For All You Weather-Philes

[SODsniper]

My digital camera captured some storm video and I was able to extract some kewl images.

The strike was about 300 feet away from the idiot with the camera...  

Notice how the lightning actually forms on the ground first...  Wierd...

[nicotineforkids]

Coolio.

[BajaBravo]

Wild stuff!

[Shrapnill]

Lightning often comes from the ground up. To explain briefly, the charge in the clouds charges the surface of the earth as well. Lightning just starts where the electrons are pushed around.

Great images, thanks for sharing!

[Headshot]

Yes, very cool images.  Just had a thunderstorm about 30 minutes ago.  It lasted for a good 2 hours.  Still raining.

[MaJix]

cool pics :cookie:

lightining strikes from air to ground, ground to air and air to air

[DEVo]

lightining strikes from air to ground, ground to air and air to air

The ground to ground lightning pics arent very interesting tho  :tongue:

I took some photos of a lightning storm at Virginia Beach about 6 years ago.  The lightning was purple and blue.  Problem was, I only had an extra promotional roll of film I got for free so I had to use that, and any regular photo place will not develope it.  Ive had it in a drawer for years and always wondered how them pics came out.

[Texan]

Looked like what happened the other night that last 5 hours . Talked to friend in church and he said the transformer across the street got hit twice and just blew up said it was the coolest thing he ever saw

[Headshot]

Things that blow up always look cool.  

Thunderstorms are awesome though.  I love looking out the window when its pooring down rain, theres a ton of wind, lightning, thunder.  You know.  The works.