The Official Storm Photo Thread!

[Disneynut322]

I just thought I'd start a thread where everybody can post their storm photos. I am fascinated with severe storms, so I'd love to see all your photos! Have fun! Here are a few to start us off!

http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p147/OneofHogansHeroes/Lightning/P1110516.jpg

http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p147/OneofHogansHeroes/Lightning/P1150078.jpg

http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p147/OneofHogansHeroes/Lightning/P1150267.jpg

http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p147/OneofHogansHeroes/Lightning/P1150358.jpg

[JR6ooo4]

I think I may brighten this one a bit...

I saw this sky forming while driving on hwy 55 in southern illinois. Pulled over and shot.
http://mnmstudios.smugmug.com/photos/23400669-M.jpg

Mikeeee

[bostran1]

How did you get all the shots of the lightening? Just a quick trigger finger on an SLR? Was it just a huge storm and you had a super slow shutter to get it? The look great, both of you!

[Disneynut322]

I think I may brighten this one a bit...

I saw this sky forming while driving on hwy 55 in southern illinois. Pulled over and shot.
http://mnmstudios.smugmug.com/photos/23400669-M.jpg

Mikeeee That's an awesome shot! Great capture! :thumbsup2 I don't think you need to brighten it, it looks pretty menacing as it is.

How did you get all the shots of the lightening? Just a quick trigger finger on an SLR? Was it just a huge storm and you had a super slow shutter to get it? The look great, both of you! Yeah, I just had a slow shutter to get it. I had it set for 2 seconds. Trust me I don't have a quick trigger finger. ;) Thanks for the complements! :)

[wkrider]

I have posted a couple of these before but I thought I would add the to the official storm thread.....

http://wkrider.smugmug.com/photos/148770235-M.jpg

http://wkrider.smugmug.com/photos/148770937-M.jpg

http://wkrider.smugmug.com/photos/148770111-M.jpg

[Virgo10]

Now this is my type of thread! :thumbsup2 :rotfl:

I love weather and love taking pictures of it. Here's a few of my favorites.

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b310/virgo10/Florida%20Dec%2004%20through%20March%2005/almosttornado3-14-05.jpg
From my kitchen window March, 2005

http://pic18.picturetrail.com/VOL910/465229/16385339/251592922.jpg
From my kitchen window May, 2007. Both of these tornado looking storms were most likely roll clouds with a drop down. I got that info from the National Weather Service.

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b310/virgo10/Florida%20Aug%2005%20-%20%20Dec%2005/rollcloud.jpg
A more generic roll cloud.

http://pic18.picturetrail.com/VOL910/465229/1173317/76609248.jpg
Lightning at Port Orleans (before it was French Quarter).

http://pic18.picturetrail.com/VOL910/465229/12516437/185596576.jpg
Thunderheads

[ElizK]

I love storm pics! This one DD15 took last week (and it was taken at 9am!):
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d154/pennie14/May2007016.jpg

She took this one at the same time. It's the weeping willow tree behind our house. I had been playing with the f-stop and ISO, but she didn't know she needed to change it back. I thought this turned out to be a really cool picture!:
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d154/pennie14/May2007025.jpg

And this one I took two years ago as we were flying out of Fort Walton Beach, FL just as the very outer bands of Hurricane Katrina were approaching:
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d154/pennie14/IMG_0107.jpg

[jann1033]

this was an odd storm that literally lasted about 5 mins of black clouds with blue sky on both sides. it came up in just a few mins as well:confused: it was just really strong wind when it was over me but then i think rained a little farther east but never did anything else
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b332/jann1033/IMG_0268_1.jpg
totally ot but there is a quiz on being a storm spotter on http://www.weathernet5.com/stormspotter/index.html
that shows different clouds and what they produce..interesting.

[photo_chick]

Clouds from the small storms that popped up here yesterday. They say it was our last day of rain for a while. I hope so, we have had well above average rainfall and my yard is flooded (along with many others in the area)

http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w232/the_real_photo_chick/-9145.jpg

[Virgo10]

A few more.

http://pic18.picturetrail.com/VOL910/465229/10115233/182352457.jpg
Anvil cloud.

http://pic18.picturetrail.com/VOL910/465229/10115233/179107151.jpg
Just rain.

http://pic18.picturetrail.com/VOL910/465229/10115233/174314003.jpg
After the storm we got multi level clouds.

http://pic18.picturetrail.com/VOL910/465229/10115233/156402567.jpg
Rainbow over the orange grove.

[Cdn Friends of Pooh]

Here are a few taken in our neck of the woods a couple years ago. Sorry about the poor quality - they were taken from a moving car :drive:

http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c84/lblambert/scenic/HPIM2530.jpg

http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c84/lblambert/scenic/HPIM1590.jpg

http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c84/lblambert/scenic/HPIM1763.jpg

http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c84/lblambert/scenic/HPIM1934.jpg

http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c84/lblambert/scenic/HPIM1954.jpg

http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c84/lblambert/scenic/HPIM1960.jpg

[Disneynut322]

Awesome photos!!! Does anybody have any more???

[Disneynut322]

Actually, I have another one I got last night! It was the biggest bolt I've ever seen! It lit up everything; it was really cool! I had to edit it because I had it on an eight second shutter, so it made it pretty bright. I'll show you before and after editing.

Before
http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p147/OneofHogansHeroes/Lightning/P1160674.jpg

After
http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p147/OneofHogansHeroes/Lightning/Lightning-1.jpg

[Disneynut322]

Anybody have any more???

[tinksdad]

Great job on the lighting shots Disneynut. They're hard to capture!!

Here's a couple of shots from our neck of the woods;

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/208/502273004_8853275c06.jpg



I thought this was an interesting shot. The rainbow look like it was just above the ground.


http://farm1.static.flickr.com/214/490797550_200959274d.jpg

One more;

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/246/517253751_174e26bb13.jpg

[Disneynut322]

Great shots tinksdad! I especially like the second one; that's awesome! :thumbsup2

[jann1033]

Great job on the lighting shots Disneynut. They're hard to capture!!

Here's a couple of shots from our neck of the woods;

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/208/502273004_8853275c06.jpg



I thought this was an interesting shot. The rainbow look like it was just above the ground.


http://farm1.static.flickr.com/214/490797550_200959274d.jpg

One more;

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/246/517253751_174e26bb13.jpg

really like the last one and makes me think..hmm time for a road trip perhaps????:cool1:

[sk8belle]

Ditto on liking the last one. Tinksdad, did you use a filter for that or is that light natural? It looks really cool!

[tinksdad]

Ditto on liking the last one. Tinksdad, did you use a filter for that or is that light natural? It looks really cool!

Thanks folks! Great "Big Sky" in the land of enchantment!!

I did have a circular polarizer on. The skies were even more impressive in person since the camera does tend to lose the 3D effect that we see.

[webshark3]

And even on topic. :)

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y20/webshark3/IMGP4512.jpg

[scottny]

here is a cloud moving in on the Empire State Building, taken with Olympus E-volt 500 when I was still learning how to use it.

http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g134/scottny/560.jpg

[brack]

Just before the downpour last week.....
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b144/brackjr/New%20Pictures/IMG_0371.jpg

....... the downpour
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b144/brackjr/New%20Pictures/IMG_0375.jpg

[Disneynut322]

Just before the downpour last week.....
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b144/brackjr/New%20Pictures/IMG_0371.jpg

....... the downpour
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b144/brackjr/New%20Pictures/IMG_0375.jpgWow!!! Those are AWESOME! Especially the first one! Great job!

[Disneynut322]

And even on topic. :)

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y20/webshark3/IMGP4512.jpg LOL! :rotfl:

here is a cloud moving in on the Empire State Building, taken with Olympus E-volt 500 when I was still learning how to use it.

http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g134/scottny/560.jpg That's really cool! Nice job! :thumbsup2

[tinksdad]

Wow!!! Those are AWESOME! Especially the first one! Great job!

I'll say!! What a fanastic capture!!

[scottny]

thanks

[KingdomHearts]

:cool1: I love storms! I have always had this obsession with tornados, and I always tell my husband that I want to go to the belt on one of those storm chaser tours. I love the weather! Thanks for posting these pictures they are all really amazing!

[Captain Brain]

I love the lightning shots. I love watching Thunderstorms and hail storms. (Thought the effects aren't very good)

[makinorlando]

We had three pretty bad storms here in Central FL this past week. Monday was VERY bad lightening, and sorry, but I was not about to go out to take photos!

Here's one from Wednesday - it was very much hurricane like!
http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e291/makasper/Misc%20Nature%20and%20Stuff/0ba416e4.jpg

[brack]

I'll say!! What a fanastic capture!!

Great shots tinksdad! I especially like the second one; that's awesome! :thumbsup2

Thanks. I wasn't sure that I had even captured the lightning.

[tinksdad]

We had three pretty bad storms here in Central FL this past week. Monday was VERY bad lightening, and sorry, but I was not about to go out to take photos!

Here's one from Wednesday - it was very much hurricane like!


Good to hear and see that Florida is getting some much needed rain!!:banana:

[DVC Jen]

I LOVE this thread.

We saw some amazing storms building while at Disney the past week and a half. I took a few pics of one particular updraft as we were leaving Epcot. It is still a raw file though - not sure when I will have it ready to post.

Then yesterday as we were driving through Louisianna we saw some more amazing cloud formations - but the camera was packed in the back of the van and I didn't have the heart to make my girls dig around back there for me.

DH and I are storm spotters for Dallas county and get called out every time there is a severe storm heading for us. It is kind of a bummer though because we are right under the storms and I have a hard time getting great shots that way.

We have talked about driving around and doing some unofficial chasing from time to time - but just haven't yet.

[iggbees]

wow these are all great! i love the lightning ones. we've had some wicked bad storms around here lately, but i've been too chicken to get out and shoot the lightning. i should try it now, since i finally got my new tripod in. there was even this one beautiful shot i wanted to get there was a rainbow in the foreground and tons of lightning going on in the background when i was stopped at a light, unfortunately i didn't have my camera on me at the time. i guess that's just telling me i should always carry it with me, huh?

[tinksdad]

Love the storm clouds and the awesome contrast between the light and dark. Here's one from yesterday afternoon.

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1037/560322102_c087a6825c.jpg

[makinorlando]

Love the storm clouds and the awesome contrast between the light and dark. Here's one from yesterday afternoon.

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1037/560322102_c087a6825c.jpg

Very cool - I love to watch the clouds roll in before the storms.

I am definitely adding NM to the places I want to visit in the near future. I had family that live there, but never had the opportunity to visit.

Once Tara and I leave Orlando and don't take vacations when people visit us, we will get to start traveling a bit more again!

[jann1033]

Very cool - I love to watch the clouds roll in before the storms.

I am definitely adding NM to the places I want to visit in the near future. I had family that live there, but never had the opportunity to visit.

Once Tara and I leave Orlando and don't take vacations when people visit us, we will get to start traveling a bit more again!

so are you saying when you know someone is coming you go someplace else on vacation so you don't have to visit with them and take them to wdw?;) :lmao:

( i know you mean you use up your vacation time with visitors coming to see you but just couldn't resist. if i lived any place anyone would want to visit i might be tempted do what i said after a couple on months of visitors:))

[tinksdad]

Very cool - I love to watch the clouds roll in before the storms.

I am definitely adding NM to the places I want to visit in the near future. I had family that live there, but never had the opportunity to visit.

Once Tara and I leave Orlando and don't take vacations when people visit us, we will get to start traveling a bit more again!

It's a grand and "enchanting" place!! Lots to see and lots of diversity in landscapes and topography. Funny thing, we go to Florida!!! :rotfl2: WDW and scuba diving!!! :banana: :love: Gotta Love it!!

[Virgo10]

I took this on 6/18. There were thunderstorms all around us and they send out these roll clouds from time to time.

http://pic18.picturetrail.com/VOL910/465229/16385339/260516904.jpg

Roll clouds are completely unattached from a parent storm cloud. This is what makes it distinctly different looking compared to a wall cloud or a shelf cloud. A roll cloud is long and tubular and appears to be "rolling" along a horizontal axis. Although you may think it looks like a tornado turned horizontal, it is not associated with tornadoes at all.

Most impressive! :teeth:

[0bli0]

i posted this in the photos near you thread, but it's pretty appropriate to this one, too. we have been hit with a lot of storms these last three weeks. the Pasha Bulker, a Philippine coal ship, ran aground after being pushed by the wind and waves. :headache: :mad: :confused3

http://homepage.mac.com/imagetechphoto/weekly/weekly__T2A2600.jpg

[mlill]

Here are a few of my favorite storm pics. They were taken in Northwest IN...

http://www.familyphotoquilt.com/stormy1.jpg http://www.familyphotoquilt.com/stormy2.jpg
http://www.familyphotoquilt.com/stormy3.jpg http://www.familyphotoquilt.com/stormy4.jpg

Let's see more! I love storm pictures!!!
-Michelle

[tinksdad]

Love the grounded freighter 0bli0!! a very moody shot.

mlill; that second shot of the clouds is very cool!!

[scottny]

This was taken from a boat on the Hudson River in NYC last October.

http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g134/scottny/PA153625.jpg

[grimgrinnin]

Last August in AZ:
http://grimgrinnin.smugmug.com/photos/89828034-L.jpg


grim pirate:

[Disneynut322]

Great photos everybody!!! :thumbsup2 Keep them coming!

[SharonLowe]

I was on the blacony of the Tower Lounge in the Contemporary Resort last week ("14th" floor concierge lounge) watching the lightening behind Space Mountain. This was one of my favorite shots:

http://www.wdwinfo.com/photopost/data/500/92445MK_Fireworks_06182007_F0F4475-med.jpg

I had to crop out the left side because there was a very bright light pointing directly my way.

[Caitsmama]

I was on the blacony of the Tower Lounge in the Contemporary Resort last week ("14th" floor concierge lounge) watching the lightening behind Space Mountain. This was one of my favorite shots:

http://www.wdwinfo.com/photopost/data/500/92445MK_Fireworks_06182007_F0F4475-med.jpg

I had to crop out the left side because there was a very bright light pointing directly my way.

AWESOME shot!!!! :thumbsup2

[tinksdad]

AWESOME shot!!!! :thumbsup2

Totally agree, wonderful catch!!!

[jann1033]

I was on the blacony of the Tower Lounge in the Contemporary Resort last week ("14th" floor concierge lounge) watching the lightening behind Space Mountain. This was one of my favorite shots:

http://www.wdwinfo.com/photopost/data/500/92445MK_Fireworks_06182007_F0F4475-med.jpg

I had to crop out the left side because there was a very bright light pointing directly my way.
nice shot...would have hated being on space mt at that moment though. when i was cameraless lightening hit somewhere nearby( smelled a kind of burning rubber smell but never could find where it hit) and it was so loud i about jumped out of my skin.:scared1: :)

[SharonLowe]

nice shot...would have hated being on space mt at that moment though. when i was cameraless lightening hit somewhere nearby( smelled a kind of burning rubber smell but never could find where it hit) and it was so loud i about jumped out of my skin.:scared1: :)

The storm was actually way in the distance so no chance of it hitting. If it did, it would hit those very tall lightening rods and no one would really notice.

Thanks for all the nice comments. Will post a couple more when I have time.

[wdw_girl_18]

Wow I love everyone's pictures!!

This is right before a tornado hit in chicago at 3 pm last september

Things like this never happen in chicago, so everyone was so scared and lost haha.
http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f265/megan732/sdfsdf.jpg

[gokenin]

I was wondering how most people manage to get pictures of lightning strikes? do you just keep taking pics hoping for one to hit ? or a fast trigger finger? have always been curious how to get one:confused: :surfweb:

[tinksdad]

I was wondering how most people manage to get pictures of lightning strikes? do you just keep taking pics hoping for one to hit ? or a fast trigger finger? have always been curious how to get one:confused: :surfweb:

I've gotten a couple, but they were just luck!! I set the camera (on the tripod) and with a longer exposure that night requires, just kept releasing the shutter until I got something. A bit frustrating, since some great bolts were missed. Good thing it's digital!! :eek:

[Caitsmama]

Wow I love everyone's pictures!!

This is right before a tornado hit in chicago at 3 pm last september

Things like this never happen in chicago, so everyone was so scared and lost haha.
http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f265/megan732/sdfsdf.jpg

Holy cow, that was at 3 PM??? Yikes, what a dark sky!! :eek:

[msgrimm23]

this was taken the other day after one of the many storms that came through

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d71/msgrimm23/100_1680.jpg

[SharonLowe]

I was wondering how most people manage to get pictures of lightning strikes? do you just keep taking pics hoping for one to hit ? or a fast trigger finger? have always been curious how to get one:confused: :surfweb:

No one has a fast enough trigger finger. You just have to set your camera up and keep shooting. It works best when it is a real storm with lots of strikes rather than an occasional strike. You also don't want too long of an exposure because with a long exposure the strike won't show up unless it comes at the end of the exposure. The one I shot was at f/5.0 for 6 seconds. The strike came toward the end of the exposure. If you notice the lit up area in the clouds, there was alot going on up there but it ended up just being light, not a bolt.

[tinksdad]

Not a major storm, but the clouds started moving in last night, my daughter and I went out to get a couple. This is one I like the best.

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1049/667176910_fa9aba5270.jpg

shot with a graduated neutral density 2-stop filter, .8 shutter, f/4.5

[Virgo10]

There's a low pressure area in south Florida and yesterday it was spinning up the most amazing clouds. We didn't end up getting any thunderstorms but, judging by this cloud, somebody was sure getting something. :eek:

http://pic18.picturetrail.com/VOL910/465229/16385339/262812429.jpg

[Caitsmama]

Kevin -- That shot is amazing!!!!! Great job!

[Sanka]

Took this on Monday on our way home from a mini vacation. I was on a ferry boat when I took it. Unfortunatly Home was on the dark side of the photo.

http://www.adamandshannan.info/cm/albums/trip/Cape%20Breton/Ferry_WS.jpg

[mikamah]

No one has a fast enough trigger finger. You just have to set your camera up and keep shooting. It works best when it is a real storm with lots of strikes rather than an occasional strike. You also don't want too long of an exposure because with a long exposure the strike won't show up unless it comes at the end of the exposure. The one I shot was at f/5.0 for 6 seconds. The strike came toward the end of the exposure. If you notice the lit up area in the clouds, there was alot going on up there but it ended up just being light, not a bolt. I was wondering that myself yesterday when we were at the beach and a great thunderstorm rolled in. Took a ton of pics but didn't catch one lightning bolt. Here's some pics without lightning.;)

http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l7/mikamah/IMG_1423.jpg

http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l7/mikamah/IMG_1429.jpg

http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l7/mikamah/IMG_1428.jpg

[scottny]

took this looking out my window. Please excuse the fire escape. i live in NYC and storms are not too bad but I liked the way it looked with the buildings.

http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g134/scottny/061607001.jpg

[Cdn Friends of Pooh]

These were taken earlier this afternoon out our front window

http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c84/lblambert/DisBoard/IMG_0041.jpg

http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c84/lblambert/DisBoard/IMG_0042.jpg

http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c84/lblambert/DisBoard/IMG_0038.jpg

[isobar]

http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j300/isobar5/stormyday071507009.jpg

[boBQuincy]

http://suzieandbob.com/gsm/mt/brp_1406_2.jpg

Blue Ridge Parkway, Waterrock Knob
The storm was climbing up and over the Blue Ridge but we thought we could make it to the top of Waterrock Knob (1/2 mile trail) before it really hit. The first good crack of lightning let us know it was time to turn back.
Hmm, we were on the highest peak in the area, what could go wrong?

[jann1033]

nice photo bobq..we always hope to see a thunderstorm when we are in the brp area but so far just fog...( as long as i was not inside a tent or on a trail of course )

[greeneyedchic75]

First I want to say I love this thread. The pics are amazing and I have enjoyed every one of them! I have some pics to add, even though no where as impressive as the ones I have seen.

Marco Island as a Thunderstorm approaches
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y210/greeneyedchic75/floridavacation377.jpg
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y210/greeneyedchic75/floridavacation378.jpg
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y210/greeneyedchic75/floridavacation376.jpg

Sanibel Island out on a boat as another storm starts to come
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y210/greeneyedchic75/floridavacation348.jpg


Storm approaching during midday last fall in my front yard at Ft Bragg Nc . I loved the contrast of the dark sky against the leaves changing for Fall
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y210/greeneyedchic75/november105.jpg

[greeneyedchic75]

Wow I love everyone's pictures!!

This is right before a tornado hit in chicago at 3 pm last september

Things like this never happen in chicago, so everyone was so scared and lost haha.
http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f265/megan732/sdfsdf.jpg

Wow thats at 3PM?? Scary!! Reminds me when I lived in Southern Lousiana.. I was always wishing I had a basement when I lived there to hide from the storms lol

[Virgo10]

Persistence finally paid off. I caught this lightning last night from a storm that was raging on due south of us.

http://pic18.picturetrail.com/VOL910/465229/16385339/265987620.jpg

[ThurlFan]

Here's a system that tracked just east of us last month...

http://i194.photobucket.com/albums/z77/MagicTripsCat/IMG_1180.jpg

A few minutes later, a second, smaller storm popped up between us and the first storm. The pure white clouds are several miles further distant than the tan-colored clouds.

http://i194.photobucket.com/albums/z77/MagicTripsCat/IMG_1183.jpg

[Sue's Mum]

i posted this in the photos near you thread, but it's pretty appropriate to this one, too. we have been hit with a lot of storms these last three weeks. the Pasha Bulker, a Philippine coal ship, ran aground after being pushed by the wind and waves. :headache: :mad: :confused3

http://homepage.mac.com/imagetechphoto/weekly/weekly__T2A2600.jpg

I think that's a fantastic photo. The gulls in the bottom right corner made me smile -- all that drama and they're busy pecking.

[polkadotladybug]

I was so inspired by this thread that I've been waiting for a good summer storm to come along so I can try my hand at getting some lightning shots - it's a heck of a lot harder than you think! My "trigger finger" must be pretty slow - haha - I'm sure the neighbors thought we were nuts when we came outside and sat down with a camera and a tripod - LOL - here are a few from last night (I took nearly 400 shots - thank goodness for digital cameras! The last picture of the big bolt was my very last photo - I figured I had been successful so we booked it back into the house after that - LOL

Some sheet lightning -

http://img.inkfrog.com/pix/polkadotladybug/IMG_5074.JPG


http://img.inkfrog.com/pix/polkadotladybug/lightning2.jpg

My very last lucky shot -

http://img.inkfrog.com/pix/polkadotladybug/lightning1.jpg

[HeyIt'sMe]

Scary clouds rolling in .....

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g161/MichaelsSDE/IMG_0719.jpg

(April 2007, Indiana)

[isobar]

A storm in the country tonight.
IMG]http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j300/isobar5/stormynight0712.jpg[/IMG]

[isobar]

Maybe this time:)

http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j300/isobar5/stormynight0712.jpg

[isobar]

One More.

http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j300/isobar5/stormynight072.jpg

[mikamah]

http://img.inkfrog.com/pix/polkadotladybug/lightning1.jpg
That's just awesome!!
I've been trying to get a lightning pic, but no luck. Do you just set your camera on continuous shoot and cross your fingers?

[tinksdad]

This an area East and South of Albuquerque looking East from a little town called Torreon.


http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1203/875983324_3693730101.jpg

[goodmorningirl]

Here's one I took last week in Disney World. I'm no pro but I really love how scary it makes the castle look.

http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z39/swolfsandle/Disney/Disney045.jpg

[Michele]

This an area East and South of Albuquerque looking East from a little town called Torreon.


http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1203/875983324_3693730101.jpg



This is an AWESOME pic!!!!

[tinksdad]

This is an AWESOME pic!!!!

Thanks, Michele! Wonderful clouds that day, and the rain falling in that one spots was very cool.

[polkadotladybug]

I can't figure out how to "quote" my photo - LOL - but for the lightning shots I took - I used a tripod and put the camera on "continuous shot" and when I thought something was coming - I just held my finger on the picture taking button and got really lucky - I think I took over 500 pictures over the course of maybe 15 minutes - LOL I have a Canon S3. No way could my old Sony DSC-W1 have done this!

[Cdn Friends of Pooh]

These are from a storm that rolled through on Monday evening ...

http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c84/lblambert/July23-02.jpg

http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c84/lblambert/July23-03.jpg

http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c84/lblambert/July23-01.jpg

[Disney*Dreamer]

This is from a storm that is coiming over the mountains right now, into Tennessee from North Carolina. I am in Tennessee, over these mountains is North Carolina. No lightening yet, but I can hear a lot of rumbling going on, you can see the rain on the mountains, and the wind is picking up. Not a great photo, I wish the tree wasn't in the photo.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v237/pa1nter/DSC01395.jpg

Here is the same view on a sunny day. The tree to the far right in this one is the one that is in the middle of the first one.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v237/pa1nter/DSC01243copy.jpg

[isobar]

This is a storm that rolled through on 08-02-07 from the Gulf of Mexico.
Sorry for the poor quality taken with a camera on my Treo 650.

http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j300/isobar5/Photo_080207_002.jpg

[MOmousefan]

This is the result of our January ice storm.

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a146/mtsanders/Aftertheicestorm.jpg

[mikamah]

I can't figure out how to "quote" my photo - LOL - but for the lightning shots I took - I used a tripod and put the camera on "continuous shot" and when I thought something was coming - I just held my finger on the picture taking button and got really lucky - I think I took over 500 pictures over the course of maybe 15 minutes - LOL I have a Canon S3. No way could my old Sony DSC-W1 have done this!
Thanks. The lightning shots are cool, and I'd love to get a good one someday. The few times I've tried, I've done that too, but didn't get lucky.

[Cdn Friends of Pooh]

A couple from our trip this past weekend ...

http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c84/lblambert/IMG_0072.jpg

http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c84/lblambert/IMG_0073.jpg

[Disneynut322]

WOWWW!!! Everybody's photos are awesome! Great job! :thumbsup2 Keep them coming!

[Disneynut322]

Come on, somebody has to have some photos.

[tofubeast]

This was one of my favorite shots:

http://www.wdwinfo.com/photopost/data/500/92445MK_Fireworks_06182007_F0F4475-med.jpg



Absolutely stunning. It looks like the mother ship is calling for its baby UFO ship to fly home...off to Alien land!

[deletedpenguin]

In San Diego, we rarely have inclement weather, so when we had the remenents of Hurricane Dean move through, we had some exciting weather. Woke up to lots of thunder and lightning and over 2 inches of rain in an hour.

http://www.theswedersens.net/stefan/storm.jpg

[kimluvswdw]

And even on topic. :)

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y20/webshark3/IMGP4512.jpg

We have been many times while it looked like this. I kind of like it.

[Disneynut322]

Bump.

[LYNNDISNEY]

http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll173/lynn7963/IMG7616_244-1.jpg

[Merrywheather]

I finally got a shot of lightning:woohoo: . 'Tis the season!
http://hh4202.zenfolio.com/img/v1/p95146017-4.jpg

[Disneynut322]

I finally got a shot of lightning:woohoo: . 'Tis the season!
http://hh4202.zenfolio.com/img/v1/p95146017-4.jpg Awesome shot Merrywheather! It's always great when you can catch that lightning, its tough sometimes I tell you! Great job though!

[jann1033]

I finally got a shot of lightning:woohoo: . 'Tis the season!
http://hh4202.zenfolio.com/img/v1/p95146017-4.jpglove the coloration...some day i gotta try this again.......some day, hopefully not today:lmao: we've had tons of rain but not "storms"

[Merrywheather]

love the coloration...some day i gotta try this again.......some day, hopefully not today:lmao: we've had tons of rain but not "storms"
Thanks! I don't know why it turned out purple, though! I was hoping for some "forked" lightning, but I was glad to get anything. It's raining cats & dogs here today, too. And of course, it's the day that I have off and could actually go outside by myself to try out my new lens!

Awesome shot Merrywheather! It's always great when you can catch that lightning, its tough sometimes I tell you! Great job though!
Thanks! You don't know about the 100 shots of blackness that I also took!:lmao: