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 Posted 07/04/2008  12:13 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add rockdude to your friends list
That's a awesome shot. I used to visit my daughter in Montana and video the storms there, then slow-mo the shots, incredible.
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 Posted 07/04/2008  1:27 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Conder101 to your friends list
I love those large lightning bolts, they are amazing. Every time I see one I always find myself thinking if only we could harness the power in those things. A few good thunderstorms and who needs OPEC.
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 Posted 07/04/2008  1:36 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add foundinrolls to your friends list
Hi Chuck,

That is one BEAUTIFUL shot! Nature can truly give us some incredible shows!

Thanks for sharing that!

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 Posted 07/04/2008  5:26 pm  Show Profile   Check vermontensium's eBay Listings Check vermontensium's eCrater Listings Bookmark this reply Add vermontensium to your friends list
Beautiful! I love weather. I shot a lightning bolt on my digital in Northern Arizona last July. It was my first but not as nice as this. Thanks for sharing.
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 Posted 07/04/2008  7:30 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Amazon99 to your friends list
Wow, wow wow. That's a great photo!
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 Posted 07/04/2008  7:59 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add MorgansRmine to your friends list
And for you old timers, "Lightning is striking again". Lou Cristie. Ahhh memories. Cool picture and thanks for the memories Charles.
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 Posted 07/09/2008  11:37 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add CoinHunter53562 to your friends list
Wow very cool picture. Your coin pictures are very sharp too. What camera are you using?
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 Posted 07/10/2008  05:25 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Peter THOMAS to your friends list
G'day, I live in a city which, apparently, has the most lightning strikes per annum of any city. About 400,000 each year, we are told.
I've see plenty of pics of lightning, and yours is up there with the best of them.
I think this is an endeavour in which "the harder you work, the luckier you get" applies.
I hope to emulate this one day.
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 Posted 07/10/2008  08:04 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add coppercoins to your friends list
1. I was shooting the storm, hoping for the best. I took about 40 exposures, this was the best of them.
2. I use a Nikon D80 without filters or fancy add-ons. It sat on a tripod for a good steady shot.
3. The shot was taken in a ten second exposure at F3.5. I took a number of them at ten seconds, 20 seconds, and 1 minute. The longer shots overexposed the bolts and the ground. Shorter shots and some luck are the keys.

Still offering a 1280x1024 size copy of the image free through email to all who ask.
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 Posted 07/10/2008  10:56 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Pokermike4283 to your friends list
Amazing picture. Email sent.

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 Posted 07/10/2008  12:15 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Parklane64 to your friends list
Electrifying!
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 Posted 07/10/2008  4:01 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add mikep to your friends list
Beautiful! Those shots aren't easy.
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 Posted 07/10/2008  4:10 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add killians76 to your friends list
Would love a picture of that.

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 Posted 07/10/2008  4:23 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add eaglefoot to your friends list
Cool !!
A buddy of mine does this for a hobby.....He leaves the shutter open on the camera for a bit and then can capture 10 lightening strikes or so in one picture......amazing stuff !
He's got a whole photo album of these kinds of pics.....
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