Here's some photos I took of Tuesday evening's thunderstorm over Port Ellizabeth. This was another first for me.
I could barely contain my excitement when I heard the first few rumbles. Stretch, our dog, saw us scrambling into 'his vehicle' and started to whine uncontrollably - so we decided to take him along for the ride.
We drove to a little koppie in Lovemore Heights, where we eagerly awaited mother nature's brilliant light display. Within minutes it started to rain and white flashes could be seen all over the city.
So, there I was camera in hand, no tripod and a plastic bag to protect one of my most prized possessions against the rain.
It's really a shame that I selected the wrong settings for this type of photography - but I suppose the only way to learn is by making mistakes.
As the storm approached us Stretch got very agitated and we decided to return home.
Not wanting to lose out on a good thunderstorm, I decided to take some photos from our porch. Initially I thought that the angle would not be good enough, but I don't think it turned out too bad.
Taking these photos was an exhilarating experience - I felt lik a real life storm chaser!
Heard over the radio today that on 19 March 2011 the moon will make its closest approach to earth since 1993. It was said to expect some extreme weather conditions and possible a few natural disasters such as eartquakes.
Although I really hope that the latter part of the predictions don't come true, I do hope for a clear sky so that I can attempt taking decent photos of the moon.
Splendid! Really splendid. I'm jealous. I also whipped out my camera, and tried a few photo's during the storm, but I struggled with the settings, too. I was wondering how the pro's do it but your photo's look pretty good I must say. I think I will Google "how to photograph lightning" to see what comes up.
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