Standing out in the rain last night capturing a timed sequence on a string of thunderstorms passing over us.
When the blast wave from a lightning hit me the instant it flashed, I didn't realise just how much my camera had captured. The bolt was directly above me.
It felt like pulling the trigger on a shotgun in a confined space.
I was charged to the point where the hairs all over me were on end then gradually subsided. I have been buzzing for hours since.
Here you can see the same photograph, with the exposure levels turned down in the digital editing program, revealing the bolt in all that over saturated brightness.
Glad your ok Baz.
But crikey that is a rare photo !!!!
Thanks David. I took on a new years resolution this year, that I would take more risks. As a result I have been getting a lot more "Rare" opportunities.
It was a calculated risk though. There were taller things around than me and many more choices for lightning to find ground before it got to me.
I've done it before and I will do it again. If God sees to take me away with a bolt of lightning, then so be it.
I had a similar experience once, photographing lightning from under the back awning... Instantaneous flash and huge noise which made me spontaneously say bad things! Scary as all hell, but I was videoing with the Oly C5060 at the time and playing it back was hilarious! The picture simply saturated, but so did the video sound (the bang started, then went instantly silent, then sound came back as the noise faded to record my swearing...). I can laugh about it now.
We're joking about it now but seriously you have to realise you were extremely lucky. People get killed before and after a storm. If you can hear it then you're in the danger zone and you're at risk so you should stay indoors.
We're joking about it now but seriously you have to realise you were extremely lucky. People get killed before and after a storm. If you can hear it then you're in the danger zone and you're at risk so you should stay indoors.
Thanks mate. I know you were joking, just in case anyone thinks I am going to go out and mark an X where the lightning hit....
Scary as all hell, but I was videoing with the Oly C5060 at the time and playing it back was hilarious! The picture simply saturated, but so did the video sound (the bang started, then went instantly silent, then sound came back as the noise faded to record my swearing...
