tcphotog
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Had some fun in a heavy downpour during a thunderstorm while driving along Jackson Lake in Grand Teton National Park last week. I stopped at the lake just after sunset when the fading light still backlit the mountains, and the thunderstorm was still approaching.
An hour later, in total darkness, I caught this image with a 1 minute (or so) exposure on bulb, ISO 400, f8, no noise reduction. It was so dark I manually focused the lend to infinity, pointed in the direction of the mountains which I could only see during lightning flashes, and took about 15, 1 minute exposures.
The colors aren't fudged - this is a slightly cropped jpeg taken right form the raw in PS. The illumination is all from ligtning - the blues from far off lightning behind the clouds, and the brighter illumination on the right of the frame from the big bolt. What a blast!
The D700 is still alive and kicking - and testimonial to why an amateur ca be well served by a (semi) pro body - this was taken in a driving rain, with the body and lend lightly shielded with a plastic grocery bag, but still soaked. The body and lens never hiccupped.
An hour later, in total darkness, I caught this image with a 1 minute (or so) exposure on bulb, ISO 400, f8, no noise reduction. It was so dark I manually focused the lend to infinity, pointed in the direction of the mountains which I could only see during lightning flashes, and took about 15, 1 minute exposures.
The colors aren't fudged - this is a slightly cropped jpeg taken right form the raw in PS. The illumination is all from ligtning - the blues from far off lightning behind the clouds, and the brighter illumination on the right of the frame from the big bolt. What a blast!
The D700 is still alive and kicking - and testimonial to why an amateur ca be well served by a (semi) pro body - this was taken in a driving rain, with the body and lend lightly shielded with a plastic grocery bag, but still soaked. The body and lens never hiccupped.
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