Lightning images tonight 24oct

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Lightning images tonight 24oct

Postby lkgrainger on Mon Oct 24, 2005 9:40 pm

Hi guys long time no post. A couple of lightning pics for you to have a look at, the first image was a test on settings, wasn't quite right but I'll put it up anyway.
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Postby gleff on Mon Oct 24, 2005 10:59 pm

Hi Leigh,

I love the second shot..
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Postby Manta on Mon Oct 24, 2005 11:01 pm

Woo hoo! Good captures Leigh. :D
I'd say you were lucky living out that way and getting some great storms but it certainly has its downside.

Hope you've been well and that we'll catch up sometime soon and swap war stories.

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Postby BBJ on Mon Oct 24, 2005 11:03 pm

Lucky bugger! :lol: Good shots Leigh oneday i might get lucky.
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Postby lkgrainger on Tue Oct 25, 2005 4:36 pm

Good thing about it we only got a little rain, most of the action went around us. It stormed around two hours before it started to rain so I had plenty of time to try and get a half decent shot. Not to bad for a first timer, bit of luck might storm again tonight. :D
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Postby stormygirl on Tue Oct 25, 2005 4:46 pm

Wow! Pretty cool, only a bit too close for my liking!! I heard you guys had 8cm hail up that way yesterday :shock: Hope there wasn't too much damage. Great effort for a first timer....my first lightning shots were a little unsuccessful....the storm was too far away!
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Postby Jonesy on Tue Oct 25, 2005 5:24 pm

Bring it on... great stuff, I love it. But like BBJ knows all to well we just dont get big storms down here so we just sit and wait and pull the boots on at any sign of those clouds rolling through
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Postby lkgrainger on Tue Oct 25, 2005 6:02 pm

someone just emailed me a pic of the Q1 getting one of eight hits last night.
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Postby JED on Tue Oct 25, 2005 7:31 pm

Nice work. I had no luck trying to do same thing. Ended up taking pix of the power lines until the rain ended the session.
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