SHOCKING PICTURE!!

[trackdemon]

Well we had some cracking storms the other week didn't we? Thought you'd like to see this:



And yes, it was FLCKING CLOSE!! I'd only just setup the camera in the hope that I might get something but 10 seconds after opening the shutter this almighty crack occured right in front of me. Couldn't believe my luck. I was buzzing (literally) for about half an hour afterwards as the static & huge kick of adrenalin made me feel very odd. And yes my hair did stand on end!

After a little PS work:

[Mrs Fish]

I prefer the first one

nice pic.

[Bonce]

Great pic!

Don't let Don see it, he got struck by lightning last winter.

[.Markski]

Bonce said:

Great pic! Don't let Don see it, he got struck by lightning last winter.

With shirts like his it's Gods way of telling him to change his wardrobe

[simpo two]

Mrs Fish said:

I prefer the first one

Me too.
Whenever I try lightning pics it always seems to be sheet lightning, boo.

[Don]

.Markski said:

Bonce said: Great pic! Don't let Don see it, he got struck by lightning last winter. With shirts like his it's Gods way of telling him to change his wardrobe

With friends like these.... LOL!

[Don]

BTW: GREAT pictures....


But yes...how shall I put it...

It brings back F***ing painful memories.

[Don]

trackdemon said:

And yes, it was FLCKING CLOSE!!

Not as close as I got....

trackdemon said:

Couldn't believe my luck. I was buzzing (literally) for about half an hour afterwards as the static & huge kick of adrenalin made me feel very odd. And yes my hair did stand on end!

I couldn't believe my luck either. I survived! Talk about a kick of adrenalin....you have never seen a fat old man pedal like I did to get away...and my arms and shoulders hurt like a bastard. I sort of screwed up when my muscles all convulsed - really strange...like a mains shock but quicker and REALLY painful. I still reckon it didn't actually hit me but hit very close by...and I got a groundshock off it...or else I'd be brown bread...

[Nighthawk]

Nice pictures

I find my camera to have excellent storm reducing qualities, in that every time i set it up to try and get some lightning shots they dissapate leaving me with nothing.


As for Don's shocking experience
that was one of the first threads I joined in when I found this place,

[cheesesliceking]

so let me get this clear....

You were out in a Lightning storm camera (with metal bits) up in the air & pointing it towards ther flashes...


riiiiight.... Are you Dutch??

[trackdemon]

cheesesliceking said:

so let me get this clear.... You were out in a Lightning storm camera (with metal bits) up in the air & pointing it towards ther flashes... riiiiight.... Are you Dutch??

Dur, like, yeah right man.

Actually, you'll probably notice the edge of my bedroom window on the right hand side of the pic. I just propped the camera on my window sill pointing slightly upwards and opened the shutter. Simple really, just a huge dose of luck that the strike happened where it did.

[Wacky Racer]

This chav applied for a vacancy for a conductor at his local bus company so they nailed him to the chimney........

[simpo two]

Wacky Racer said:

This chav applied for a vacancy for a conductor at his local bus company so they nailed him to the chimney........

Well it's a down to earth job...

[bar_steward]

Wacky Racer said:

This chav applied for a vacancy for a conductor at his local bus company so they nailed him to the chimney........

obviously in it for the pay - he earned a stack.....

[wimdows]

cheesesliceking said:

so let me get this clear.... You were out in a Lightning storm camera (with metal bits) up in the air & pointing it towards ther flashes... riiiiight.... Are you Dutch??

Eh? Hmmm, being Dutch, I never knew the Dutch are known for that sort of thing...now cheese on the other hand..!

[ricardo g]

Yip, great shot indeed!


I got the photo maker out during the storms but I couldn't get the timing to get the lightening in shot... how did you manage?

[dcw@pr]

That is a seriously cool picture!