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Last night's light show above Parker

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Posted by Morris McClung on September 3, 2011 at 11:08 PM
Last night's light show above Parker
Man, it was crazy around here last night. Quite a series of storms both going north and south of home. I went out and caught as many shots as I could. Here are the first few I managed to get.

Comments and critiques always welcome, and thanks for looking,

Morris

In the order of their appearance. :smile:
Posted by Morris McClung on September 3, 2011 at 11:08 PM
#2
Posted by Morris McClung on September 3, 2011 at 11:09 PM
#3 Near Miss. At least it was almost off of the image. I guess it makes for visual tension, right? :jump:
Posted by Morris McClung on September 3, 2011 at 11:10 PM
#4 Plasma Dance
Posted by Morris McClung on September 3, 2011 at 11:12 PM
#5 Last one. Almost seemed to be reaching for me. :eek:
Posted by Michael Hackett on September 3, 2011 at 11:49 PM
Thye're all great Morris, but #1 and #2 really rock! I was in Castle Rock and there was lightning in every direction.
Posted by Bill Pelzmann on September 4, 2011 at 12:14 AM
That's a great collection of bolts! I especially like #2 & #4.
Posted by Jackson Frishman on September 4, 2011 at 1:02 AM
#1 is solid and dramatic, #2 has awesome clouds, but I'm really loving #5 for the complexity of the bolt and the lack of human elements in the scene. Amazing set, Morris!
Posted by Jack Garrett on September 4, 2011 at 10:57 AM
Great series Morris, these are all good.
Posted by Art Escobado on September 4, 2011 at 12:56 PM
Sweet comps Morris! I really like the first one.
Posted by Soubhik Patranabis on September 4, 2011 at 1:57 PM
Very Nice series :toast:
Posted by Jim Bennett on September 4, 2011 at 2:01 PM
I also got some nice lightning shots Friday night. Out of 20 shots, I had 12 with lightning. Unfortunately from my deck, my shots almost always have power lines in them.
Posted by Todd Caudle on September 4, 2011 at 3:40 PM
Oh Mommy! These are some change-your-undies moments here, MM.
Posted by Bill Bean on September 4, 2011 at 4:14 PM
Great stuff Morris. Were you holding up that 1 iron like I told you?
Posted by John Mumaw on September 4, 2011 at 5:29 PM
Aside from the exquisite quality of the lightning bolts, the pastel colors of the early evening sets thi series apart from many.
#'s 2 & 4 are my favorites in particular. Well done, Morris!
Posted by Dan Walters on September 4, 2011 at 10:01 PM
Great series. Like the clouds in #2,
Posted by Dean Sauskojus on September 5, 2011 at 3:08 AM
Great catch Morris. Number 2 does it for me. Love those hair raising experiences.
Posted by Koveh Tavakkol on September 5, 2011 at 10:06 AM
Some really nice lightning images here. I agree, #2 is my favorite as well.
Posted by Kurt Bowman on September 5, 2011 at 11:10 AM
Very nice series Morris! I thin 2 is my favorite though because I also like the cloud formation. Good work! :toast:
Posted by Brian Schrayer on September 5, 2011 at 12:37 PM
Those are all remarkable, Morris. I like #'s 5, 4, and 2 the most.
Posted by Brian Jackson on September 5, 2011 at 2:41 PM
Great stuff Morris.
Posted by Stan Rose on September 8, 2011 at 12:53 AM
2 & 4 are awesome! Im jealous, i just get to stare at a radar screen all night...