Posted on 06/24/2010 8:36:58 PM PDT by Scythian
This is the extraordinary moment a photographer captured bolts of lightning striking not one, but two Chicago landmarks at the same time. Electricity rushed down the lightning rods atop the The Willis Tower and the Trump Tower at the exact same instant last night. Seen through the rain from the Hancock Tower, the strikes lit up the sky around.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1289162/Lightning-strikes-Willis-Tower-Trump-Tower-Chicago.html#ixzz0rpf9RIs5
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
Terrorist storms!
I used to live on a high floor (35th) condo with an unobstructed view to the west. It was great to watch thunderstorms rolling in across the city - far better than anything on television.
That’s one of the most remarkable pictures ever taken.
Truly a thing of beauty!
*ping*
I have friends in Ohio, the other day they said it was pour rain and in the high eighties...When it stops raining, they said the humidity becomes hellish....
In the midwest spring and summer is the time for hellaciously cool if not scary thunderstorms ...
Yeah, my friends in Ohio love the 89 degrees with the extreme humidity....They love it so much, they have nearly killed each other.
>I simply went with a very small apeture, low ISO,
>and 30 second exposure.
Exactly. Beautiful shot too :)
I get maybe one decent image in 30 shots. As you said, digital has made this possible. Otherwise, 30 shots would be the better part of a roll of film. $$$
The other part of luck is being where the storm is happening.
Amen.
By the way, interesting that Barak means 'lightning'.
Luke 10:18
"And He said to them, I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven."
Cue the Lou Christy.
The images are more than stunning.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.