I would be way too chicken to stay out in these conditions. This photo has everything I could ever dream of in one shot. Simply incredible! The light, the color, the perspective, the danger, the timing, etc...
Marc does some good work, but I have never seen anything from anyone that makes me happy vibes like the one I linked to. Funny you should mention Marc though, as it seems the guy I linked to is a big fan or either has been on a couple of workshops with Marc. He has some nearly identical shots.
Johan, did you look at the EXIF?
I cannot buy into having a sunburst at f/6.3, and at the same time, catching lightning at 1/100 at ISO 800. Another shot with a sunburst in the same collection was taken at f/22.
Forget about "timing" - this is a nicely done composite
Oh come on now guys. I consider several shots taken in the same span of time to be one shot. By shot I mean image, not exposure.
I don't believe this is a fake image with exposures from vastly different times. I would have shot it the same way. I don't see how being a composite really takes anything special away from the moment he captured in a thunderstorm sunset.
Johan, there is nothing wrong with a composite as soon as person honestly says so, without misleading naive folks into thinking that this can be captured all in the same single shot. However, here what is written: "I finally made it back to my car, and was then able to review my LCD screen. I captured the lightning striking amid this amazing sunset overhead of these incredible wildflowers."
I think I heard this tune elsewhere... Peter Lik better watch out!
I guess I just have a different taste of what I think makes a great photograph. The guy was still there, risked his life, and captured a great scene. I don't care how many exposures it took to make it happen. Call it art, I guess.
Johan, I thought it was a gal.
The landscape looks quite benign, though. I did not find any mention of risking her (his?) life unless you count boiling radiator and ticks as such. But I sure admire PP skills, very tastefully done!
I don't see anything dangerous in this shot, why is it you would be "way too chicken"? I think this is an interesting shot, but for me, I have seen a hundred that I would say that I have seen as better.
The story that goes along with the original shot, just seems to overly dramatic... Perhaps it really happened like that, but the story sure doesn't feel right and it feels like she just borrowed a script from Peter Lik...
His photographs all seem to be processed right out of "The HDR Book" by Rafael Concepcion. Not that there's anything wrong with that. Just a style is all.
Young kid, about 15 or so. Doubt he is afraid of anything!
Anyway, mighty impressive for someone so young. His talents are already recognized by National Geographic. How many people can say the same about themselves?
That's sweet for sure. If it's a composite all shot at the same time, it doesn't bother me one bit. Cameras can only do so much, and sometimes multiple exposures (for exposure, focus, etc) are needed to help produce a photograph that resembles what we saw and experienced at the scene. I see nothing wrong with overcoming those limits - again, as long as it's "honest" and was really shot at the same time / location. (I'd have a problem if the lightning was from another location, for example)
I actually like this shot, but I don't know if the sidestory is completely honest. I was hoping for some storm action at Memaloose Hills but that didn't happen either.
He does like Marc Adamus and his shots are getting noticed for it. BTW, there's a lot of PS used for these shots, more than I know how to do it. But it makes a great shot, composite or not!
He has some nearly identical shots. 