Got a treat tonight. We had a tornadic super cell move in from New Mexico. Dropped a really nice tornado in open cotton fields but also managed to tear the roof off of a storage building. Luckily it lost it's rotation and became a high precipitation storm with lots and lot of lightning. I got several keepers but these are the four best I managed to capture.
I would like some suggestions on how to remove the water marks you see on number 3 and 4. I tried cloning but the clone seemed a bit too obvious.
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0620 lightning 4 by KHarmon1971, on Flickr
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0620 lightning 9 by KHarmon1971, on Flickr
3. Possibly my 2nd best lightning pic ever. Except for the water spots.
lightning 8 by KHarmon1971, on Flickr
4. Hands down the best lightning pic I have ever taken
0620 lightning 7 by KHarmon1971, on Flickr
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20th June 2013, 06:54 AM #1
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Mother Nature With an Attitude C&C please!!!!!
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20th June 2013, 08:13 AM #2
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Re: Mother Nature With an Attitude C&C please!!!!!
No.s 2 and 4 for me especially no. 4 which has good balance compositionally.
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20th June 2013, 08:40 AM #3
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Nice captures.
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20th June 2013, 12:32 PM #4
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Re: Mother Nature With an Attitude C&C please!!!!!
Hello Kris: These are very dramatic shots. I love the colours. I agree that Number 4 is the best of the lot compositionally. It may benefit from a bit of straightening, though, as it seems to lean a bit toward the left. It's good to know that damage from the storm was minimal and no one was injured.
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Re: Mother Nature With an Attitude C&C please!!!!!
Hi Kris,
Great captures - just one thing my super-critical eyes noticed....
Have you got a way to fix the lateral Chromatic Aberration? (depends upon you software?)
Most noticeable on #4 - this is indicated by the magenta/red stripe nearest the respective bolt edges of frame on three sides; left top and right.
It also accounts for the green outer edge on the dark poles in #3.
It ought to be fixable in PP, so don't worry.
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21st June 2013, 05:42 AM #6
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Re: Mother Nature With an Attitude C&C please!!!!!
I have something in my software to fix chromatic aberration but when I attempt to use it, it opens something called a "raster layer" and it is completely black. I don't know how to work it from there. Here is another take on the same image with the horizon straightened.
Originally Posted by Dave Humphries
0620 lightning remake by KHarmon1971, on Flickr
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23rd June 2013, 12:44 AM #7
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really like no 4 well done
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23rd June 2013, 05:43 PM #8
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Re: Mother Nature With an Attitude C&C please!!!!!
I see the water droplet affect in photos #3 and #4. If it were me, I would clone in from a similar area; however, I would set the opacity for 20 to 30% and repeat the cloning until it looks natural. If you were to try cloning at 100%, chances are you would see the difference between cloned and uncloned areas. Using a low opacity lets you blend the new area in a more natural looking way. My two cents worth.
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