Killeen Lighting Storm

[z-monster]

From last nights awesome storm as it rolled thru Killeen.

[C!LLY]

and to think, I was driving home in that!

good shots!

[jleyendecker]

great shots i have been trying to get some shots like this but when im ready to shoot the light works dont work! lol hats of to you!

[Daylon]

Brave man! Were you on a roof? Craziness...

[andyz]

Justin, saw your photo in the Herald. Congrats.

[C!LLY]

was it seriously in the herald? woo hoo! you should frame that Justin...and let me see it tomorrow.

[z-monster]

Originally Posted by andyz

Justin, saw your photo in the Herald. Congrats.

Sweet! Thanks!

Originally Posted by Daylon

Brave man! Were you on a roof? Craziness...

Yes indeed I was. Not smart considering that a Manfrotto tripod is made of light weight metal. However, the majority of my neighbors are military like myself. I had all the confidence in the world that should something bad happen that I would be taken care of. So here's the story...

Originally Posted by C!LLY

and to think, I was driving home in that!

Cil was driving to her house from my apartment in this storm. Earlier she asked me to install new brake pads on her car. I also had a glamour/fetish photo shoot to do with a friend who also came over that day. I was so excited to use the skills I learned from Tracy Hicks Glamour Workshop on this model. After I fixed Cil's brakes and washed the grease off my hands, the storm was just rolling in. Cill had to get home of course and I went banana's about this storm that I told my model that I'll shoot her after the storm rolls by. I figured it was gonna rain me out anyway. My neighbors upstairs let me thru their back porch which has access to the rooftop. From there I was in hog heaven, quite surprised that it did not rain at all. It's amazing how exciting a lightning storm can be. I was so excited that I didn't think about my own safety until 45 minutes later when the storm rolled away.

Originally Posted by jleyendecker

great shots i have been trying to get some shots like this but when im ready to shoot the light works dont work! lol hats of to you!

Patience...more patience than anything else. I bounced around between f/2.8, f/8 and f/16 at either 15 to 30 seconds on a tripod. I didn't do bulb becuase I don't have a remote. That's next on my list.

Originally Posted by C!LLY

was it seriously in the herald? woo hoo! you should frame that Justin...and let me see it tomorrow.

Yep. I sent an e-mail to the Chief Photographer of the Killeen Herald and asked if he'd like one of the shots and I also asked what the requirement is. I submitted the top photo as a 8x10 300 dpi jpg. I'm still shocked they printed it as a 2x3 in color.

I was expecting a B&W thumbnail.

[PhotoByMark]

Really like the first shot with the multi-strikes and city lights. Nice!

[PhotoJinx]

Sorry I am a bit late replying to your thread, but I had to tell you "GREAT SHOTS !!!"

I have tried several times, unsuccessfully, to catch some lightning but these shots are encouraging.

By the way, Justin, to you and all of your military buds, thank you for doing what you do! Be safe and may God's blessings be on you all.

[Peacock]

Nice shot, I have some lightening shots as well from a few years back that I decided to print, MPix has metallic paper, that lightening shots really POP off the paper! If you decide to get prints!

Just wanted to share!

[z-monster]

Took this shot just before the bridge going East on I-10 in Baton Rouge. I was on my way to photograph the The Holy Rosary Cemetery in Taft, Louisiana. You can see the front corner of my Jeep on the lower right of the photo. The traffic was backed up bumper to bumper before the bridge. So I decided to get out and snap a few photos.

If you think this was a close one, just wait until I post up the shot taken shortly after this.

[Peacock]

That one would look awesome on metalic paper!

Here is my shot!



Peacock added 0 Minutes and 35 Seconds later...Double Post Merged Below

Lost of good lightening in the Fort Hood / Killeen area this afternoon, and me at work!

[big-buck]

crazy cool