Re: PESO: Cracks in the Firmament
Thanks to all who looked and commented! Jack, I'm afraid that it would be an odd aspect ratio crop, but I will give it a look. Thanks for the suggestion. Toine, not IN the car, no. I realized we had storms in the neighborhood late and was trying like the dickens to get to them before dark. It didn't help that I just had to stop a couple of times to take landscape/skyscape images in the fading light of sunset. I was on the last leg to reach the storms - a gravel road that stretched 25 miles between the highway and the town of Stockville, Nebraska when I saw on radar that the storm I had been targeting was falling apart. There was another more dominant storm behind it, but it was farther away and it would be well after dark before I could approach it. When I saw the golden wheat field and windmill I put on the brakes. The storm in the distance was putting on quite a light show and I thought I might get something interesting. I pulled the car as far off the road as I could, but left it running with headlights on and emergency flashers going while I went just a bit further down the road and set up on the opposite side. The road can be seen in the lower right, but some of the light on the ditch weeds is also from my car's headlights. The finger lightning is far more impressive than what you see in the cropped square photo. I wanted to eliminate (as much as possible) the blown-out area of the intense lightning. I'll see if I can share the full crop later today. On Mon, Jul 13, 2015 at 3:32 AM, Toine to...@repiuk.nl wrote: Great capture and photo! Shot from inside a car? On 12 July 2015 at 23:33, Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com wrote: An rural Nebraska image from Friday evening, after sundown. That is a partially harvested wheat field on the left. Scene is illuminated only by lightning and car headlights. https://www.flickr.com/photos/pixelsmithy/19635325442/ Taken with the Pentax K-3 and my trusty Sigma EX 10-20mm f4-5.6 DG. Comments and criticism welcome, in equal measure. -- Life is too short to put up with bad bokeh. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Life is too short to put up with bad bokeh. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: Cracks in the Firmament
Morning, Darren! I've tweaked many an aspect ratio crop to satisfy an image compositional problem, but have yet to allow one I considered prohibitively odd. I would expect that to be a universal truism. J - Original Message - From: Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Monday, July 13, 2015 5:26:50 AM Subject: Re: PESO: Cracks in the Firmament Thanks to all who looked and commented! Jack, I'm afraid that it would be an odd aspect ratio crop, but I will give it a look. Thanks for the suggestion. Toine, not IN the car, no. I realized we had storms in the neighborhood late and was trying like the dickens to get to them before dark. It didn't help that I just had to stop a couple of times to take landscape/skyscape images in the fading light of sunset. I was on the last leg to reach the storms - a gravel road that stretched 25 miles between the highway and the town of Stockville, Nebraska when I saw on radar that the storm I had been targeting was falling apart. There was another more dominant storm behind it, but it was farther away and it would be well after dark before I could approach it. When I saw the golden wheat field and windmill I put on the brakes. The storm in the distance was putting on quite a light show and I thought I might get something interesting. I pulled the car as far off the road as I could, but left it running with headlights on and emergency flashers going while I went just a bit further down the road and set up on the opposite side. The road can be seen in the lower right, but some of the light on the ditch weeds is also from my car's headlights. The finger lightning is far more impressive than what you see in the cropped square photo. I wanted to eliminate (as much as possible) the blown-out area of the intense lightning. I'll see if I can share the full crop later today. On Mon, Jul 13, 2015 at 3:32 AM, Toine to...@repiuk.nl wrote: Great capture and photo! Shot from inside a car? On 12 July 2015 at 23:33, Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com wrote: An rural Nebraska image from Friday evening, after sundown. That is a partially harvested wheat field on the left. Scene is illuminated only by lightning and car headlights. https://www.flickr.com/photos/pixelsmithy/19635325442/ Taken with the Pentax K-3 and my trusty Sigma EX 10-20mm f4-5.6 DG. Comments and criticism welcome, in equal measure. -- Life is too short to put up with bad bokeh. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Life is too short to put up with bad bokeh. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: Cracks in the Firmament
Spectacular. The double rainbow too. Alan C -Original Message- From: Darren Addy Sent: Sunday, July 12, 2015 11:33 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: PESO: Cracks in the Firmament An rural Nebraska image from Friday evening, after sundown. That is a partially harvested wheat field on the left. Scene is illuminated only by lightning and car headlights. https://www.flickr.com/photos/pixelsmithy/19635325442/ Taken with the Pentax K-3 and my trusty Sigma EX 10-20mm f4-5.6 DG. Comments and criticism welcome, in equal measure. -- Life is too short to put up with bad bokeh. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: Cracks in the Firmament
Great capture and photo! Shot from inside a car? On 12 July 2015 at 23:33, Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com wrote: An rural Nebraska image from Friday evening, after sundown. That is a partially harvested wheat field on the left. Scene is illuminated only by lightning and car headlights. https://www.flickr.com/photos/pixelsmithy/19635325442/ Taken with the Pentax K-3 and my trusty Sigma EX 10-20mm f4-5.6 DG. Comments and criticism welcome, in equal measure. -- Life is too short to put up with bad bokeh. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: Cracks in the Firmament
Terrific catch, but I'd do a vertical, cropping the left edge to just short of the tree to the left of the windmill. J - Original Message - From: Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Sunday, July 12, 2015 2:33:03 PM Subject: PESO: Cracks in the Firmament An rural Nebraska image from Friday evening, after sundown. That is a partially harvested wheat field on the left. Scene is illuminated only by lightning and car headlights. https://www.flickr.com/photos/pixelsmithy/19635325442/ Taken with the Pentax K-3 and my trusty Sigma EX 10-20mm f4-5.6 DG. Comments and criticism welcome, in equal measure. -- Life is too short to put up with bad bokeh. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: Cracks in the Firmament
That's a hell of a shot. Wonderful sky drama; the barn and windmill make it an iconic midwest photo. Cheers, frank On 12 July, 2015 5:33:03 PM EDT, Darren Addy pixelsmi...@gmail.com wrote: An rural Nebraska image from Friday evening, after sundown. That is a partially harvested wheat field on the left. Scene is illuminated only by lightning and car headlights. https://www.flickr.com/photos/pixelsmithy/19635325442/ Taken with the Pentax K-3 and my trusty Sigma EX 10-20mm f4-5.6 DG. Comments and criticism welcome, in equal measure. -- Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
PESO: Cracks in the Firmament
An rural Nebraska image from Friday evening, after sundown. That is a partially harvested wheat field on the left. Scene is illuminated only by lightning and car headlights. https://www.flickr.com/photos/pixelsmithy/19635325442/ Taken with the Pentax K-3 and my trusty Sigma EX 10-20mm f4-5.6 DG. Comments and criticism welcome, in equal measure. -- Life is too short to put up with bad bokeh. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: Cracks in the Firmament
Wow! Great catch. Joe -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: Cracks in the Firmament
On 7/12/2015 5:33 PM, Darren Addy wrote: An rural Nebraska image from Friday evening, after sundown. That is a partially harvested wheat field on the left. Scene is illuminated only by lightning and car headlights. https://www.flickr.com/photos/pixelsmithy/19635325442/ Taken with the Pentax K-3 and my trusty Sigma EX 10-20mm f4-5.6 DG. Comments and criticism welcome, in equal measure. Yes, nicely done. -- Science - Questions we may never find answers for. Religion - Answers we must never question. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: Cracks in the Firmament
Terrific shot- as is the one to the left of it - of the rainbow - which I seem to have missed, if you Peso'ed it. ann On 7/12/2015 5:33 PM, Darren Addy wrote: An rural Nebraska image from Friday evening, after sundown. That is a partially harvested wheat field on the left. Scene is illuminated only by lightning and car headlights. https://www.flickr.com/photos/pixelsmithy/19635325442/ Taken with the Pentax K-3 and my trusty Sigma EX 10-20mm f4-5.6 DG. Comments and criticism welcome, in equal measure. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: Cracks in the Firmament
Very cool. Great catch. Jostein -Opprinnelig melding- From: Darren Addy Sent: Sunday, July 12, 2015 11:33 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: PESO: Cracks in the Firmament An rural Nebraska image from Friday evening, after sundown. That is a partially harvested wheat field on the left. Scene is illuminated only by lightning and car headlights. https://www.flickr.com/photos/pixelsmithy/19635325442/ Taken with the Pentax K-3 and my trusty Sigma EX 10-20mm f4-5.6 DG. Comments and criticism welcome, in equal measure. -- Life is too short to put up with bad bokeh. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: PESO: Cracks in the Firmament
Darren, I'm really glad not to live there. On the other hand, I'm glad you're there to share the natural power and beauty around you. Rick On Jul 12, 2015, at 5:33 PM, Darren Addy wrote: An rural Nebraska image from Friday evening, after sundown. That is a partially harvested wheat field on the left. Scene is illuminated only by lightning and car headlights. https://www.flickr.com/photos/pixelsmithy/19635325442/ Taken with the Pentax K-3 and my trusty Sigma EX 10-20mm f4-5.6 DG. Comments and criticism welcome, in equal measure. -- Life is too short to put up with bad bokeh. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. http://photo.net/photos/RickW -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
