# Between Storm and Light (+revised) **URL:** \ **Category:** Image Critiques\ **Tags:** landscape, grand\ **Created:** [September 21, 2026, 2:38am UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/between-storm-and-light-revised/52322 "2026-09-21T02:38:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Karl\_Zuzarte](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/bbce88/32.png) [@Karl\_Zuzarte](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Karl_Zuzarte)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2026, 2:38am UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/between-storm-and-light-revised/52322/1 "2026-09-21T02:38:37Z")
## Revised Version ### Revision 1 (latest) ![Revision 1 - _DSC4787-Edit-2.jpg](https://images.naturephotographers.network/original/3X/d/5/d54332a0eea5baf8d3f40b627c1e92c049c058fa.jpeg) **What changed:** The one I originally posted looks perhaps a bit too dramatic ? Hence this precursor of the original - essentially lightened the blacks _Added after receiving feedback from the community._ * * * ## Original Version ![Original - _DSC4787-Edit.jpg](https://images.naturephotographers.network/original/3X/b/a/bad22e6242a7fb1dabf9993cc68cf4989df5e494.jpeg) **Critique Style:** Standard The photographer is looking for thoughtful feedback on the image as a whole, especially around the areas noted below. **Feedback Focus:** Artistic / Expressive ### About This Image Photographed as the sun sets , with an on going storm punctuated with lightning ### Feedback Requested I’m wondering whether the mood or feeling I was aiming for comes through. There seems to be a lot going on with a wide dynamic rtange ### Technical Details Camera: NIKON Z 9 Lens: NIKKOR Z 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 VR S Focal length: 100mm Shutter speed: 1/20s Aperture: f/22 ISO: 64 ---
**Author:** ![Lon\_Overacker](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/lon_overacker/32/10929_2.png) [@Lon\_Overacker](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Lon_Overacker)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2026, 6:46pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/between-storm-and-light-revised/52322/2 "2026-09-21T18:46:28Z")
Karl, Oh My! Please tell me you’re working towards publishing a book on the subject and your moments of epic weather drama? Seriously, some fantastic imagery you’ve been capturing and presenting. How you’ve handled the dynamic range here is quite impressive. I’m not sure what mood you were going for or experienced, but this is jam-packed full of mood and atmosphere. I dunno, “Glory” comes to mind. Maybe Forest Gump said it best, “…when the sun comes up…I couldn’t tell where heaven stopped and the Earth began” That’s what I’m thinking. ---
**Author:** ![Preston\_Birdwell](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/preston_birdwell/32/374_2.png) [@Preston\_Birdwell](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Preston_Birdwell)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2026, 11:11pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/between-storm-and-light-revised/52322/3 "2026-09-21T23:11:13Z")
This series with the lightning bolts are just fabulous, and this one is no exception. I have no suggestions other than ‘print it’! -P ---
**Author:** ![Bill\_Fach](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/bill_fach/32/78290_2.png) [@Bill\_Fach](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Bill_Fach)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2026, 11:16pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/between-storm-and-light-revised/52322/4 "2026-09-21T23:16:18Z")
Karl: In-freaking-credible! What a spectacular scene and a terrific capture of the moment. Do you use a lightning trigger or just react when a bolt strikes? However you’re accomplishing it the results are marvelous. \>=))\> ---
**Author:** ![system](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/system/32/86481_2.png) [@system](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/system)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2026, 11:24pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/between-storm-and-light-revised/52322/5 "2026-09-21T23:24:53Z")
The original poster added a [revised version](#post_1) of their image. ---
**Author:** ![Karl\_Zuzarte](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/bbce88/32.png) [@Karl\_Zuzarte](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Karl_Zuzarte)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2026, 11:36pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/between-storm-and-light-revised/52322/6 "2026-09-21T23:36:29Z")
Thanks @Lon_Overacker @Preston_Birdwell and @Bill_Fach All too generous! Lon - this is first time I have photographed lightning - used the Bolt Hunter trigger - worth it weight in gold - daytime captures require exposing for the landscape at 1/15 to 1/20 secs and letting the trigger do its job. At night however, there is a Night mode which didnt seem that effective and I dont know why. Instead, for eg I bracketed sunsets like this one and then chose. As it got darker, i did time lapse and actually made a half decent movie which I would be happy to share here - but dont know how to - movement of clouds with that of the milky Way came out quite sweet 🙂 And Lon, yes - I am in the process of making a coffee table book - 20 pages - with some edu on lightning, the atmosphere, with about 12-14 images to support it ---
**Author:** ![Dennis\_Plank](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/dennis_plank/32/27033_2.png) [@Dennis\_Plank](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Dennis_Plank)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2026, 4:32pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/between-storm-and-light-revised/52322/7 "2026-09-22T16:32:42Z")
Beautiful image, Karl and your instinct to go with the revised version really works for me. Getting the golden light into those areas changed the mood a lot and smoothed the transitions in the image which appealed to me.