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Shocking night

July 11, 2007

If there is one thing that will get me out of my PJs and into my car with my camera gear....it's a good lightning show.

I got exactly that last night.

It was wonderful lightning...all from the same general area in the sky. Great bolts and repeat strikes...the kind of lightning that photographers crave when they are out looking at storms. Last night was the first time in a long time that it's been good lightning to go out and photograph.

Here are my 2 faves from the night.

Hopefully...you'll see the first one in the newspaper today. It was literally the first shot of the night. I set my camera settings to what I thought would be close...and obviously nailed the exposure AND...got lucky with a few bolts.

Those are the sorts of things that really make me smile, when I know that it wasn't just my technical knowledge that made a great shot....it was a lot of good luck too.

Posted by Jason Palmer at 8:13 AM | Permalink | Comments (2)

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I really like these photos, and I wish the top one would have run on Page 1. Waiting patiently for the flood photos. Take care.

Posted by: Julie G | July 12, 2007 4:10 PM

i really like the yellow startbursts, great colors and comps on both...but you already knew that, didn't you? ;)

Posted by: jen | July 29, 2007 6:59 PM

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