Tuesday, 25th December 2012
Lightning over Gold Coast
by Pawel Papis
This was taken just couple weeks ago (21/10/12) in Gold Coast, Australia.
I was reading some weather updates on the Internet that evening and noticed that big storm was coming from the West. I had to move quickly as I had to drive to this location approx. 15min. I was hoping to capture something special that evening and finally after 2 years of trying I managed to take photo of the lightning with a decent composition. Yayyy !!! :)
Technical: This is one exposure f8, 5sec. 400 ISO (no image blending) and pretty much straight out of camera with minor adjustments in lightroom.
Equipment: Canon 5d Mk3, Canon 50mm f1.4
Pawel Papis
My name is Pawel Papis and I am an Australian-based photographer who currently resides in the beautiful Gold Coast in Queensland. However, I was born in Poland and moved to Australia in 2002. I specialise in seascape and cityscape photography.
Website: www.pawelpapis.com
Lightning over Gold Coast by Pawel Papis was photo of the day on Tuesday, 25th December 2012. It is tagged Lightning, Weather. You can leave a comment below.
7 Comments
Craig
Stunning capture! Great work
Pauline Jones
Nice composition with the light coming from the storm, the street lights and the reflections; well done.
Donna Weems
If light and composition are everything, this has everything. Great shot.
Ahmed Sharif
this is a classic!!
a combination of lightning, night lights and reflections make this a majestic photo!!
Adam Allegro
Well done, this shot rocks!
Inés Santos
Location and timing always seem to be everything; love it!
GGriffin
The color and reflections are awesome and the lights almost look like fireworks! Beautiful capture. Congratulations!