Spooky storm in SW Oklahoma

wally5656wally5656 Registered Users Posts: 448 Major grins
edited October 23, 2005 in Holy Macro
When I started shooting it was dead calm, by the time I was finished the wind was blowing about 65m.p.h. Timing is everything on this shots even at 30 second exposures.............seems everytime the camera is processing is when the lighting strikes..............lol. Oh well ya take what ya get. Wish I had some nice background or a fancy city skyline, hahahaha sentence before this one applies.

Comments welcomed!!!

Thanks for looking!

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  • GREAPERGREAPER Registered Users Posts: 3,113 Major grins
    edited October 19, 2005
    Cool shot wally.

    I always wanted to shoot lightning, but never have gotten a keeper.
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  • wally5656wally5656 Registered Users Posts: 448 Major grins
    edited October 20, 2005
    GREAPER wrote:
    Cool shot wally.

    I always wanted to shoot lightning, but never have gotten a keeper.
    Thanks GREAPER, luck plays a big part. This is a very mediocre shot compared to a lot I have seen here. I'm just glad to get to post once in a while, and I so enjoy seeing the shots others post here. You and others set the bar very high!
  • pathfinderpathfinder Super Moderators Posts: 14,708 moderator
    edited October 20, 2005
    Me too, Brian. I even found the web site that sold an Electronic Lightning trigger to fire your camera, but they seem to no longer be in business ne_nau.gif

    Nice image too!!
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  • devbobodevbobo Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 4,339 SmugMug Employee
    edited October 20, 2005
    pathfinder wrote:
    Me too, Brian. I even found the web site that sold an Electronic Lightning trigger to fire your camera, but they seem to no longer be in business ne_nau.gif

    Nice image too!!
    perhaps an occupational hazard of being in that business lol3.gif
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  • gusgus Registered Users Posts: 16,209 Major grins
    edited October 20, 2005
    Great shot wally thumb.gifthumb.gifthumb.gif

    ...just have to get away from the wires in the forground next time. Big ones expected here tomorrow so heres hoping.
  • wally5656wally5656 Registered Users Posts: 448 Major grins
    edited October 20, 2005
    Humungus wrote:
    Great shot wally thumb.gifthumb.gifthumb.gif

    ...just have to get away from the wires in the forground next time. Big ones expected here tomorrow so heres hoping.
    Thanks Pathfinder!!

    Thanks Gus I appreciate it!!!
  • SkippySkippy Registered Users Posts: 12,075 Major grins
    edited October 20, 2005
    Did It Turn into a Tornado ?
    wally5656 wrote:
    When I started shooting it was dead calm, by the time I was finished the wind was blowing about 65m.p.h. Timing is everything on this shots even at 30 second exposures.............seems everytime the camera is processing is when the lighting strikes..............lol. Oh well ya take what ya get. Wish I had some nice background or a fancy city skyline, hahahaha sentence before this one applies.

    Comments welcomed!!!

    Thanks for looking!
    Wow that looks pretty nasty Wally.......did it turn into a torado ?
    Those clouds look amazing....... and how lucky were you to get a lighting bolt in the deal hey clap.gif way to go Wally!
    I tried to shoot a storm here months ago, but it was too windy and the rain was coming in on a 45 Deg angle so I retreated to the indoors :D

    Those clouds just scream "LOOK OUT" ...... what a cool shot.
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  • wally5656wally5656 Registered Users Posts: 448 Major grins
    edited October 20, 2005
    Same pic after different post Processing
    Skippy wrote:
    Wow that looks pretty nasty Wally.......did it turn into a torado ?
    Those clouds look amazing....... and how lucky were you to get a lighting bolt in the deal hey clap.gif way to go Wally!
    I tried to shoot a storm here months ago, but it was too windy and the rain was coming in on a 45 Deg angle so I retreated to the indoors :D

    Those clouds just scream "LOOK OUT" ...... what a cool shot.
    Skippy (Australia)
    Thanks very much Skippy!!! That storm cell produced some hail to the south, but we did not get any, nor any rain. There were tornados to the north, but none close to where I live.

    Here is the same photo processed differently (better?)
    54321108_01b3863cf5_o.jpg
  • MuskyDudeMuskyDude Registered Users Posts: 1,508 Major grins
    edited October 22, 2005
    I really like the second version Wally, very cool and excellent shot!



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  • wally5656wally5656 Registered Users Posts: 448 Major grins
    edited October 22, 2005
    MuskyDude wrote:
    I really like the second version Wally, very cool and excellent shot!



    AJ
    Thanks AJ!!! Yah, wish I had posted the second version first........hahahaha!!
  • DRT-MaverickDRT-Maverick Registered Users Posts: 476 Major grins
    edited October 22, 2005
    The second is cool, but for me, the first does it better. I think it's the darker atmosphere.
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  • Aviator327Aviator327 Registered Users Posts: 95 Big grins
    edited October 22, 2005
    Tornado alley country.
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  • wally5656wally5656 Registered Users Posts: 448 Major grins
    edited October 22, 2005
    Aviator327 wrote:
    Tornado alley country.
    Thanks DRT I appreciate it!

    Yep, we see lots of them round these parts, usually in the spring. Thanks for looking Aviator327!
  • GREAPERGREAPER Registered Users Posts: 3,113 Major grins
    edited October 23, 2005
    I think the second version has more drama in the clouds. Well done.

    Where in Oklahoma do you live. I lived on the south side of Tulsa for a couple of years back in the early 80s.
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  • DRT-MaverickDRT-Maverick Registered Users Posts: 476 Major grins
    edited October 23, 2005
    GREAPER wrote:
    I think the second version has more drama in the clouds. Well done.

    Where in Oklahoma do you live. I lived on the south side of Tulsa for a couple of years back in the early 80s.
    True, what about a way to get that drama with a little more darkness though? I just like dark dark stormy atmospheres, hehe.
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  • wally5656wally5656 Registered Users Posts: 448 Major grins
    edited October 23, 2005
    DRT-Maverick wrote:
    True, what about a way to get that drama with a little more darkness though? I just like dark dark stormy atmospheres, hehe.
    Hey Greaper thanks a lot. I live 60 miles sw of OKC.
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