Look in.... to the eye of the storm (56k beware)

AfterImageAfterImage Registered Users Posts: 113 Major grins
edited July 20, 2006 in Landscapes
During my college days I used to do a bunch of storm chasing. It began as a project for a meteorology course but the thrill got me hooked and I began taking storm photos. Well... I just got a new dSLR and a storm decided to cooperate with me. Last night (July 18th) PA was rocked by severe T-Storms and I took some pics....

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lightning1.jpg

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The lightning photos themselves aren't all that great. I am still learning the camera and my shooting shelter (very important for ground zero photography of lightning) was obscured by powerlines but lightning photos are always kool no matter what! :):
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  • SkippySkippy Registered Users Posts: 12,075 Major grins
    edited July 20, 2006
    AfterImage wrote:
    During my college days I used to do a bunch of storm chasing. It began as a project for a meteorology course but the thrill got me hooked and I began taking storm photos. Well... I just got a new dSLR and a storm decided to cooperate with me. Last night (July 18th) PA was rocked by severe T-Storms and I took some pics....

    The lightning photos themselves aren't all that great. I am still learning the camera and my shooting shelter (very important for ground zero photography of lightning) was obscured by powerlines but lightning photos are always kool no matter what! :):

    Hi there.........you've done far better than me at shooting lightning :D
    I love a good lightning storm, often the summer yields some pretty good ones........ you did really well....... thanks for sharing..... Skippy (Australia)
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  • wholenewlightwholenewlight Registered Users Posts: 1,529 Major grins
    edited July 20, 2006
    I was in this storm . . . in a Subway restaurant in Lancaster, PA. Nasty storm. I was about ready to climb under a table.

    Didn't have a camera with me. :cry

    Cool shots!
    john w
    http://cspics.smugmug.com/

    I knew, of course, that trees and plants had roots, stems, bark, branches and foliage that reached up toward the light. But I was coming to realize that the real magician was light itself.
    Edward Steichen

  • STLMach1STLMach1 Registered Users Posts: 152 Major grins
    edited July 20, 2006
    Great shots! The first and last are my favs! Those lightning shots are certainly tough to get.

    Thanks for posting them - Michael
  • AfterImageAfterImage Registered Users Posts: 113 Major grins
    edited July 20, 2006
    Thanks folks!
    I really love taking lightning photos and as the summer wears on I'll be sure to share more.

    I wrote a little diddy on how to take lightning photos in STLMach1's Lightning thread. Take a look, it might prove useful... especially the parts where I say "STAY SAFE!!" Laughing.gifrolleyes1.gif
    I learned your love for life,
    I feel your presence...
    I remember

    SLAMA Photography
  • SystemSystem Registered Users Posts: 8,186 moderator
    edited July 20, 2006
    great shots ... i love the last amazing color ..
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