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Caught On Video
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.The following pics are MY FIRST ever after THE STRIKE
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They were taken on 6/6/99 from 7 to 9 p.m. On that day severe wind
gusts and lightning were prominent, yet they yielded no rain at all.
After seeing a few incredible strikes, I decided to take out my video recorder
and this is what I captured.
I know I'm too close to the action, but I'm actually tucked away on our front porch. I don't currently use the rule of thirds, although a good photographer does, but I just wanted to get my hands wet and feel the adrenaline rush before I began to do it right. It's been awhile since The Strike and, well, it just takes time to get out of that first really big scare. It still remains imprinted into my mind to this very day and the severity of it still makes me wary when there is lightning around. |
The Teaser Damn those wires Psyche!
He went "thataway" Look ma, no hands! Taking the side road
Out of nowhere Like walking on Water
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In the 2 hours of footage used, I felt that these Strikes were at least
worthy of showing, since others where just "regular strikes".
I have always admired the many photos that I have seen in the Lightning Community, not only for their beauty, but because of the chosen setting they were given. Stormchasing, I find, is a very dedicated hobby that, I believe, is mastered when one is in an area where lightning is striking, coupled with a great scenery, which makes that photograph much more artful in its creation. I hope someday to be in that scenic area whereby I will be safely capturing beautiful photographs of lightning. I will be adding more soon. If the storms persist. THANKS FOR STOPPING BY to see my first real attempt, not just THE LUCKY STRIKE, that excelled my whole interest. |
