Thread: Dark Skies - Lightning

Originally Posted by Midnight Blue

There was a small thunderstorm over my house the other day so I filmed it.

Ahh, the great Britidh summer

This deserves viewing on the big screen, I'll report back later.

Must admit I love thunderstorms some thing about them.
I love open fires too so I can see the flames.
I am not a arsonist by the way just the caveman in me I think.

Well captured MB

I love watching lightning almost as much as I like watching the moon. This is not the best example of lightning I've ever seen. Florida is a great place for viewing lightning. For 10 years, I use to have to travel to Florida twice a year, just for a couple of week at a time, poor me.

liking the look of the trees against the sky. nevr caught lightning on camera before hope you had your PC switched off during the storm

Yet another interesting clip! I liked the lightning when it displayed for a long time (may I suppose the clip is slowed down at that point?).

@enc, the light on the trees against the dark sky is the reason I started filming. It was very interesting having the sun shining on the them for a while as the sky was getting darker. With the lightning being quite spars, it takes a bit of luck to be pointing the camera in the right place at the right time.

@Tim, You are correct in you supposition, I slowed down the lightning strike for a few extra frames as it only lasted one frame in reality.

Florida is a great place for viewing lightning. For 10 years, I use to have to travel to Florida twice a year, just for a couple of week at a time, poor me.

Huh! And with a garden like you have! Hey Guys MB Has just given the game away. He's really a secret millionaire. I liked the cutaway to the pond and the slowed lightning effect is great. Nice job MB.

Me a millionaire, that's a good one. Perhaps at one time I was "comfortable" but that was before the bubble bust.

Thanks for watching.

I thought I might find it mildly interesting. I was wrong. I loved it.