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aladyforty · May 22, 2004, 10:06 AM

About a month ago we were in bed when a storm hit, It was really loud and we had power blackouts. I stumbled through the house to the back porch and got these. They were shot in auto and hand held with the G3, not the best way to shoot lightening and my first effort, note the last photo and how close the lightening was, the back yard appeared day light:shock:

Still cant believe this last one was taken in the darkness

photosbyvito · May 22, 2004, 10:08 AM

holy cow! those look so powerful they look fake! that would make me just a little nervous with a strong storm like that close to my house.....

aladyforty · May 22, 2004, 10:16 AM

Yes you could say I was a little nervous, the house shook and the dog freaked out. It passed over our home and hit a metal shed about 80 metres to the front of our place. It also started fires in the area as the summer was just over and everything here was dry.

cowboy43 · May 22, 2004, 10:28 AM

Nice, powerfull photos

jackrussell · May 22, 2004, 10:56 AM

Nice shots, my wife would have been under the bed instead of taking photos. :-)

kex · May 22, 2004, 1:56 PM

really great pics!
I love #2!

How long was the exposure time for the shots?

aladyforty · May 23, 2004, 8:06 AM

cant really remember but not long exposure at all.

Les Pattison · May 23, 2004, 10:32 AM

They do look fake & even so they look brillant.
I think, if I had taken that last shot,
there would have definitely been more camera shake,
right down to my knees.

It proves one thing though.
You are as stupid as me,
I would have been clicking away too. :-D

aladyforty · May 23, 2004, 10:52 AM

These really are for real. I have just remembered that The camera was hand held, set on auto and on rapid shoot. Guess it shows that I was not prepared at all, These shots could have been great if I had set it up right. The local photographer in town got a great shot taken from the other side of town across our harbour, but there is no way I'd have stood out in the open to shoot a photo the way he did:-)

Les Pattison · May 23, 2004, 7:15 PM

Maybe next time, you could shoot from a bunker & ask him to fly your kite (with the steel cable).

Congrats on some good pics & we all wait for the next ones, kite or no kite.

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May 22, 2004, 10:06 AM	#1
aladyforty Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 6,964	About a month ago we were in bed when a storm hit, It was really loud and we had power blackouts. I stumbled through the house to the back porch and got these. They were shot in auto and hand held with the G3, not the best way to shoot lightening and my first effort, note the last photo and how close the lightening was, the back yard appeared day light:shock: Still cant believe this last one was taken in the darkness

May 22, 2004, 10:08 AM	#2
photosbyvito Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 5,710	holy cow! those look so powerful they look fake! that would make me just a little nervous with a strong storm like that close to my house.....

May 22, 2004, 10:16 AM	#3
aladyforty Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 6,964	Yes you could say I was a little nervous, the house shook and the dog freaked out. It passed over our home and hit a metal shed about 80 metres to the front of our place. It also started fires in the area as the summer was just over and everything here was dry.

May 22, 2004, 10:28 AM	#4
cowboy43 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 923	Nice, powerfull photos

May 22, 2004, 10:56 AM	#5
jackrussell Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 1,191	Nice shots, my wife would have been under the bed instead of taking photos. :-)

May 22, 2004, 1:56 PM	#6
kex Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 1,022	really great pics! I love #2! How long was the exposure time for the shots?

May 23, 2004, 8:06 AM	#7
aladyforty Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 6,964	cant really remember but not long exposure at all.

May 23, 2004, 10:32 AM	#8
Les Pattison Member Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 31	They do look fake & even so they look brillant. I think, if I had taken that last shot, there would have definitely been more camera shake, right down to my knees. It proves one thing though. You are as stupid as me, I would have been clicking away too. :-D

May 23, 2004, 10:52 AM	#9
aladyforty Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 6,964	These really are for real. I have just remembered that The camera was hand held, set on auto and on rapid shoot. Guess it shows that I was not prepared at all, These shots could have been great if I had set it up right. The local photographer in town got a great shot taken from the other side of town across our harbour, but there is no way I'd have stood out in the open to shoot a photo the way he did:-)

May 23, 2004, 7:15 PM	#10
Les Pattison Member Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 31	Maybe next time, you could shoot from a bunker & ask him to fly your kite (with the steel cable). Congrats on some good pics & we all wait for the next ones, kite or no kite.