06-28-2009, 10:59 AM | #1 |
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Lightning storm over Charleston harbor!
Driving home tonight from shooting a wedding, I was awed by the lightning storm while driving down the road in my fahbulous convertible, Dolores. (Yes, and shamelessly so, I really do love my car!) Anyway, I realized that I had in-my-immediate-possession the right camera, lenses and tripod so I drove straight to Patriots Point, found the best view of the storm over the Charleston harbor, and set up shop from about 9:40 till 11pm.
It was FUN taking these pics! As I set each exposure, I was cheering on the sky…“come on, come ON, sky! Show me what ya got!” and the moment I saw a big strike during one of my exposures, I found myself doing a dance on the dock that a bystander might say resembled a mix between a Superbowl touchdown dance, MC Hammer and the funky chicken dance. Oh yeah, I was cool alright. Here are a few of my favorites. There are more on my blog!
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06-28-2009, 07:46 PM | #2 |
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WOW! Those are amazing pictures - I always love lightening pictures, awesome!!!
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Those are incredible!!!! So glad you were in the right place at the right time with the right equipment!!!
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Electrifying!
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Great pictures!
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Wow, Val!!! Those were great!!!!! They would be beautiful matted and framed!!!! Thanks so much for sharing them with us!!!!
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My goodness Val, those are amazing. Such beauty...even during a lightning storm.
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Gorgeous Val!!! Thanks.
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Aw, thanks ladies, SO much...I'm really excited about how they turned out and I am planning to frame one (or several) in my living room...I am trying to figure out if I want to get a canvas or mat a print or how I want to do it. :-)
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