Wow... thats some pretty wicked lightening. Great photos, Steve!

cool pic :)

awesome!!

wow!!! That's a nice shots!!!! :thumbsup

"Lightning injures and kills in three basic ways. There is the direct strike, which contrary to common thinking, is actually kind of rare. People who take direct hits very rarely survive and what's left of them is a mess. A direct hit will blow your feet off, turn your organs to jelly and permanently scramble your brain like so many semi-conductors. My companion in the car has specific instructions in the event that I take a direct hit and survive. He is to step on my throat.

More common is the side-flash. This occurs when you are doing one of those things that you're told not to do, such as standing under a lone tree, beside a wire fence, under a powerline, beside a metal object, etc. The lightning strikes the object and flashes over to you. Part of the current may go to ground through you and part through the object taking the direct strike. How much goes through you and where it enters and exits your body will largely determine the extent and nature of your injuries. In all likelihood it will stop your heart. Time for the CPR-certified companion in the car.

Next is the little-known phenomena of step voltage. When lightning strikes the ground, the electric charge radiates outward from the point of contact. The ground acts as an insulator, so as the current passes through the earth, the charge is diminished. The more earth it travels through, the more it is reduced. This results in more or less concentric zones of differing potential. If one foot happens to be standing on one voltage potential and the other foot on a different potential, the current will run through your body, once again probably stopping your heart. When you hear of herds of cattle or sheep killed by lighting, it was probably step voltage that got them. If there is a lesson here, it might be to keep your feet together, although it is difficult to stand against the high winds of a thunderstorm that way."


http://www.strikingimages.com/billhow2.htm


So now folk's how do you feel about one of the guys that pays out money to you risk's his life in a lightning storm?

Damn! Great pics!

holy cow.. awsome shot!!

"If you are caught on a golf course during a storm and are afraid of lightning, hold up a 1 iron. Not even God can hit a 1 iron". Lee Travino


he's been zapped before

very cool shot :thumbsup

That was a great movie.....

50 million volts

damn thats really cool, i love seeing lightning!

Thats pretty fucking awesome! :thumbsup

Nice pics :thumbsup

Lightning is cool but the sound scares me :Oh crap

Woah, STOP THE PRESSES!

It must be front page news, to see me indulging in "RISKY REHAVIOR"!

"Please Steve, stay inside! Don't take any risks! Be a safe pornographer!" :1orglaugh :1orglaugh :1orglaugh

Pretty cool.

We had one of our biggest thunder storms here ever just a few months ago...

fuckin sweet

http://garfieldridge.typepad.com/pho...zed/powder.jpg

I gotcha! :thumbsup lol

Steve engaging in his "safe" recreational past times....

http://www.stevelightspeed.com/avn/s...t%20flying.jpg

and

http://www.stevelightspeed.com/avn/s...in%20vegas.jpg


Him watching a lighting storm from a covered balcony I don't worry too much about :1orglaugh

I did notice my skin looks different now







http://www.stevelightspeed.com/powder-steve.jpg

HAHAHAHAHHA


oh hell
that one made me spit up
LOL

Those pics are gorgeous...

nice shots man :thumbsup

Those are great shots. I will try and grab some photos the next time we have a storm here.

Pretty cool, imagine what lightning storms 100,000 times more fierce must look like on other worlds.

that's pretty tight!

I would piss my pants if that was in my backyard! Are you going to be in FL Stevo?

Looks like a scene from War of the Worlds..

Cool Pics
A member of our site shoots lightening pics, he set up a site. It might be slow loading but he has some cool lightening pics. lighteningdude.c0m

Damn, thats amazing

Nope, afraid I can't make it, a few important personal commitments that I don't want to miss are around the same days.

me either but Raj will be there of course. I sent you an email regarding some biz at the show. We can connect on that via phone instead. Reach out and touch me!

Incredible shot...

whoa..hot pic.. and a lot of lightning... nice