Anything I can do with this?

[JohnJack]

There was recently a lighting storm when I was on holiday in Sharm El Sheikh, so I camped out with my Pentax ME super on a tripod and tried to get a good picture. Unfortunently due to the low light situation, slow speed of the film, and high shutter speed required for taking the picture I wasn't able to get anything besides the lighting properly exposed. So now, the picture looks, well lets say, less the perfect. Anyone have any suggestions, or want to try anything with it?

 

[photorookie12]

You won't be able to do much with the pitch-black areas, but you could try noise-reduction software to get crisper lightning and smoother clouds. Photoshop, Noise Ninja etc. play around with them....

 

[Light Artisan]

Curious why a fast shutter speed was required.

 

[JohnJack]

Curious why a fast shutter speed was required.

Lighting moves very quickly across the sky.

 

[ajkramer87]

Curious why a fast shutter speed was required.

Lighting moves very quickly across the sky.

If you had used a long shot speed ie 30 sec. The sensor will record the lightning while getting a proper exposure.

 

[Light Artisan]

Curious why a fast shutter speed was required.

Lighting moves very quickly across the sky.

If you had used a long shot speed ie 30 sec. The sensor will record the lightning while getting a proper exposure.

That ^

 

[Frequency]

i really liked this image; the lamp posts in the ground adds to its beauty. I tried to remove noise by repeated "despeckle", in filter . Ofcourse with your silent permission

Regards