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Last night in Woolgoolga we had a storm such as I have never seen, anywhere. The lightning was continual eg striking every 2-3 seconds, for about 4 hours. Took this shot, it's fairly crude being taken through the flyscreen, but old Jack across the road will no doubt appreciate the print I am going to give him.
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Good capture max.........but are you removing the bin before you do a print......
Cheers ....bp....
Difference between a good street photographer and a great street photographer.... Removing objects that do not belong... happy for the comments, but .....Please DO NOT edit my image..... http://bigpix.smugmug.com Forever changing
Actually I have sent this pic to the local Coffs paper, they (Coffs City Council) forgot to pick up a number of the old wheelie bins from this street last week and I am hoping to shame them into action. This bin is one of the forgotten ones. However, for old Jack's photo, yes, I will empty the bin
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A truer word has never been spoken Bob See Psalm 19:1 President, A.A.A.A.A (Australian Association Against Acronym Abuse)
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Actually Craig, there were so many booms, literally hundreds of them, maybe even thousands, it just went on for hour after hour, actually the street was more in full light than darkness for most of the time, and this at 10.30pm and afterwards! Talked with a neighbour a minute ago, I think the surfclub has been de-roofed! President, A.A.A.A.A (Australian Association Against Acronym Abuse)
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I would suggest - Leave Tom Cruise and run for your life
And I concur - great shot. Greg - - - - D200 etc
Talent hits a target no one else can hit; Genius hits a target no one else can see. - Arthur Schopenhauer
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The surf club 
great capture Max. On the left hand side, is that normal with lightning? It looks like clouds being displaced along the strike. Or is that just your screen moving from the impact 
cheers, radar
One of our staff in Brisbane had a very nasty experience with lightning a
couple of weeks ago. She was in the shower and lightning struck the house. It transpired that the house had not been properly grounded during construction, and as a result, she took a full hit from the current through the plumbing and the water. Has been a sick girl ever since, including some heart problems a few nights ago (and this is a young, otherwise healthy 20ish girl) (The house is approx 5 years old - the building company is paying all medical bills, and I would expect there will be a compensation claim to follow) This is different than being out and about and aware of what you are doing, but it is a reminder of how dangerous lightning can be. Greg - - - - D200 etc
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Mudder, it was actually well behind old Jack's house, maybe a block away, not sure what it hit, but there were hundreds of hits like that in the space of an hour, spectacular. President, A.A.A.A.A (Australian Association Against Acronym Abuse)
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Actually Radar, the surf club roof ended up, evidently, a couple of blocks away on the roof of a block of flats. Robyn went for a walk today to see the damage and couldn't find the displaced roof - it was gone. President, A.A.A.A.A (Australian Association Against Acronym Abuse)
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Thanks Glen, actually Radar, the top left hand corner of the image is a crude clone attempt on my part to get rid of a part of my house's eaves that were in the way! Up close you can actually see the flyscreen in the image, and it didn't print particularly well. But a great storm nonetheless.
It was quite strange, I took approx 70-80 photos at 30", 15", 10" and bulb settings, but none turned out except this one, which was the very first shot. The others were just too light, it was literally daylight most of the time, and the shots looked like a normal sunny afternoon street scene. Lightning shots are exceptionally hard to take, I think at least in my case you just need to fluke it! 
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If you were finding the shots too bright, I would suggest a shorter expsoure and maybe shooting at f8 may of helped reduce the problem.
But maybe as you said it was just such an intense storm that their wasn't a good way of capturing it...
having enjoyed a few storm chases now, I find that using the f8-11 30" @18mm worked best for me.
Love the shot mate, that's one hell of a strike. I was about to hit the sack at 3am this morning when this front pushed through with a hyperactive cell started booming just 10km from home. Did a chase through Brissy for three hours and now am kicking myself that I didnt think to bring the shots on disk to work to upload (my adsl connection is missing the rather essential modem) Mark Greenmantle
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Special modification for Mic
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Bob.
Great capture, wonder where/what it hit?
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