Fleeting

[CapturingTheNight (Greg)]

Hi all,

One of my favorite locations to shoot is this lone tree in a field not too far from my house. Or I should say, it was this lone tree. I went there last night to photograph Venus and the Milky Way together, only to discover that the tree had sadly succumbed to the ravages of time and is no longer standing.
So I thought I would honor its memory by releasing one last shot from the spectacular lightning display I managed to capture there in January.

26/01/2013
Canon 5D MkII, 20mm, F/22, ISO 50, Single 5 second exposure.



Cheers

Greg

[dutch2 (Ingrid)]

Thanks for sharing, wonderful shot.

[AstroJunk (Jonathan)]

Well done for standing in an open field during a lightening storm Greg. Not me

Our Village mourned the loss of a much loved dead tree this year too. Funny how these ghosts captivate us...

[Larryp (Laurie)]

Nice photo, Greg!

[rcheshire (Rowland)]

That is stunning Greg...

[RB (Andrew)]

Stunning indeed !
Excellent Greg.

[iceman (Mike)]

Incredible light, incredible shot.

[gary]

Magnificent!

[DavidTrap (David)]

One of the most dramatic lightning shots I've seen.

So, do you reckon the tree succumbed to lightning??

DT

[Octane (Humayun)]

So much awesome.

H

[gregbradley]

A superb lightning image. One of the best I have seen.

Greg.

[pmrid (Peter)]

That is a very pleasing image on all levels. Well done.
Peter

[CapturingTheNight (Greg)]

Thank you so much everyone

Originally Posted by AstroJunk

Well done for standing in an open field during a lightening storm Greg. Not me

Sanity eventually prevailed a few minutes after this shot when the bolts got even closer and were striking all around me. That's when I had one of those "What the ........ are you doing Greg???" thoughts and bolted for the car

Originally Posted by DavidTrap

So, do you reckon the tree succumbed to lightning??

It's possible I guess but not on this day. I had been back a couple of times in between this shot and when I discovered it's demise on Wednesday and it was still fine on those occasions. We had a really wet winter down here and coupled with many years of decay and rot, my guess is that during one of the early spring wind gales it was simply blown over. You can see even in this image taken over ten months ago it had a bit of a lean on it.
Or the farmer got sick of driving around it whilst cropping.............

[AstroJason (Jason)]

Amazing image as usual Greg. Love it. Sad to hear the tree is no longer, at least it won't be forgotten thanks to your images.

[astronobob (Bob)]

A Classic capture, & magical ! Top shootin'!

[CapturingTheNight (Greg)]

Thank you so much Jason and Bob