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The Sky Today: 9 December 2012by =JoycelynSiew

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This isn't the best, but it was my first time shooting lightning, so thought I'd share :)
Comments and feedback are very welcome. What are your first impressions? Too blue, not blue enough?

The Sky Today is a photographic project documenting Perth's skies and sunsets.
Follow the project on my blog: [link]

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©2012-2013 =JoycelynSiew
Category: Photography / Animals, Plants & Nature / Landscapes

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December 9, 2012
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~L-4-Q Dec 17, 2012  Hobbyist General Artist
Stunning shot!! I love the lightning reaching out and hitting the water. And the beach foreground adds to the beauty. Great job. (:
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=JoycelynSiew Dec 18, 2012  Hobbyist Photographer
Thanks so much for the feedback :)
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~L-4-Q Dec 19, 2012  Hobbyist General Artist
Absolutely. ^-^
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~nicky Dec 16, 2012  Professional Artist
this is much better than the attempts ive had at shooting lightning. i only ever seem to get a storm at night time, so focusing is always an issue. this is beautiful.
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=JoycelynSiew Dec 17, 2012  Hobbyist Photographer
Aww thank you :D This storm was at dusk, so I was quickly losing light. I just estimated a focusing distance and hoped for the best.
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!GolfingLioness Dec 11, 2012  Hobbyist Writer
Another lovely photograph, I like how you caught the lightning! My first impression is that the sky seems a bit light blue, but it seems all right if I look at the photo for a longer period of time. :)
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=JoycelynSiew Dec 12, 2012  Hobbyist Photographer
Thanks so much the for the feedback :hug: It really does mean a lot. That's the thing, after looking at it for so long, I can't see what's wrong with it anymore. It's always nice to have a pair of fresh eyes :) :heart:
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!GolfingLioness Dec 12, 2012  Hobbyist Writer
My pleasure! I realised now that my comment was supposed to say 'the sky seems a bit too light blue', hope you managed to decode that even with the missing 'too'. ;)
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=JoycelynSiew Dec 12, 2012  Hobbyist Photographer
That did confuse me for a bit!
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