I'm fascinated by the lightning storms we have here in Florida. There can be incredible displays of nature's fireworks for an hour and there may be no rain at all. Other times, you're in a downpour appropriate for the Old Testament and you can barely see the lightning strikes. Of course, if we're lucky - we avoid the hurricanes of category 2 and above.....
But this was just a night. A random June night. Probably a Wednesday, as I'm guessing that I drove home watching this display (as happens often in the summer along I-75) and then I became motivated to try to capture "lightning in a bottle" (so to speak) once again.
Yes, this means that there is an earlier set of lightning photos..... I'll dig those up soon enough, I suspect.
The big difference between this set and the earlier attempts? Pure luck.
These were shot on the front balcony of my place using a tripod, my Canon G7, 30 second exposures and a healthy dose of karma.....
The other big difference?
I didn't edit these photos. They are straight off of the camera. So... Yes. You can do a lot with a camera that doesn't have interchangeable lenses and a zillion settings.
And yes. This time I ripped off the title of a song that's less great from a band that is certainly less great. But the song is still pretty good....
All that aside.... The curls and loops in the lightning in these photos are amazing. At least to me.
E.
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