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Lighting captured during a lighting storm over Meridian, Idaho. Photo taken in May 2006. Comments[ Post a Comment ] | badyl | wow!! | | 
Voted 10/10 | this picture is quite 'striking':))
well done
cheers
Witek | | Posted Oct 30, 2007 1:07 pm |
| Ivona | awesome! | | 
Voted 10/10 | I love storms and lightnings:)
cheers
Iwona | | Posted Oct 30, 2007 1:12 pm |
 | | Dan Dalton | Re: awesome! | | 
Voted 10/10 | Except when on top of a mountain!
Dan | | Posted Oct 30, 2007 9:27 pm |
| | Ivona | Re: awesome! | |
Voted 10/10 | of course:)) I love watching them when I'm completely out of danger;) | | Posted Nov 1, 2007 3:24 pm |
| Dan Dalton | Amazing!!! | |
Voted 10/10 | How do you capture and image like this? I have always wondered how this is done. Nice shot,
Dan | | Posted Oct 30, 2007 9:27 pm |
| | MarshallS | Re: Amazing!!! | | 
Voted 10/10 | Use a tripod, open the shutter, and wait. I've never had much luck though. Usually by the time the good bolts are visible it starts raining into the lens.
Probably not a good idea to try for a shot like this while climbing a mountain! Unless you've made a pact with Zeus. | | Posted Oct 31, 2007 3:41 am |
| | IdahoSummits | Re: Amazing!!! | | 
Hasn't voted | Actually, John did not use a tripod. But the key is that you have to be lucky and have the shutter open longer. | | Posted Nov 13, 2007 12:52 pm |
| Ejnar Fjerdingstad | The Best | | 
Voted 10/10 | Lightning photo I ever saw, truly impressive! | | Posted Oct 31, 2007 6:59 am |
| Pawel Krol | Yes ! | | 
Voted 10/10 | This is a powerfull shot !!!
WOW ! | | Posted Oct 31, 2007 8:41 am |
| johnloguk | very very | | 
Voted 10/10 | very good! I've tried to get this sort of image a few times, but like you said usually end up with it raining before the lightning gets to the right place. | | Posted Oct 31, 2007 10:28 am |
| | MarshallS | Re: very very | |
Voted 10/10 | I think it also helps to live in an area that has good storms.
It has to be dry enough so that there isn't too much low clouds and rain obscuring the view but enough heat and humidity for strong electrified storms. | | Posted Nov 4, 2007 6:05 pm |
| rdmc | Incredible shot! | | 
Voted 10/10 | I try lightning pics when a storm brews, but never have had much luck. Great shot! | | Posted Oct 31, 2007 5:50 pm |
| CBoldt1010 | Very nice! | | 
Voted 10/10 | Yep open shutter, you can see a slight motion blur in the tree from it being open for a short period. GREAT shot and rare to capture! | | Posted Oct 31, 2007 7:32 pm |
| mtybumpo | Wow! | | 
Voted 10/10 | What a lucky shot! | | Posted Nov 5, 2007 11:20 pm |
| lilmantis | GREAT SHOT | | 
Voted 10/10 | John is a very patient man. Hats off to his wait! | | Posted Nov 7, 2007 2:37 am |
| SFMountaineer | Question | | 
Voted 10/10 | Amazing photo! What ISO/Aperture did you use and how did you know what would expose the shot correctly without anything to meter? | | Posted Nov 7, 2007 4:55 pm |
| donhaller3 | Excellent | | 
Voted 10/10 | Re questions about exposure try time exposure with tightest aperture. Bolts between the camera and the horizon or behind the camera can overexpose the ground, I assume you want it black. Turn it off when you think you got a good one and try again. Experiment--do a lot of em. Have never tried in daylight. | | Posted Nov 9, 2007 4:52 pm |
| Aspen | Purple Sky | | 
Voted 10/10 | Was the sky really that purple? Excellent shot though!
Knight | | Posted Nov 10, 2007 6:14 pm |
| | IdahoSummits | Re: Purple Sky | |
Hasn't voted | Yes, the sky was that color. This photo was not altered in any way. Thanks for the compliment. | | Posted Nov 13, 2007 12:49 pm |
| | Aspen | Re: Purple Sky | |
Voted 10/10 | TOTALLY AMAZING!!! TOTALLY STUNNING!!! | | Posted Nov 14, 2007 1:15 am |
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