Photo Adventures with Curiosity and Learning


November 14, 2011:Lightning over Singapore

Got up to run this morning and there was another silent lightning show in progress. Not a great time for running but an opportunity to improve my photos of lighting. Today the frequency of events was low, so I used a 20 sec exposure, f/8. Worked well. Here is the first event - to the right of The Anchorage

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A huge cloud to my right - but the window obscured properly orienting the camera - so this is the best I could do

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Another event over the Anchorage

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Branching lightning

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This event was mostly hidden

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Backlit clouds

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Then some low altitude clouds starting rolling in - reflecting the light from the sodium vapor street lights

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Backlit clouds

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Most lighting was totally obscured by the lower level of whatever - reflecting the street lights

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