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Lightning Strike Photograph

I caught a photo of some lighting from my back porch just before a storm last week. It was actually a little harder than I thought it was going to be, and I’m going to have to really practice a bit more in the future.

This strike was photographed using a Canon 5D Mark II with a 70-200mm f/2.8 IS lens. ISO was set at 100 and the exposure was 5 seconds.

Lightning Strike Picture

Click through on that image for a larger view, or if you would like access to the full size version, I posted it over on Flickr.

Desktop Wallpaper: A Ray of Hope

On Sunday morning I woke up early for a long drive to Houston, TX. The sky was overcast and hinting of the 24 hours of rain that was to come. As I was driving and about to get on the highway, miraculously in the middle of the sky an opening appeared in the clouds and the bright morning sun poured through like a light waterfall.

I pulled over on the side of the road and snapped this photo. I was fortunate because I had my Canon 5D Mark II in the seat beside me with the 70-200mm lens attached. After I took about 5 shots I hopped in the car and continued. Within 30 seconds the opening was gone.

I’m making two versions available. First a color version:

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