Processing software: LR
Major adjustments: nothing major - i used David’s Rethink to some degree - i do find this a gsme changer for my processing - primarily a preview of what to expect and then decide
Blending/stacking:
Other notes:
Fine shot, Karl! I particularly like the way the lightning bolt leads my eye to the hill or mountain on the horizon. The rain is also a plus. I like the road that runs through the scene.
You might consider bringing the dark tones up some. To me they seem a little too dark for a daytime shot.
This is awesome! I love the composition, but I’d like to see just a little more foreground. As far as the tonality, you have a full range of tones, so I wouldn’t change that.
Thanks @Don_Peters - attached is a lighter version - though a daytime shot, the clouds did get dark and the rain started coming down - lucky to still be around!
Hello, Karl. How are you doing? Nice to see a post from you again. I like everything about it. No suggestions from me. Very dramatic shot. Love the lightning bolt and the falling rain.
Very impressive Karl. I get a physical reaction from the picture it has so much energy. As has been suggested you could try a bit more foreground if you have it. I don’t even know if that would make an amazing picture more amazing, but you could try. Well done on this.
What an outstanding photograph. The B&W treatment is the perfect call for it as well. The revision is even better. I really like all the variation in both texture and tones in the background clouds. It adds so much to the overall mood of the photo. I also am just loving the additional subtle lightning in the URC. How fortunate that the main lightning bolt emerged right where the rain was dropping, and that mountain on the horizon and the highlight rim lighting on that rise in the foreground. What is there not to love about this photo. Congratulations on a wonderful capture.
