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Posted by bill meikle on June 6, 2009 at 3:25 PM
Flasher
Some big flashes the last couple of nights...
Posted by Todd Caudle on June 6, 2009 at 4:08 PM
Holy cow! That thing is enormous! (that's what she said...)
Posted by Paul Wegemann on June 6, 2009 at 8:01 PM
Wow, that's the widest bolt of lightning I've ever seen. I love the way it's lighting up the clouds. Very cool! How did you shoot this, Bill? Long exposure?
Posted by bill meikle on June 6, 2009 at 11:02 PM
15 second exposures. Take lots of shots and pray that you get something. A bit like fishing!
Posted by Don Grall on June 6, 2009 at 11:15 PM
Great "catch" Bill. I was reading the paper the other day, when a flash of lightning and instantaneous eardrum breaking crash of thunder lit up my senses. My neighbors deck (about 200 feet away, was hit and I saw it. It did some damage to the deck, fried my neighbor's computer,and a few other of their electronic gizmos. Fortunately, my computers were turned off at the time. Powerful experience!
Posted by Dan Walters on June 7, 2009 at 12:49 AM
Great capture! I like the deep blue in the clouds.
Posted by Morris McClung on June 7, 2009 at 5:26 PM
Really nice. That is a ginormous bolt! I really like the light it gives off in the clouds, and the color.