Thematic Eye of the Storm! Post your lightning/Dangerous weather photos!

Na Horuk · 11-18-2014, 03:27 AM

Wow, some amazing shots here!

I have to say, though, this was the most dangerous storm that caught me. It was a summer storm, came out of nowhere, but with very high winds right through the city streets. No impressive lightning, but I had to quickly drive off the street with my scooter and waiting in one of those pedestrian shortcut tunnels. Was simply too dangerous to drive. Nearby, some construction sites were damaged by the storm, debris flying all around.

Storm brewing

**Rondec** · 11-18-2014, 03:44 AM - **3 Likes**

A lightning shot from a little while ago.

Dr Orloff · 11-18-2014, 06:27 AM - **1 Like**

Amazing lightning pattern there. Here's some lightning a little too close to my house:

rangercarp · 11-18-2014, 07:46 AM

Originally posted by ramseybuckeye

This was a little scary since my wife and I were about a mile and a half from home on bicycles, we beat the storm.

A little scary... but not too scary to stop and take a picture!

LensBeginner · 11-18-2014, 07:55 AM

Today I run into a veritable wall of water... it was like a cloud, but vertical and very dark... I've never seen rain that thick... a pity I couldn't take a snap as I was driving to work and didn't have a camera with me...

Dr Orloff · 11-18-2014, 08:10 AM

Rule 1 - always have a camera with you, even if it's just a phone.

LensBeginner · 11-18-2014, 08:34 AM

Originally posted by Dr Orloff

Rule 1 - always have a camera with you, even if it's just a phone.

Duh! actually, I had one of those... do photos made with smartphones count as well?

let's try a crop...
Note: I edited out some reflections of the car for privacy reasons.

Dr Orloff · 11-18-2014, 08:40 AM

What were you doing in the car that was so private? It's difficult to convey rain on a photograph but that dark band certainly looks very wet. A photo is a photo, it matters not what it was taken with.

LensBeginner · 11-18-2014, 08:45 AM

Originally posted by Dr Orloff

What were you doing in the car that was so private? It's difficult to convey rain on a photograph but that dark band certainly looks very wet. A photo is a photo, it matters not what it was taken with.

Not me, I edited out the reflection of the faces of those I was in the car with. Those were in the cloud part of the image so no detail loss.
Yep, it was!
Maybe it's easier to convey the idea with a "proper camera", but that's what I had with me...

Na Horuk · 11-18-2014, 11:00 AM

tree before storm

**mattb123** · 11-18-2014, 11:19 AM - **3 Likes**

Great thread!
I bought a cheap lightning trigger from eBay a couple of years ago but could never get it to work right so all my lightning shots are at night. I'm a part of the Triggertrap Ada Kickstarter so I'll be getting a new lightning trigger with that when they finally deliver. I was hoping to have it last summer but they have been delayed so I'm still waiting. Maybe I'll have it for the spring storm season...

From my porch

Fall storm

Summer downburst

Dry winter snow squall

Early summer thunderhead

LensBeginner · 11-18-2014, 11:24 AM

Originally posted by mattb123

Great thread!
I bought a cheap lightning trigger from eBay a couple of years ago but could never get it to work right so all my lightning shots are at night. I'm a part of the Triggertrap Ada Kickstarter so I'll be getting a new lightning trigger with that when they finally deliver. I was hoping to have it last summer but they have been delayed so I'm still waiting. Maybe I'll have it for the spring storm season...

From my porch

Fall storm

Summer downburst

Dry winter snow squall

Early summer thunderhead

Wow! those images (and especially the last 3) are simply fantastic!
Can't wait to see your next ones with the trigger from the kickstarter... it's pretty slick, if it really does what's written on the tin!

**mattb123** · 11-18-2014, 11:34 AM

Thank you. Yes, I hope to catch some good stuff with the Ada!

Dr Orloff · 11-18-2014, 12:29 PM - **1 Like**

Excellent photos there Mattb.

Here are a few from Glastonbury 2014. For those who don't know it's a big music festival in England, renowned for great music and for not so great weather:

Gathering Storm:

Power Down:

Robert Plant

**ramseybuckeye** · 11-18-2014, 01:42 PM

Originally posted by rangercarp

A little scary... but not too scary to stop and take a picture!

LOL, you gotta have priorities!

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11-18-2014, 03:27 AM	#16
Na Horuk Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Slovenia, probably Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 11,186	Wow, some amazing shots here! I have to say, though, this was the most dangerous storm that caught me. It was a summer storm, came out of nowhere, but with very high winds right through the city streets. No impressive lightning, but I had to quickly drive off the street with my scooter and waiting in one of those pedestrian shortcut tunnels. Was simply too dangerous to drive. Nearby, some construction sites were damaged by the storm, debris flying all around. Storm brewing

11-18-2014, 03:44 AM - 3 Likes	#17
Rondec Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Gladys, Virginia Photos: Gallery Posts: 27,650	A lightning shot from a little while ago.

11-18-2014, 06:27 AM - 1 Like	#18
Dr Orloff Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Brighton, England Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 512	Amazing lightning pattern there. Here's some lightning a little too close to my house:

11-18-2014, 07:46 AM	#19
rangercarp Pentaxian Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Southern Michigan Posts: 437	Originally posted by ramseybuckeye This was a little scary since my wife and I were about a mile and a half from home on bicycles, we beat the storm. A little scary... but not too scary to stop and take a picture!

11-18-2014, 07:55 AM	#20
LensBeginner Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Photos: Albums Posts: 4,696	Today I run into a veritable wall of water... it was like a cloud, but vertical and very dark... I've never seen rain that thick... a pity I couldn't take a snap as I was driving to work and didn't have a camera with me...

11-18-2014, 08:10 AM	#21
Dr Orloff Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Brighton, England Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 512	Rule 1 - always have a camera with you, even if it's just a phone.

11-18-2014, 08:34 AM	#22
LensBeginner Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Photos: Albums Posts: 4,696	Originally posted by Dr Orloff Rule 1 - always have a camera with you, even if it's just a phone. Duh! actually, I had one of those... do photos made with smartphones count as well? let's try a crop... Note: I edited out some reflections of the car for privacy reasons.

11-18-2014, 08:40 AM	#23
Dr Orloff Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Brighton, England Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 512	What were you doing in the car that was so private? It's difficult to convey rain on a photograph but that dark band certainly looks very wet. A photo is a photo, it matters not what it was taken with.

11-18-2014, 08:45 AM	#24
LensBeginner Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Photos: Albums Posts: 4,696	Originally posted by Dr Orloff What were you doing in the car that was so private? It's difficult to convey rain on a photograph but that dark band certainly looks very wet. A photo is a photo, it matters not what it was taken with. Not me, I edited out the reflection of the faces of those I was in the car with. Those were in the cloud part of the image so no detail loss. Yep, it was! Maybe it's easier to convey the idea with a "proper camera", but that's what I had with me...

11-18-2014, 11:00 AM	#25
Na Horuk Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Slovenia, probably Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 11,186	tree before storm

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11-18-2014, 11:19 AM - 3 Likes	#26
mattb123 Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Colorado High Country Photos: Gallery Posts: 10,872	Great thread! I bought a cheap lightning trigger from eBay a couple of years ago but could never get it to work right so all my lightning shots are at night. I'm a part of the Triggertrap Ada Kickstarter so I'll be getting a new lightning trigger with that when they finally deliver. I was hoping to have it last summer but they have been delayed so I'm still waiting. Maybe I'll have it for the spring storm season... From my porch Fall storm Summer downburst Dry winter snow squall Early summer thunderhead

11-18-2014, 11:24 AM	#27
LensBeginner Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Photos: Albums Posts: 4,696	Originally posted by mattb123 Great thread! I bought a cheap lightning trigger from eBay a couple of years ago but could never get it to work right so all my lightning shots are at night. I'm a part of the Triggertrap Ada Kickstarter so I'll be getting a new lightning trigger with that when they finally deliver. I was hoping to have it last summer but they have been delayed so I'm still waiting. Maybe I'll have it for the spring storm season... From my porch Fall storm Summer downburst Dry winter snow squall Early summer thunderhead Wow! those images (and especially the last 3) are simply fantastic! Can't wait to see your next ones with the trigger from the kickstarter... it's pretty slick, if it really does what's written on the tin!

11-18-2014, 11:34 AM	#28
mattb123 Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Colorado High Country Photos: Gallery Posts: 10,872	Thank you. Yes, I hope to catch some good stuff with the Ada!

11-18-2014, 12:29 PM - 1 Like	#29
Dr Orloff Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Brighton, England Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 512	Excellent photos there Mattb. Here are a few from Glastonbury 2014. For those who don't know it's a big music festival in England, renowned for great music and for not so great weather: Gathering Storm: Power Down: Robert Plant

11-18-2014, 01:42 PM	#30
ramseybuckeye Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Hampstead, NC Photos: Gallery Posts: 17,291	Originally posted by rangercarp A little scary... but not too scary to stop and take a picture! LOL, you gotta have priorities!