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Meta Ridley · 06-21-2004, 01:23 PM

Awesome, but I would have shit myself that close

Manowar · 06-21-2004, 01:23 PM

"pisses self"

where did this bit come from ?

Meta Ridley · 06-21-2004, 01:24 PM

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Originally posted by Manowar
"pisses self"

where did this bit come from ?

I just added it cause it probably scared the piss out of him that close, thats LOUD

{fusion} · 06-21-2004, 01:24 PM

thats a cool shot

Babaganoosh · 06-21-2004, 01:25 PM

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Originally posted by Manowar
"pisses self"

where did this bit come from ?

An educated guess? Had I been that close to a lightning strike, I would have performed multiple bodily functions at the same time.

BlingDaddy · 06-21-2004, 01:25 PM

That's an incredible photo.

JFK · 06-21-2004, 01:26 PM

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Originally posted by Meta Ridley

Awesome, but I would have shit myself that close

Nice

lilj · 06-21-2004, 01:27 PM

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Originally posted by BlingDaddy
That's an incredible photo.

LoriAnderson · 06-21-2004, 01:38 PM

yea that is a cool shot......

Raf1 · 06-21-2004, 01:39 PM

awesome pic

okny · 06-21-2004, 01:41 PM

In the right place at the right time

Monique Niccole · 06-21-2004, 01:44 PM

pretty cool shot, but I doubt I would have been thinking about picking up a camera at that moment.

Face (o_0) · 06-21-2004, 01:45 PM

howd he snap it .... he had a second max to take that pic and he took it perfectly... its not blurry at all

photoshop?

Marcus Aurelius · 06-21-2004, 01:46 PM

he probably had it on a tripod, a lightning rod or 2 drove up at the base of the tree, and one of those lightning sensors that plugs into the remote port of the camera and opens the shutter when it detects a flash of light.

Tom_PMs · 06-21-2004, 01:47 PM

Thats wild! Look how the strike cast the trees shadow back and to the left.. back.. and to the left (hehe)

Lightning is hotter than the surface of the sun - useless factoid

neverlearn · 06-21-2004, 01:47 PM

photoshop....

Ar3s · 06-21-2004, 01:50 PM

C-Bass · 06-21-2004, 01:52 PM

I think pissing would be an understatement for this picture.

I think heart attack and seizure would be more like it

Face (o_0) · 06-21-2004, 01:52 PM

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Originally posted by mdcq
he probably had it on a tripod, a lightning rod or 2 drove up at the base of the tree, and one of those lightning sensors that plugs into the remote port of the camera and opens the shutter when it detects a flash of light.

haha geez, thats a pretty good explanation

but i still think it's done in photoshop

Namzo · 06-21-2004, 01:52 PM

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Originally posted by mdcq
he probably had it on a tripod, a lightning rod or 2 drove up at the base of the tree, and one of those lightning sensors that plugs into the remote port of the camera and opens the shutter when it detects a flash of light.

I'm not sure what's more impressive, the pic or your apparent expertise at how to get pics of lightening.

I got a good one once just by taking pictures for 30 minutes during a storm on a regular $100 camera. Gotta be real lucky unless you are prepared.

JDog · 06-21-2004, 01:53 PM

Nice, but is it real?

jDoG

Meta Ridley · 06-21-2004, 01:55 PM

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Originally posted by neverlearn
photoshop....

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Originally posted by Face (o_0)
haha geez, thats a pretty good explanation

but i still think it's done in photoshop

Good for you ,now look at the source.

A One In A Million Photo

June 21, 2004

By Scott Sistek

http://www.komotv.com/stories/31809.htm

REDMOND - They say a picture is worth a thousand words. I think this one definitely qualifies.

Marc Laidlaw of Redmond was out taking photographs of last Thursday night's thunderstorm from just behind his sliding glass door on the back of his Eastside home. He got about three great lighting shots, but the fourth one might have been more than he bargained for.

He snapped his camera just as lightning struck a tree in his backyard, capturing nature's awesome power.

He says he didn't know he had captured the shot, saying the strike was so terrifying, he just turn and ran. It wasn't until he went back and looked at his shots that he realized what he had, first thinking he had a daylight photo mixed in there.

You can see a larger version of this photo at this link.

The strike fried some wires in his house, and part of the house is still without power.

alexg · 06-21-2004, 01:59 PM

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Originally posted by Meta Ridley
thats LOUD

lightning doesn't make noice

it's thunder that does

Tom_PMs · 06-21-2004, 01:59 PM

That really is wild then, cool shit

It's still amazing to me how the strike was so bright it cast the trees shadows like that. Lucky there wasnt a massive fire too.

StuartD · 06-21-2004, 02:01 PM

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Originally posted by alexg
lightning doesn't make noice

it's thunder that does

Phoenix · 06-21-2004, 02:01 PM

that is cool stuff

im suprised his shutter or what have you caught it at all

Meta Ridley · 06-21-2004, 02:02 PM

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Originally posted by alexg
lightning doesn't make noice

it's thunder that does

Good one

Marcus Aurelius · 06-21-2004, 02:04 PM

either way he got the pic, still took balls to get it. congrats to the photographer.

arial · 06-21-2004, 02:07 PM

I bet his ears were ringing for a few hours.

Jakke PNG · 06-21-2004, 02:07 PM

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Originally posted by alexg
lightning doesn't make noice

it's thunder that does

You of course realize that the lightning probably hits something... The sound that a lightning makes when it hits bedrock is as loud as a fucking 40mm anti-ship gun.

But about the photo, that's no lightning. It's an alien spacecraft.

Face (o_0) · 06-21-2004, 02:08 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by alexg
lightning doesn't make noice

it's thunder that does

i think he's right

well either that or it's the other wway around

Meta Ridley · 06-21-2004, 02:10 PM

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Originally posted by TeenGodFather
You of course realize that the lightning probably hits something... The sound that a lightning makes when it hits bedrock is as loud as a fucking 40mm anti-ship gun.

But about the photo, that's no lightning. It's an alien spacecraft.

Actually its the lightning itself that makes the thunder, it does not need to 'hit' anything.

Michaelious · 06-21-2004, 02:11 PM

cool shot mate

Meta Ridley · 06-21-2004, 02:11 PM

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Originally posted by Face (o_0)
i think he's right

well either that or it's the other wway around

Whos rite?

Didnt anyone go to science class?

Jakke PNG · 06-21-2004, 02:11 PM

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Originally posted by Meta Ridley
Actually its the lightning itself that makes the thunder, it does not need to 'hit' anything.

When it does. It makes a fucking loud noise.. I do know this. I have a cabin at sea on an bedrock island. It gets occasionally struck. The fucking island trembles and the sound is amazing.

Thomas1007 · 06-21-2004, 02:11 PM

Beautiful pic
awesome

Tom_PMs · 06-21-2004, 02:13 PM

Science class.. oh.. Isnt the thunder the sound of the vacuum of air collapsing? Or is it people bowling a strike in heaven?

Phoenix · 06-21-2004, 02:15 PM

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Originally posted by Tom_PM
Science class.. oh.. Isnt the thunder the sound of the vacuum of air collapsing? Or is it people bowling a strike in heaven?

you got it

but it is caused by the inonization of the air by the lightning..so it rushes in to fill th evoid and whammo

beemk · 06-21-2004, 02:15 PM

Meta Ridley · 06-21-2004, 02:15 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Tom_PM
Science class.. oh.. Isnt the thunder the sound of the vacuum of air collapsing? Or is it people bowling a strike in heaven?

Bowling in heaven or air expanding along the lightning bolt.

Namzo · 06-21-2004, 02:17 PM

Thunder, lightening or aliens, it's a noice pic

gornyhuy · 06-21-2004, 02:20 PM

I woke last night to the sound of thunder
How far off I sat and wondered
Started hummin' a song from nineteen sixty two
Ain't it funny how the night moves
When just don't seem to have as much to lose
Strange how the night moves
With autumn closin in

Royal Cash · 06-21-2004, 02:31 PM

looks nice, if it's not a fake

Lucy · 06-21-2004, 02:32 PM

that's great picture

cool1 · 06-21-2004, 02:48 PM

That is an excellent shot.

Peaches · 06-21-2004, 02:50 PM

Awesome picture!!!!

TweetyBird · 06-21-2004, 03:02 PM

dang, that was close

Jill_J · 06-21-2004, 05:00 PM

interesting photo but it doesn`t look awesome for me...

emthree · 06-21-2004, 05:42 PM

Ownage waiting to happen, stupid idea.

Cool pic, but not worth the risk with that kind of quality.

bhutocracy · 06-21-2004, 05:45 PM

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Originally posted by Face (o_0)
i think he's right

well either that or it's the other wway around

LOL...
For fucks sake.. thunder is the sound that lightning makes.. thats why you can tell how close a storm is by measuring the time it takes for you to hear the thunder after seeing the lighting (the difference between the speed of light and the speed of sound)

Ok.. it's a real pic because thats what lightning looks like up close, I've been as close or closer to a lightning strike about 10 years ago with a few friends on a basketball court.. everything literally went white and there was a huge simultaneous crack.. we all subconsciously primitive-brain-reflexedly hit the ground as though it was an explosion. I think it hit one of the basketball court fence poles or one of the trees right next to it..

mdcq had an amazing bit of info on how to catch the lightning shot, but for other people like Namzo, what you need to do is up your exposure time depending on how dark it is.. it's a lot easier to catch it on a 2-8 second exposure than a 1/30th second
(not saying you did this but y'know) I've taken a bit of a hobby in trying to take lightning pics.. im not great at it or anything.. but you get used to the patterns and can usually guess when a "good" time will be to start the exposure.. or maybe i've just been luckier with time

- a video camera also helps if you couldn't be assed wating for the perfect shot heh.

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