Mother Nature at Her Finest - Part 2

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Mother Nature at Her Finest - Part 2

Postby bonou2 on Mon Aug 28, 2006 4:20 pm

Well here is part two, thanks for all the comments in the other thread!

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From last night this one!

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Cheers
Dan

Part 3 next week!!
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Postby Alpha_7 on Mon Aug 28, 2006 5:08 pm

Wow Dan, these are great. I'm sure they would look great printed big and presented in a series. I hope you have life insurance ;)
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Postby Kyle on Mon Aug 28, 2006 5:18 pm

#3 is amazing :o

I love how the water has risen at the contact area, amazing :up:
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Postby sheepie on Mon Aug 28, 2006 5:33 pm

Colours in the first and last are amazing - well done on capturing these :)

Ahhh - it's an exciting time of year isn't it!
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Postby Glen on Mon Aug 28, 2006 5:53 pm

Dan great images
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Postby Hyena on Mon Aug 28, 2006 6:22 pm

Awesome pics just like the last lot Dan!
Must be stormy up your neck of the woods, I'm in cronulla and I swear I haven't seen any lightning in the last few weeks!
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Postby Matt. K on Mon Aug 28, 2006 7:21 pm

Fabulous work! Keep it coming!
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Postby stormygirl on Wed Sep 06, 2006 3:20 pm

Hey Dan,

You're making me very envious! I always love looking at your lightning shots on Weatherzone, and look forward to heaps more now that Spring is upon us! I'm hoping to get some ripper ones when I go to Darwin soon :D
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Postby Laurie on Wed Sep 06, 2006 3:53 pm

holy shit!!
these are friggen amazing!
you have a great eye for photography!
well done. some of these would look great printed and hung on a wall in an insurance agency office!!!
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Postby Alpha_7 on Wed Sep 06, 2006 3:55 pm

Laurie wrote:some of these would look great printed and hung on a wall in an insurance agency office!!!


I like the way you think :), and I reckon you'd see it to in the lobby of some of the big insurance companies.
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Postby MHD on Wed Sep 06, 2006 4:24 pm

Awesome!

I hope to see one of them entered into the Hollows Challenge!
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Postby Wocka on Wed Sep 06, 2006 4:35 pm

No# 1 is my choice.
The colours are amazing, and stars at the top.

This needs to be printed.

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Postby Greg B on Wed Sep 06, 2006 4:47 pm

Dan, these are fantastic. Love your work. More.
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Postby asaroha on Wed Sep 06, 2006 4:54 pm

#1 just took my breath away. Awesome shots.
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Postby ado_civon on Wed Sep 06, 2006 5:59 pm

man i wish i could do that

Amazing detail and so so dynamic.....

#1 truly amazing
#4 is ery nice too
#3 i like especially that you could witness it hehe would have been nice :)

Can you give camera setting description on them please.
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Postby BT*ist on Wed Sep 06, 2006 9:43 pm

Spectacular. My fave is #1 for the different strata (dark sky, cloud, light sky, water)... but they're all sensational.
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Postby Oscar on Wed Sep 06, 2006 9:50 pm

Great work Dan. Cool shots!! :) :)
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Postby mic on Wed Sep 06, 2006 10:26 pm

Best Flashes from God I've seen for some time.

Well done.

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Postby avkomp on Wed Sep 06, 2006 11:00 pm

wow.
amazing stuff.
I think the first one is just amazing.
just love the layered effect you have captured.

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