Hi all,
Thunder woke me up at 5am his morning so I jumped into my car and headed off to one of my favorite locations hoping to bag a good lightning shot or two.
Some of you might recognise this as the same location as my "Aurora Australis" "Midnight Rainbow" and "Country Life" images. I took a drive to this location chasing a different storm, but only managed one good strike from it. Just as I was thinking about packing up and heading home this little cell built up behind the other. So glad that I stayed. The lightning got a lot closer after this shot and considering that I am 6 foot 6, making me one of the tallest things around that area (and standing next to a metal tripod), I beat a hasty retreat to the car with the lightning crashing down all around me.
Great way to start Australia Day.
26/01/13
Canon 5D MkII
20mm
F/22
ISO 50
5 second exposure
Cheers
Greg