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Submitted: October 21, 2007
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Model: MINOLTA MAXXUM 5D
Shutter Speed: 62/10000 second
F Number: F/9.0
Focal Length: 26 mm
ISO Speed: 100
Date Picture Taken: Aug 4, 2007, 10:50:43 AM

Artist's Comments

When the thunder comes and you are standing at 12,000 feet, this is probably the last place you want to be. So when the thunder comes and you are the highest object in the Colorado Rockies….run!!! Lightning strikes kill people in the high country every year and needles to say I pretty much high tailed it after shooting this, back to the car as quick as I could.

Loveland Pass
is a Colorado landmark, and looking here you look out over the Continental Divide. It is the highest mountain Pass in the United States to be plowed and stayed open year around, as trucks carrying hazardous chemicals must cross this way instead of using the Eisenhower Tunnel.

I went ahead and decided to process this in HDR using Photomatix and final output through PS CS2, the reason for the HDR was to catch the dynamic light (which seems like I am always chasing) and the drama in the clouds with the approaching thunderstorm. LucisArt used for final detail work.

Thoughts welcomed!

—-John

EDIT: This shot was just now chosen to be featured on the front page at redbubble.com :w00t: Go me! also here it was looks like on RedBubble without a border [link]
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More of my work can be seen on my website at http://jdebordphoto.com
All artwork is © John De Bord, All Rights Reserved. You may not use, replicate, manipulate, redistribute, or modify this image without my express consent.
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it looks beautiful:3 Though I dunno.. That really light blue spot at the very back of the picture disturbs me a little

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If you put 20 people in a room with no computer or cellphone they'd all die due to lack of communication.
Great one! Love the colours and the atmosphere! --> :+fav:

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Wo great work! The colors are so perfect as well as the lightning. Good realistic hdr tone mapping to:aww:
Congrats with the feature on redbubble.com! I give you a watch over there:)

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You do the most remarkable photos my friend! Damn

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l'audace, l'audace, toujours l'audace!
Nice :D

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Bad company can corrupt the character.
That's a fantastic shot :clap:

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My other half *Weasels-Revenge :love:

"And the Raven, never flitting, still is sitting, still is sitting
On the pallid bust of Pallas just above my chamber door"

You must see: ZeitGeistmovie.com
Amazing, John -- showing, as Adams once said, the difference between shooting a picture and making a photograph.
Good shot!

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Amazing clouds

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