Lightning on the Beeline

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Sunday July 29, 2012 Fort McDowell, AZ (Current Conditions)

A bunch of lightning slams into the valley around the Superstition Mountains and the Saguaro Lake area near the Beeline Highway. This is a stacked image from a minute 30 seconds of shots. Was so light out, had to shoot at f/22 for a 1 second exposure.

Uploaded by: ChandlerMike

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Categories: lightning, thunderstorm, clouds, rain, desert, mountains, sky, trees

Camera Type: Canon EOS 5D Mark II

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1. jerseyshoretoo 6:22 PM GMT on July 30, 2012
Wow, awesome lightning shot! Action: \| Ignore User Member Since: February 25, 2007 Comments: 7992

2. Maciejewski 6:23 PM GMT on July 30, 2012
You realize they more you post these pics the more I want to come to AZ and shoot!!! Well done!!! This will be an AC in a matter of minuets!!! <~~~ Exactly!!! Action: \| Ignore User Member Since: May 16, 2006 Comments: 341

3. llpj04 6:32 PM GMT on July 30, 2012
WOW 1 sec exposure! Action: \| Ignore User Member Since: July 10, 2010 Comments: 15826

4. stoneygirl 7:05 PM GMT on July 30, 2012
What a spectacular shot, Mike. Wow and a super AC. Action: \| Ignore User Member Since: September 24, 2005 Comments: 5583

5. Wanda1948 7:28 PM GMT on July 30, 2012
Wow, great shot Mike! Congratulations! Action: \| Ignore User Member Since: November 18, 2009 Comments: 61747

6. ChandlerMike 7:52 PM GMT on July 30, 2012
Thanks guys! Just to make sure you know, this is three images stacked together from strikes that happened within a minute thirty seconds. At that time of day, I could only muster a 1 second exposure, so I was rapidly firing hoping to catch something. And got these three :) Action: \| Ignore User Member Since: January 6, 2009 Comments: 1456

7. Maciejewski 8:02 PM GMT on July 30, 2012
Yeah I'd say you got something!!! Action: \| Ignore User Member Since: May 16, 2006 Comments: 341

8. ColoradoKat 8:05 PM GMT on July 30, 2012
Awesome, as always, Mike! Congratulations! Action: \| Ignore User Member Since: December 24, 2007 Comments: 21014

9. catilac 8:17 PM GMT on July 30, 2012
Great job Mike, Congratulations! Action: \| Ignore User Member Since: October 29, 2008 Comments: 42766

10. SVLover 9:22 PM GMT on July 30, 2012
Really super work, Mike! Action: \| Ignore User Member Since: October 29, 2006 Comments: 30568

11. evec 10:40 PM GMT on July 30, 2012
Spectacular - nicely done. Congrats! Action: \| Ignore User Member Since: December 14, 2011 Comments: 1601

12. novembergale 10:49 PM GMT on July 30, 2012
Amazing! Congratulations! Action: \| Ignore User Member Since: February 20, 2008 Comments: 4163

13. Kennebunker 1:49 AM GMT on July 31, 2012
Really cool, and an excellent result, Mike. Kudos to you, and AC congratulations, too! Action: \| Ignore User Member Since: July 16, 2009 Comments: 23090

14. Bluesmaster 2:23 AM GMT on July 31, 2012
Impressive, AC congrats! Action: \| Ignore User Member Since: September 12, 2008 Comments: 15101

15. Greetings 8:45 AM GMT on July 31, 2012
It's a beauty! Action: \| Ignore User Member Since: October 7, 2010 Comments: 368

16. MfgitndUSA 4:39 PM GMT on July 31, 2012
Great shot rewarded after all your hard work. May I ask if you are uisng photo software to 'stack' shots? I've only recently read about stacking while trying to photograph the moon. Awesome photos. Action: \| Ignore User Member Since: July 27, 2012 Comments: 21

17. ChandlerMike 6:26 PM GMT on July 31, 2012
Quoting MfgitndUSA: Great shot rewarded after all your hard work. May I ask if you are uisng photo software to 'stack' shots? I've only recently read about stacking while trying to photograph the moon. Awesome photos. Hey! Yeah, I used Photoshop for this...it's pretty simple, I just did a "lighten" blend for each layer and it lets the lighter parts blend with the bottom layers. Pretty sweet deal :) Action: \| Ignore User Member Since: January 6, 2009 Comments: 1456

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