Edward the moment I saw the thumbnail of this image from Colorado Nat’l. Mon. I thought this person is a local probably Grand Junction resident. I like the black and white’ness of this geologic feature (can remember its name) and the crispness of the lightning bolt(s). Do you use any black & white filters in the field or do you get your contrast all through post-processing.
Hi Paul... yes, my home sits right next to CNM in Grand Junction. In fact, this picture was captured from the relative safety of my garage, but I understand lightning can travel sideways. I do not use red or yellow camera lens filters in the manner of Ansel Adams, although I've read a few of his books on the subject and his images inspire my work. All of my editing is done in Photoshop, mainly in black and white using the dodge and burn tools; sort of an old-fashioned method but gives me exactly what I want for contrast.
Hey Edward, not only can it travel the path of least resistance including sideways there is also ground to cloud lightning. I heard a couple of years ago if lightning is striking 17 miles away you are at risk of being struck. For those of us who shoot lightning it keeps us honest, ;-)
Edward the moment I saw the thumbnail of this image from Colorado Nat’l. Mon. I thought this person is a local probably Grand Junction resident. I like the black and white’ness of this geologic feature (can remember its name) and the crispness of the lightning bolt(s). Do you use any black & white filters in the field or do you get your contrast all through post-processing.
Hi Paul... yes, my home sits right next to CNM in Grand Junction. In fact, this picture was captured from the relative safety of my garage, but I understand lightning can travel sideways. I do not use red or yellow camera lens filters in the manner of Ansel Adams, although I've read a few of his books on the subject and his images inspire my work. All of my editing is done in Photoshop, mainly in black and white using the dodge and burn tools; sort of an old-fashioned method but gives me exactly what I want for contrast.
Hey Edward, not only can it travel the path of least resistance including sideways there is also ground to cloud lightning. I heard a couple of years ago if lightning is striking 17 miles away you are at risk of being struck. For those of us who shoot lightning it keeps us honest, ;-)