I love this shot!!! What a great capture! Michael @ 2006-July-6 15:26
Since getting a digital camera 2 years ago, I have been waiting for an opportunity to shoot a storm but keep missing them! Well done on this one, it's great! Neil @ 2006-July-6 16:17
So sharp and colourful! Great photo. percym @ 2006-July-6 16:18
Great sky!
Very sharp and detailed shot. The light from one of the windows really draws the attention. Erik @ 2006-July-6 16:38
Wow! I have never been able to capture lightning on camera, and I'm all the more jealous after seeing this shot. Gorgeous sky...the hue is quite lovely. And, of course, those bolts... Brandon @ 2006-July-6 16:54
Remarkable capture with such concentrated activity and detailed patterns formed over the rooftops. I like the colors in the sky esp. the street lighting glow to the left. AG @ 2006-July-6 19:31
Ich finde Blitze immer Klasse! Wie lange habt Ihr denn belichtet? Karl Baumann @ 2006-July-6 21:05
Quite an amazing shot, and definitely fitting the result of the game. ROB @ 2006-July-6 22:27
Blimey the houses look almost like little model toys. Brilliant framing and very moody. Not black but an angry purple. Great. Really perfect. mooch @ 2006-July-6 22:42
Love the purple/bluish tone. Great capture. Steve LLamb @ 2006-July-6 23:15
The shadows and purple tones are special...and that burst of light in the window, not to mention the drama in the sky and in hearts of all the people sitting in those houses after the result of that football match! fotojo @ 2006-July-7 00:06
Nicely captured! I'm loving the purple cast throughout the image. Sorry about the semis . . . . Dennis Rogers @ 2006-July-7 05:07
Amazing capture. Nice tones, great aspect. tore @ 2006-July-7 09:30
Excellent capture with a nice foreground and beautiful sky! Chris @ 2006-July-7 10:36
incredible tones on this one. come to think of it, i don't see violet as the primary color in many photos... Jeremy @ 2006-July-7 20:48
I've been wanting to do this for a long time, but only got a few chances with bad results. This one is outstanding to say the least! Kris @ 2006-July-8 07:54
@Brandon: It's an honour to make you jealous ;)
@Karl Baumann: 30s @ f/13 ISO100, 17mm, cropped.
@Jeremy: Yep, purple seems to be rather rare in nature...
While we did not touch the colors of the sky (except for brightness) we tweaked the colors of the lights on the house a bit, making it less distracting. Sebastian @ 2006-July-8 11:45
Elektrisierend, aber völlich. Das Lila ist klasse, ebenso das küjle Blau unten. Habt ihr da einfach am Farbkreis gedreht oder wie wurde das so? grapf @ 2006-July-8 13:03
I just happened to be fleeing out of Stuttgart on wednesday evening while the lightnings were striking all around.
Very impressive storm and very cool shot indeed !
Just curious but how did you proceed for such shots ? Do you keep shooting hoping that a lightning will strike at the right time ? Albedo @ 2006-July-8 22:15
great capture, shows the gods were against you in the world cup. david @ 2006-July-11 13:14
Awesome!! What else can be said :) Ian @ 2006-July-11 14:58
excellent capture ... i wish there were more storms!! ;) MrC @ 2006-July-17 12:04
What a wonderful photo! I love the tone of the sky and certainly the lightning. The house in the foreground gives the impression it was struck and the lights went out. Nice capture! Jonathan Greenwald @ 2006-July-18 21:41
from experience, I know how difficult it is to capture lightning well... you did a fantastic job with this! christine @ 2006-July-26 00:19
Great shot! Lovely colours! ndemi @ 2006-September-28 01:27
fantastic...it's like the all lights come from the lightning... Marius Muscalu @ 2007-February-6 21:06