Jason Boggs
Here is a little bit better quality vid capture:
Susan Strom
EF5
ooh la la...
and I love the white-blue light on the street.
and I love the white-blue light on the street.
Greg Blumberg
EF4
WOW! Wish I was there to see that. Great capture!
Tyler Burg
EF2
After seeing that clip I can see how it would be easy to misjudge distance. It was such a quick burst that by the time your eyes get to it, it's gone. Anyway great work again!
Jason Foster
Damn dude...that was effing close. Thank god you were in the truck on that one. I don't know exactly how close the CG was that got me in the foot...might have been further than this....but still hurt like hell. If you were holding anything electrical or metallic, you would have felt even a little buzz (even inside the truck).
I can see from the perspective of the camera that you were pulled over, maybe even with the right side tires into the grass (kudos for showing how it should be done). Were you planning to step outside at all (or perhaps you just popped back in)?
I can see from the perspective of the camera that you were pulled over, maybe even with the right side tires into the grass (kudos for showing how it should be done). Were you planning to step outside at all (or perhaps you just popped back in)?
cdcollura
EF5
Good day all,
Wow ... Awesome shot!
I see you removed the interlace lines and re-posted ... Looks like it may have vaporized the top of that stop sign / speed-limit sign?
Wow ... Awesome shot!
I see you removed the interlace lines and re-posted ... Looks like it may have vaporized the top of that stop sign / speed-limit sign?
Scott Weberpal
EF5
I don't know if that is exactly 100% true. I shot a still of a lightning strike about as close (<1000 feet away) and felt nothing standing out in the open in tall, wet grass. In fact, I stayed out and shot some more stills
I'm sure the conductivity of the surface someone is standing on has a lot to do with how much they "feel".This was shot at 15mm so in reality it was much closer than it looks. Image is cropped.
Jason Foster
I don't know if that is exactly 100% true. I shot a still of a lightning strike about as close (<1000 feet away) and felt nothing standing out in the open in tall, wet grass. In fact, I stayed out and shot some more stills
Well the wet grass (but open sandal shoe) was what the set-up was for me, and almost identical fence scenario (although from the streamers off the trees...looks like the strike was actually in the distance). While the CG itself isn't on video, I was rolling (as was Jeff G. and others) and you clearly see the flash when I got struck (and everyone else freaked and jumped in the van, which I do have on video...LOL). I'd hate to think it was closer to me than 1000 feet...I just figured much closer and a medic would be on scene. But I'm no expert either.
BTW, another great shot.
cdcollura
EF5
Good day all,
LOL, I remember that, Jason ... The damage to my laptop (and burning out any batteries you "try" in it) too!
Anyway, the above shot shows the CG, and you (Jason) are about mid-way between the CG and me in the van (out of frame to the right). The actual bolt is washed out due to the brightness.
LOL, I remember that, Jason ... The damage to my laptop (and burning out any batteries you "try" in it) too!
Anyway, the above shot shows the CG, and you (Jason) are about mid-way between the CG and me in the van (out of frame to the right). The actual bolt is washed out due to the brightness.
Jason Boggs
I never even thought about stepping outside. CG's were popping like crazy all around me, but that one was the closest of them all.
Jason Boggs
I don't know if that is exactly 100% true. I shot a still of a lightning strike about as close (<1000 feet away) and felt nothing standing out in the open in tall, wet grass. In fact, I stayed out and shot some more stills
This was shot at 15mm so in reality it was much closer than it looks. Image is cropped.
Dang Scott, now that's a sweet shot. Very nice!
Jason Boggs
I may have to take a trip back up there (just north of Amarillo) and see if the sign has any damage to it.
Scott Weberpal
EF5
Judging by the pic posted with you by the fence, that may have had something to do with it (I had open toe flip-flops on). I'm guessing that conductivity of the fence you were near had a lot to do with you being able to feel it at some distance. Had I been on the other side of the road near the fence, I probably would have felt something similar. With my image, its difficult to tell whether the actual strike was next to the tree or behind it, but either way, I was only about 1,000 feet from the tree where the streamers are coming off. I've never jumped for joy as much as I did when the shutter closed and my LCD showed that I caught the strike. I doubt I'll ever catch anything that close on a still camera again in my life!
Justin Wiley
EF1
This may be slightly off topic, but if you were out shooting pictures or whatever and lightning did end up striking within 1000 feet of you or so, your immediate reaction would obviously be to run inside.. whether it be a car or house or whatever. My question would be that since lightning rarely strikes the same place twice (at least within a given thunderstorm) wouldn't the chances of a bolt striking in that same general area be less now that one has already struck there.. or am I just rambling on like an idiot that has no clue?
By the way.. really nice pics here. Amazing, in fact.
By the way.. really nice pics here. Amazing, in fact.
Dan Robinson
If the storm is still overhead, the same spot is 'fair game' for the next CG. I have personally witnessed multiple CGs hit in almost the exact same place several times. The most incredible of this was May 26, 2008 in (if I remember correctly) Greensburg as we started to punch through the storm that would later produce a tornado near Pratt. There were four CGs just seconds apart that hit just in front of us by about 1/2 mile, in just about the exact same spot. It was like a Van De Graaff generator sparking repeatedly, in almost perfect tempo every 2-3 seconds.
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