comments

Total comments: 3

very beautiful challenge

1 upvote

thank you!

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i was in a panic looking at my entry but see that the majority of entries have the same 'problem' with noise or harsh transition from the lighter clouds to the darker areas. i tried all kinds of nr and looks fair on my monitor but crappy again when i view my posted entries here.

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Total comments: 3

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