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05/04/2015 10:18:55 AM · #1
2015 Storm Side Challenge

I did not get any sleep last night because a beautiful lightning storm came through
About 3am I was like ooo I need to get to bed. LOL

I totally missed all the awesome shots of the spider lightning that goes across the sky, but I was able to capture FINALLY
My first bolt from the K-3

Use this spring and summer to capture any storm/lightning photos.
Share here when you get something :0)

I think this year will be a fun surprise of awesome storms



Message edited by author 2015-05-04 10:20:25.
05/04/2015 11:23:29 AM · #2
05/04/2015 08:43:02 PM · #3
Also a few years ago.

Good idea for a side challenge. I'll be watching for storms this summer.
05/04/2015 08:51:47 PM · #4

Way back in 2007
05/04/2015 09:06:27 PM · #5
Ooo, this could be my favorite side challenge ever. I love lightning! Whether or not I will see lightning and be able to enter is yet to be determined, but I'll certainly be watching.
05/04/2015 09:50:04 PM · #6
What's lightning. ?.
05/04/2015 10:45:46 PM · #7
I shot this about a year ago. I had ridden my bike out to one of my usual turnaround points out around Benbrook lake at the top of a hill. The sky was clear except for one cloud off in the distance. Then it started lighting. But the sky by me was clear. I had brought my DSLR and a flimsy, but portable tripod. Out of about 150 shots, this one was the best of the bunch, though it still wasn't up to being challenge material, or I would have used it in the freestudy that month.

Downtown Fort Worth can be seen in the lower left corner.



I thought the storm was over the mid cities area about 25 miles away. I found out later that it was actually over the city of McKinney, which is a good 50 or 60 miles away on the far northeast side of the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex. Someone else posted a photo on Facebook that looked like this storm was over downtown Dallas, but was still a fair amount away from there.

Message edited by author 2015-05-04 22:46:41.
05/04/2015 10:51:37 PM · #8
Here's one with some color to it. This was July 07.
05/04/2015 11:10:16 PM · #9
Here are a couple of mine from years ago. A storm passed through last night, but wasn't able to stop to take pics.



05/04/2015 11:24:40 PM · #10


Stacked several shots to get that one looking that way. Lighter color blend mode IIRC.
05/05/2015 12:25:04 AM · #11
Johanna.. you made me stop to make sure I had that spelled right hahaha! I am awful at spelling

These are awesome can't wait to see more
05/05/2015 07:43:53 AM · #12
No bolts, but lightning lights up the clouds below -- taken with my Olympus P&S while flying back from Chicago in September, 2001. Here is an image taken from a little higher up ...
05/05/2015 08:07:31 AM · #13
I took this last July.


If you want to see some outstanding lightning shots check out rianbotes portfolio he's a master.
05/05/2015 08:17:25 AM · #14
One of my favorite subjects to shoot. Unfortunately we haven't had a good one here in years. This is the best one I shot so far:
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