Posted on 08/25/2011 9:09:17 AM PDT by bigheadfred
There was a small storm moving across the way this morning. With the sun just coming up it was producing a rainbow effect in the storm.
So I got my little Kodak camera out and started filming, hoping to catch some of the lightning, too.
When I was looking at it frame by frame to see how well one of the lightning strikes showed up, I was surprised with this 3 frame sequence.
This bolt of lightning seemed to generate itself in my backyard. The storm was a couple of miles away.
Thought it was interesting.
Thought I would share.
Very cool. It’s pretty unusual to catch the return stroke rising from the ground.
Very nice. Something for my wish list. I’m bumping it up the list. Thanks.
Aw, Fred! That’s beautiful! It looks like a heart-shaped balloon on a curly string. Or a pretty flower on an odd stem, LOL! And you’re still getting the rainbow action going on, too. Great pix.
I recall seeing a similar one on the weatherchannel calendar some years ago.
It shows the bolt going upward.
You came very close to having a bolt of lightning hit just feet away from you. Very cool (and dangerous!).
Nice!
Thanks. Beats hanging around waiting for another pic of Vesta.
NASA plays ‘em a little too close to the Vesta, if you ask me.
Blame it on the moslem influence. That Holy Rock thing. And dreaming of Vesta Virgins.
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