Blinded by the Light…

July9

I can’t see a thing out of my window right now thanks to the rain - except for when the huge 3-4 armed bolt of lightning that just ran up from the building in the center of my window. I’m still seeing spots, or rather lightning streaks. Whoa.

Can I really be blinded by the light? And why is it that your camera is never ready to capture moments like that when you need it?

posted by Christine on 9 July 2003 @ 5pm under BlahBlahBabble

3 Comments to

“Blinded by the Light…”

On July 9th, 2003 at 5:46 pm Nicole Says:
Ooooh. I wish it was storming here! Lucky you!
On July 9th, 2003 at 8:09 pm Z. Hendirez Says:
Sadly, almost every person I’ve known that’s ever gotten a good lightning picture did it by accident. I shoot video for a living, and I still only have maybe five video clips of decent lighting in ten years.
On July 11th, 2003 at 10:29 am Sunidesus Says:
I managed to take one good lightning picture last summer. It’s hard to get one!

I spent two entire storms (at least an hour each) with my camera. I set the shutter to 10 sec. and just kept clicking hoping I’d get something. I think I took at least 100 pictures for the one good one that I got.