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Uploaded by: gmp1993 — Sunday May 1, 2011 — Altus, OK (Current Weather Conditions)

Lightning over Altus Oklahoma. Originally thought this image wasnt gonna be able to be saved. It was horribly overexposed. After working with it in Photoshop and lower exposure by a factor of 2, this is what I came up with, one of my best shots so far this year. Thank God I shoot in the RAW format.

Categories: lightning, thunderstorm, Spring, Summer, nighttime Camera Type: Canon EOS REBEL T1i
 
Image Width: 4752
Image Length: 3168
Bits per Sample: 8, 8, 8
Photometric Interpretation: RGB
Manufacturer: Canon
Model: Canon EOS REBEL T1i
Orientation: top - left
Samples per Pixel: 3
x-Resolution: 72.00
y-Resolution: 72.00
Resolution Unit: Inch
Software: Adobe Photoshop CS5 Windows
Artist: Glenn M Patterson
Copyright: Copyright: Glenn M Patterson 2011 (Photographer) - (Editor)
Compression: JPEG compression
Exposure Time: 30 sec.
FNumber: f/4.5
Exposure Program: Manual
ISO Speed Ratings: 400
Exif Version: Exif Version 2.21
Shutter speed: -4.91 EV (APEX: 0, 30 sec.)
Aperture: 4.34 EV (f/4.5)
Exposure Bias: 0.00 EV
MaxApertureValue: 4.38 EV (f/4.6)
Subject Distance: 4294967295.0 m
Metering Mode: Pattern
Flash: Flash did not fire, compulsory flash mode.
Focal Length: 36.0 mm
SubsecTime: 07
SubSecTimeOriginal: 07
SubSecTimeDigitized: 07
Color Space: Uncalibrated
PixelXDimension: 1188
PixelYDimension: 792
Focal Plane x-Resolution: 5315.44
Focal Plane y-Resolution: 5342.33
Focal Plane Resolution Unit: Inch
Custom Rendered: Normal process
Exposure Mode: Manual exposure
White Balance: Auto white balance
Scene Capture Type: Standard
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1. dixiedaughter 3:15 AM GMT on May 03, 2011    
Holy moly what a great series, 10+++++
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2. Hurricane765 3:41 AM GMT on May 03, 2011    
BAM!! There it is! Awesome =D
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3. trailhiker44 3:45 AM GMT on May 03, 2011    
Awesomw, stunning, loaded with action !
Great shot !
UPDATE: CONGRATULATIONS !!!
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4. SVLover 4:02 AM GMT on May 03, 2011    
Nice shot and nice save!
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5. catilac 4:20 AM GMT on May 03, 2011    
Excellent shot & series! Congratulations!
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6. got2dogs 4:21 AM GMT on May 03, 2011    
what to say? but, WOW! WOW! and WOW! great series!!
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7. kippic 4:22 AM GMT on May 03, 2011    
Great series; what awesome power.
Congratulations.
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8. Madermade 4:23 AM GMT on May 03, 2011    
Man, will that ever get your heart pumping...soooo powerful..you did a great job with your Photshop! Congratulations!
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9. nukegm 4:24 AM GMT on May 03, 2011    
Awesome!
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10. stoneygirl 4:49 AM GMT on May 03, 2011    
HOLY COW!! Now that's what I call a bolt!! AWESOME capture. Glad you lived to tell about it too. Congrats.
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11. MartinMg 5:43 AM GMT on May 03, 2011    
Cool:)
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12. bumpui 6:48 AM GMT on May 03, 2011    
Very beautiful AC!Congrats!
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13. Greetings 7:04 AM GMT on May 03, 2011    
WOW, WOW, WOW !!! Aboslutely fantastic !
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14. LindyLu60 8:02 AM GMT on May 03, 2011    
unbelievable clarity and strength of those bolts!!! congrats... great work on the backside :)
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15. gmp1993 11:38 AM GMT on May 03, 2011    
Thanks Everyone! Glad you enjoyed the pics, as always I enjoy taking them.
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16. tomekandjola 11:59 AM GMT on May 03, 2011    
Awesome! great AC.
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17. Maciejewski 12:06 PM GMT on May 03, 2011    
Fantastic~!!!
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19. Ggirl76PCB 1:56 PM GMT on May 03, 2011    
Congratulations. Your hard work on saving your shot paid off. It's awsome.
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20. Bangkrood 3:36 PM GMT on May 03, 2011    
Wonderful!!!
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21. Sharrose 4:26 PM GMT on May 03, 2011    
Awesome!
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22. Leelee 8:02 PM GMT on May 03, 2011    
That's REALLY a great series!
Congratulations!
Andrea
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23. Gullywasher 2:54 AM GMT on May 04, 2011    
Great shot and an even better save.
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24. idzrvit 3:42 AM GMT on May 04, 2011    
Nice shot!!
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25. Doesiedoats 3:49 PM GMT on May 04, 2011    
Certainly got your money's worth out of this storm! Great work and thanks for sharing.

Congratulations on the AC series!
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26. gmp1993 11:42 AM GMT on May 05, 2011    
Thanks Again Everyone for the comments, I do appreciate it
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27. lilastone 12:04 AM GMT on May 06, 2011    
WOW!!!! Great job. Lightning is something I have never been able to shoot, so thank you for your explanation of what you did to save this image it may help next time I try lightning.
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28. baldi 9:50 PM GMT on May 09, 2011    
OUT OF THIS WORLD
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29. trigirl 12:58 PM GMT on May 15, 2011    
Congrats Glenn on getting two of your lightning shots on WorldView this week! This is gorgeous. Glad you have the software knowledge to get this shot back to how your eye saw it. Very nicely-captured!
Celebrating life, Debra
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30. baldi 7:55 PM GMT on January 04, 2012    
Lots of energy being released ,awesome
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31. nanapoo 11:13 AM GMT on May 21, 2012    
I'm speechless!!!!! :0
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About gmp1993
gmp1993 I am Glenn Patterson. I'm 36. Living in small town Altus OK. Done lots of traveling around the U.S. in my life, so living in little old Altus is nice and peaceful. Currently enjoy for hobbies Digital Artwork and Photography. Particularly enjoy shooting Photos of anything to do with weather, especially Lightning if you cant tell yet. Hope you enjoy what I have to offer.
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