Chicago Lightning Attack - The Making of a Composite Image HD

Chicago Lightning Attack: The insane skyscraper lightning strike barrage in Chicago on June 30, 2014 is shown in a single image using an editing technique called "stacking". This technique mimics a single long exposure, but with ambient light sources kept properly exposed. The assembly of these 12 individual still images into a single composite "stack" image is accomplished using Photoshop Smart Objects (Stack Mode/Maximum). Subtle white balance differences in individual images are normalized to match in the final result. NOTE: One of the images used in this composite is of the famous "triple building strike" (hitting the Sears Tower, Trump Tower and John Hancock Center simultaneously), which itself is an actual single exposure, not a composite. See more about this amazing storm event, view individual images and order prints at http://stormhighway.com/chicago-triple-lightning-strike-on-three-tallest-buildings-skyscrapers.php Copyright Dan Robinson.