Lightning with vengance!

[tilbrook@rbe.ne (Justin Tilbrook)]

Hi,

It's nearly summer, and the storms are building up!

The lightning was spectacular, sent the power off a few times! Must check the CFS site for fires in the district, I'm a little worried about a strike in the tinder dry paddock behind the house and observatory.

Canon 1100D video mode 30 frames per sec, snap shot capture individual frames.

Cheers,

Justin.

[Larryp (Laurie)]

Great photos, Justin! No 4 is really spectacular.

[ourkind (Carlos)]

Yep agree with Laurie, really like the 4th one!

[jjjnettie (Jeanette)]

Holy Crap!! Were you standing outside with THAT happening all around you? No way.....
Great shots, but not worth your life.

[h0ughy (David)]

geez your game - your hair must have been on end and your bits tingling

[lacad01 (Adam)]

Nice shots especially the last one.

[RickS (Rick)]

Nice shots, Justin!

[Osirisra (Ken)]

Wowzers, very game alright!

[Astroman (Andrew Wall)]

Yes the lightning has been terrific the last few days.. especially yesterday three good chases I did, all lightning active

Images are great with good foreground objects

I saw a fire started out near Freeling/nurri area started by Lightning, got the strike on camera too

[tilbrook@rbe.ne (Justin Tilbrook)]

Originally Posted by Larryp

Great photos, Justin! No 4 is really spectacular.

Thanks Laurie!

Originally Posted by ourkind

Yep agree with Laurie, really like the 4th one!

Thanks Carlos!

Originally Posted by jjjnettie

Holy Crap!! Were you standing outside with THAT happening all around you? No way.....
Great shots, but not worth your life.

Thanks jjj!


Looks worse than it was, the closest was about 2kms south but man they were powerful stikes!

Originally Posted by h0ughy

geez your game - your hair must have been on end and your bits tingling

Thanks David!


Only ever had that once, when we lived in the town. I was sitting under the verandah watching a storm, and I felt my hair bristle a almighty flash and crack. The lighting struck power pole at the front of the house.
Dashed inside rather quick after that one!

Originally Posted by lacad01

Nice shots especially the last one.

Thanks Adam!

Originally Posted by RickS

Nice shots, Justin!

Thanks Rick!

Originally Posted by Osirisra

Wowzers, very game alright!

Thanks Ken!

Originally Posted by Astroman

Yes the lightning has been terrific the last few days.. especially yesterday three good chases I did, all lightning active

Images are great with good foreground objects

I saw a fire started out near Freeling/nurri area started by Lightning, got the strike on camera too

Thanks Andrew!

Iv'e been lucky, no need to chase, it seems to be coming over Penwortham every time there's been a storm recently, just hope we don't get a strike in the paddock behind us. Now all I need to do is get a lighning trigger, for better images.

Cheers,

Justin.

[Astroman (Andrew Wall)]

Night stuff you don't need the trigger, but certainly helps with the day stuff...

[tilbrook@rbe.ne (Justin Tilbrook)]

Originally Posted by Astroman

Night stuff you don't need the trigger, but certainly helps with the day stuff...

Yep, I use the laptop for night shots.

Cheers,

Justin.

[Astroman (Andrew Wall)]

Maybe get a intervalometer so you don't have to lug the computer around