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Lightning photographed in central Oklahoma in May 2001 driving back from a day of storm chasing in the Texas Panhandle.

 

Fuji Velvia 50. This is the closest shot I've ever taken, at around 250 feet, and you can see that the stroke easily overexposed the film in places.

 

It ruined the shot, but I still find a lot to like in this one. Other problems include the freeway overpass in the top-left corner and the severe underexposure of the right side. But like I said, had it not been so close this would have been a throwaway shot.

 

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Uploaded on April 13, 2006
Taken on May 13, 2007