it took a while to get this pic :)

Laughs ... I bet it did take awhile. Lightning is hard to capture. And taken from a car cam, no less!

The slight bend in the picture, a sort of inverse fisheye effect, is kind of cool. I like it.

If I could offer one observation though? Whatever the bright white object is in the left foreground (a window ledge?), I would darken that area a bit so that it isn't distracting from the bright white of the lightning and the lightning's illumination of the houses. Darkening it would put the focus back out there in the sky and give the lightning's white more impact (no pun intended).

And welcome to Caedes! :)

hiya questjester. ty for the comment i appreciate it but i dont have a prog i can mess with photoes with yet but i'm working on it and i see what you meam ty

yes it is a window ledge :)

I understand. It was just a suggestion anyway.

Thank you for sharing your cool pic!

Dale_G_12: "hiya questjester. ty for the comment i appreciate it but i dont have a prog i can mess with photoes with yet but i'm working on it.."

Have a look:

"The best free photo-editing software 2017"

(Note: This article has been updated from the time it first appeared and was linked to on site here, under the "Photography" section of forums.

Peruse the left-hand side menus.. Navigation > Discussion Board > Photography.)

GIMP
"Silly name, exceptional photo-editing software"

Bit of a learning curve to this one, but, google is your friend on finding some tutorials.

Paint.NET
"Basic photo editing with layers, filters and plug-ins"

PhotoScape
"A simple, unusual editor that can handle more than just photos"

Photofiltre (English version)


And as already mentioned in this section of forums and elsewhere on site:

Google Nik Collection
"A professional-level filter selection, now made free"

The list is comprised of ten (10) image editors/software.. with the best thing being that they are all free. With the download links contained on the article's page and some additional information/description for each.

That said..

Allow me to extend a (belated) welcome to the site as well, Dale (I assume?).

Looking forward to seeing you add to your personal galleries. Off to a very promising start. :o)