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Rhavethstine — Lightning at the Grand Canyon
Published: 2006-08-13 01:43:07 +0000 UTC; Views: 5762; Favourites: 145; Downloads: 202
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Taken after the sun set, this completed the evening that my previous two submissions were shot on:- Canyon Sunset
- Rainbow Over Desert View
The day was stunning, to say the least.
I have several other shots near this location, but this was one of the more elaborate bolts. If you guys like this stuff, I may have one more to show.
Technical Details:
D70s 84s @ F/4.5 ISO 200 18-70mm DX Nikkor @ 18mm
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Comments: 65
I have been curious about those. What lightning detector do you use?
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Oh nice! I'll have to look into that.
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Wonderful!!! I wish I took a photo to a lightning!!!!
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Wow! This is awesome! I love the Grand Canyon, but I wasn't able to see anything as pretty as that - thanks for sharing!
Simply wow!
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I really envy you Westerners. Here on the east coast, the air's too humid to catch distant rainy spots, etc. I've got to head out there sometime to see what I can find...
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Everyone's got to at least visit the Grand Canyon once in their life, if nothing else.
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this photo is so amazing, that sure is a hard photo to capture did you have one of those lightning sensors in your shoe mount? or were you just really pacient, either way this photo is awesome, really awesome!
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Nope, no lightning sensor. This was a good old fashioned long exposure. 
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Incredible shot! An awesome scene...you're a talented one!
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when was this picture taken?
i had almoust the same weather at the same place in octobre 2006
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This was taken this last July, 2006, during the monsoon season. I'm rather surprised to hear that you caught much weather during October. We've been very dry for quite some time. Thanks for stopping by.
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That is unreal, I would hang it on my wall. Everything about this is in order....amazing
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Thanks! I think that's a great way of judging whether a photo is successful or not. Would you hang it on your wall in the living room? Yup? Then it's all good.
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Absolutely stunning! Thunderstorm and it's "natural surrounding" at the same time...and lightnings crashing into the ground...all visible...so, great composition
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But, sometime check out the Dick Dietrich image in the Verde Valley BurgerKing (hope it's still up there)
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I've heard much of this mythical Burger King. What, are they like the premier art collecters in the Verde Valley?
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Fantastic, reminds me of a recent cover to a National Geographic. The full view is very impressive. Well done.
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Hm... I'm going to have to keep an eye out for this cover. Sounds cool.
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My mistake, not the cover photo. A two page spread in Jan. 2006 (pg. 55).
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Might have a few more from different locations coming up. We'll see how distracted I get with other photos.
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Fantastic capture! The light(n)ing is just perfect for the mood
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woah.. this one is just wonderful. The lightning and combination of sharpness realy does it for me 
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Sorry it's taken me so long to reply. I haven't had the time to mess with making a wallpaper lately. What size desktop are you running? I'll see if I can get this done tonight if you can give me the size.
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i'm pretty late myself, so i hope you're still reading this 
Thanx for responding!
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This is absolutely gorgeous. Everything in this photo collaborates to draw your eye all over it: the lightning in the distance which looks like a tunnel opening to another world or dimension, the bush that I feel like clinging to for support (as it's close by and on my level), the grand cliffs with beautiful coloration and what seems to be a faint light source [coming from your left] pausing at the rocky foundation.
It all comes together wonderfully
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