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Big lightning storm that passed behind our house night of 14 November 2008
All these photos were taken ~8pm
Taken May 17th, 2010 from my back porch in Katy, TX (Right outside of Houston). These pictures are my first attempt at shooting lightning. I think they turned out pretty well considering!
There can be few more striking sights than the victims of lightning strikes. This one is actually in fairly advanced decay so is probably swarming with insects helping to speed the process along
Lightning from a storm that passed through Fairborn, OH. This version is post-processed.
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My first attempt at using a CHDK motion detection script to capture lightning. I got this little flicker before the storm ran out of oomph.
Big lightning storm that passed behind our house night of 14 November 2008
All these photos were taken ~8pm
The English Electric Lightning is a supersonic jet fighter aircraft of the Cold War era, noted for its great speed. It is the only all-British Mach 2 fighter aircraft and was the first aircraft in the world capable of supercruise. The Lightning was renowned for its capabilities as an interceptor; pilots commonly described it as "being saddled to a skyrocket".
Built as an F.3, XR728 first flew on 17th March 1965, being delivered to Warton for storage until converted to an F.6 and then delivered to 23 Squadron in November 1967. She also served with 5, 56, and 11 Squadrons and the LTF, finishing her career with the LTF as the Binbrook Station CO's personal aircraft (hence the 'JS' coding on the fin). After retirement she was bought by the Lightning Preservation Group and her final flight was to Bruntingthorpe on 24th June 1988. XR728 is very well looked after by the LPG and performs regular fast taxi runs on the long runway at Bruntingthorpe airfield.
Lightning is 3 years old and a British Shorthair Lilac cross. He came to the rescue centre with his 6-year-old friend Snowy because their owner is pregnant and felt she wouldn't be able to cope. They are both gorgeous and I'm delighted that they've already been reserved and will stay together when they go to their new home. Lightning in particular absolutely loves a fuss. If you stop stroking him and turn your attention to Snowy he reaches out with his paw and touches your face very gently as if to say 'When you've finished, please come back to me'. I have a feeling they were named with the tiniest touch of irony. Lightning is large, placid and extremely laid back ... I couldn't imagine him running for anything. Snowy, of course, is black. :))
Textures by Kim Klassen: greyday and kk_scriptededges: www.kimklassencafe.com/thecafe
We were under a tornado warning... I was outside anyway so I decided to grab the camera.. It was my first lightning picture.
Awesome! The Lightning Preservation Group's fabulous BAC Lightning F6 XS 904, seen readying itself for another high speed taxi down Bruntingthorpe's runway. Photo taken at the LPG's open day in September 2007.
Ear plugs essential!! But it was like going back 20-30 years, with all those memories of great days watching them for real at Binbrook when I was a kid. Me and my school friends would often cycle up there from Grimsby, whenever we could!
English Electric Lightning XN 776 at the Museum of Flight East Fortune Scotland. Built in 1962 as a Mk F.2, modiified to F.2A standard in 1965, this aircraft spent most of its operational career with 92 Sqn RAF Germany.
This was taken just southwest of Rapid City, South Dakota. My camera was set just a little too far to the right, because a huge bolt that accompanied this strike was just to the left out of frame, that is why the sky is lit up to the left. But that is lightning photography for you.
Here is a link to some more lightning photos!! www.flickr.com/photos/kevinaker/sets/72157609571304508/
Lightning out front - This was shot from my garage, so much light around, it is hard to keep the camera open for a long exposure. This was one of about 300 pix I shot.
The left and right whelks pictured here are Lightning Whelks. The center is a Channel Whelk. Note that the Lightning Whelks are "left-handed" (sinistral) where-as the Channel whelk is right-handed. The Lightning Whelks are extremely rare to NJ and normally aren't found North of the Carolina's. These two were found on Jersey beaches and are w/out a doubt Jonas driven.
Lightning Whelk is the State shell of Texas.
New Jersey's State shell is Knobbed Whelk (1995) which is right-handed.
Lightning Whelks were considered "magic" by Native Americans and have been found in the Burial Mounds along the Mississippi River. Obviously they were traded.