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Check this out from tonights storms in Sydney!!

I AM STILL SHAKING!!!

I heard every molecule split in the air......that was as close as i ever want to be!!!!!I was stunned and left the shutter open a little longer than i wanted!!!





Dan

Nice work Dan, I had a few heart in my mouth moments myself.. It was just nuts.. Didn't help I was rushing backwards and forward with 2 cameras trying to get good angles..

These two shots really show the power of mother nature.. brilliant stuff.

Dan great shots!
Now for a bravery award?

Wow at second shot, that is a big bolt!!

Another one guys.....

You've got a bloody good vantage point, you've posted images from here before (the storm cloud ones earlier) so I assume this is the view from your place, or close by ??

whooah, I would have shat myself, great shots!

Recalculation........the shot was 50mts away!!

Dan,
I would be interested in seeing the EXIF from those 3 shots.
lightning photography is something i love, but have never had the chance to do!! all the locations i have to take lightning photography and either facing the wrong direction when the storm hits, too low and wouldnt actually get any of the lightning just to flashes or very high, behind glass and if i wanted to actually get a good shot would need to get very wet.

nicely done Dan
P.S EXIF

Some stunning images you captured there. Congratulations, you should try and get them printed in the paper!

Laurie wrote:Dan,
I would be interested in seeing the EXIF from those 3 shots.
lightning photography is something i love, but have never had the chance to do!! all the locations i have to take lightning photography and either facing the wrong direction when the storm hits, too low and wouldnt actually get any of the lightning just to flashes or very high, behind glass and if i wanted to actually get a good shot would need to get very wet.

nicely done Dan
P.S EXIF

Info from the files above (viewed with IExif View).


#1 : F8, ISO 100, 14.1"s
#2 : F8, ISO 100, 11.5"s
#3: F8, ISO 100, 11.1"s

1st shot is

Make : NIKON CORPORATION
Model : NIKON D200
DateTime : 2007:03:04 23:53:52
ExposureTime : 14.10Sec
FNumber : F8.0
ExposureProgram : Manual
ISOSpeedRatings : 100
DateTimeOriginal : 2007:03:04 22:30:31
ExposureBiasValue : EV0.0
MaxApertureValue : F5.1
MeteringMode : Division
LightSource : Unidentified
Flash : Not fired
FocalLength : 18.00(mm)
UserComment :
ExifImageWidth : 640
ExposureMode : Manual
WhiteBalance : Auto
DigitalZoomRatio : 1/1
FocalLength(35mm) : 27(mm)
SceneCaptureType : Standard
GainControl : None
Contrast : Normal
Saturation : Low
Sharpness : Hard
SubjectDistanceRange : Unknown

The rest where basically the same set up. I just use Bulb till the flash then release....easy as!! Ohh yeah manual focus!

Amazingly close for comfort Great shots.

Great stuff, wish I was there. But youre right, theres plents of heart pounding and shakey hands when its that close!
still great fun though

Nothing more to say then HolyS**T...

Excellent.

MATT

Thanks guys....wooooohooooo i am now on the news.com.au website (image gallery)

Now they have offered to publish it in tomorrows tele.......!

Dan

God.....no one have breakfast before reading the tele tomorrow as yours truly is going to be in there.......lol

They came out and took shots of me and the couple who's house was hit......lol

Dan

I detect some PS in these images!!!!




I'm joking, really!!!

Fantastic images, you can even count the rain drops. Fantastic capture!

Well done on the Tele also. Will have to get a copy!

haha yeh the way the lightening is frozen like that their is clearly some PP at work, and the fact the golf club head isn't frozen like the rest of the shot.

seriously though some unbelievably good shots, well done mate I love them.

Congrats on being published Dan - i will look out for it.

A few more guys,


The shelfy on its way over the hill,


Lightning within the shelfy (it flew across)


Almost on top of me...


The Back end...


All in all , all i can say is WOOOHOOO (can i say 'all' enough in one sentence...lol)

They ran my image in the Daily Telegraph today.......woooohoooo.

Dan

Yep, just spotted it on page 3, 1/2 page fill, well done!

This just gets embarrassing....i just got a call "hey its Shaun Berry from channel 7 news, we are downstairs and would like to interview for the news tonight"

EDIT: Channel 9 News now........lol (they must follow each other around 7 & 9)?

Dan

I'll be watching Dan. Make sure you wear a t-shirt that states someting along the lines of 'public photography is not illegal'.

awesome shots dan and congrats.

i swear the first shot is similar to what i saw on the way home that night no more than a few hundred mtrs in front of me which made me go to my local shopping centre to get cover and watch.

hey

well done saw the pics on the channel 7 news

Cool shots Dan . Just saw one of them ,and you on channel 7 . Also saw they had your web site on the picture too .Hope you get a few web hits from that plug .

hehe saw the images, saw the iview

These are awsome Dan. When it rains........
Regards Colin

How was my "bedhair" lmao.........thanks guys!!!

MATT wrote:Nothing more to say then HolyS**T...

Excellent.

MATT

I definately second that!!!

Wow! These lightning shots are amazing!