Lightning, rainbow, and sunset.

[KHarmon]

We have had some active weather in central Texas for the last couple of days. Managed to get a few shots.

Lightning from last night close to the intersection of Hwy 183 and Hwy 29

20120777 -2 by KHarmon1971, on Flickr

A rainbow from this afternoons storm;

20120813 -2 by KHarmon1971, on Flickr

And this evenings sunset after the storm. I tried this in HDR and don't like the way it came out. Have no idea how the HDR guys do it;

Image1 by KHarmon1971, on Flickr

KHarmon

[kdoc856]

Hi, Kris

The lightning shot is really cool. I'm wondering whether you'd keep all the good stuff and lose the less interesting and noisy portion by converting this to a portrait perspective rather than a landscape. I think it would rend ther verticalilty of the lightning strike much more striking (pardon the pun)

Kevin

[KHarmon]

I did an edit to get rid of much of the right hand side of the original on the lightning shot. Let me know if this is a better edit.


20120777 -3 by KHarmon1971, on Flickr

KHarmon

[kdoc856]

Hi, Kris

To these eyes, a great improvement and a definite keeper. I wonder if a little more noise reduction and a smidge of color correction in the right lower corner is possible?