Thunderstorm over BeirutBuy/Preview General Description We had a rare thunderstorm in Lebanon on the 27th of October 2007 and I took some shots. This one is take from "Ain Saade", a village about 600meters above sea level from my balcony. The city that you can see is Beirut, Lebanon's capital. Technical Notes My camera was secured on a tripod and each exposure was about 25 to 30seconds with white balance set to tungsten to compensate for light pollution of the city. This one is a combination of 3 shots each having 1 to 3 bolts in different places and merged in Photoshop using the "lighten" blending mode. After that mainly S-curves to increase contrast. If interested you can check this tutorial for tips about thunder photography. Other Info Location: Ain Saade, Lebanon ref: 2008-10-27_EOS 40D_100-0864-086 Legal Info This photograph is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 License and registered with MyFreeCopyright under MCN: CA0C4_572C1_B422A © 2008 Antoine Khater. Some rights reserved.

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Thunderstorm over Beirut

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General Description
We had a rare thunderstorm in Lebanon on the 27th of October 2007 and I took some shots.

This one is take from "Ain Saade", a village about 600meters above sea level from my balcony. The city that you can see is Beirut, Lebanon's capital.

Technical Notes
My camera was secured on a tripod and each exposure was about 25 to 30seconds with white balance set to tungsten to compensate for light pollution of the city.

This one is a combination of 3 shots each having 1 to 3 bolts in different places and merged in Photoshop using the "lighten" blending mode. After that mainly S-curves to increase contrast.

If interested you can check this tutorial for tips about thunder photography.

Other Info
Location: Ain Saade, Lebanon
ref: 2008-10-27_EOS 40D_100-0864-086

Legal Info
This photograph is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 License and registered with MyFreeCopyright under MCN: CA0C4_572C1_B422A
© 2008 Antoine Khater. Some rights reserved.