Today this storm seemed to come out of nowhere and smack us in the face. Within minutes of leaving home to go to work the sky opened up and poured swimming pools of water over any who dared to be outside. Usually I am not one to pull over, but this storm sent me to the side of the road as it was just nearly impossible to see. My lovely wife had just finished a doctors appointment and thankfully she was not out in it. Reaching her on my cell; I told her to stay put and it wasn't safe. The rain let up enough after a few minutes to allow me safely back on the road, but it wasn't long before huge bolts of lighting began to light up the darkened sky. They seemed to be hitting really close and a couple of them made me talk like a sailor for a minute as I was talking to my wife. Beyond being scared out of my mind, I really wanted to photograph the lightning as I had never done so successfully before. When I pulled into the parking lot it was still raining hard enough that I delayed getting out. Rolling down my window as low as I could; I set up for a bulb exposure and waited. Basically that means that the shutter stays open till I let go of the button. Try as I may, I could not seem to time it correctly. Every time I would let go then it would lightning. So I just went to a long exposure and decided to play a guessing game. Randomly pointing toward where the lightning had been I clicked the shutter and waited. Bam!!! I got one and screamed like a banshee in celebration of my first lightning photo. Reviewing the shot told me that I had moved and it was not right. Undeterred, I kept trying until a few minutes later I scored again as I pointed my camera at the sky. This time I didn't move, and I considered it a keeper worthy of a daily photo. It is dark and gloomy with an unintended vehicle driving through my frame, but I like the way it looks and it is what it is.
Happy Shooting.
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