Tuesday, August 7, 2012

Getting Lucky With Lightning

I have gone out many nights this summer trying to get some decent pictures of lightning. Up until Friday night, all I got was a bunch of garbage.

But after going to the Diary Of A Wimpy Kid movie with Jackson Friday night we saw lots of lightning on the horizon. Jackson said "Dad, lets go take lightning pictures!" I was planning to go, but I was even more excited when I saw how excited he was.

We got lucky and I drove to a spot that had a perfect view of the approaching storm. Here are some of my favorite pictures from the evening:





Jackson and I had a blast showing each other the pictures we had gotten. We couldn't have asked for a better night.
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16 comments:

  1. Will CooperAugust 7, 2012 at 7:57 AM

    Great pics! What settings did you use on your camera? Here are some lightening shots I got a while back:

    http://runlonger.blogspot.com/2010/10/lightening-strikes-not-once-but.html

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  2. UnknownAugust 7, 2012 at 8:47 AM

    Awesome shots. Wow!!

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  3. RachelAugust 7, 2012 at 8:48 AM

    The third one is my favorite! I love taking pictures of storms too, but I have a crappy camera so they are never even close to that awesome.

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  4. Vanessa @ Gourmet RunnerAugust 7, 2012 at 8:53 AM

    Wow-incredible photos Cory!

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  5. Rachelle WardleAugust 7, 2012 at 10:36 AM

    Awesome! Sounds like such a fun night.

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  6. susetteAugust 7, 2012 at 10:51 AM

    Jackson will always remember that night with his daddy! What great memories for him and of course the photos are superb as well!!

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  7. CharAugust 7, 2012 at 10:22 PM

    They're great photos. And it's a nice way to spend quality time with your boy.

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  8. ash & dizAugust 8, 2012 at 5:49 AM

    So cool!! And I love that your son wanted to go with you!

    p.s. what settings did you use on your camera?

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  9. Kate GeisenAugust 8, 2012 at 8:02 AM

    Fantastic pictures, and even cooler that Jackson was so excited about it. That'll be something you guys remember for a long time I bet.

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  10. Cherie SantiagoAugust 8, 2012 at 9:35 AM

    Geez, No wonder my daughter was freaking out. poor baby, she was staying at a house right under there. very cool pictures though.

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  11. Coy MartinezAugust 8, 2012 at 11:43 AM

    WOW!!! They almost look sci-fi, like lightening claws! Good job!

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  12. Matthew SmithAugust 8, 2012 at 12:44 PM

    Very cool! How do you do that? Leave the lens open for awhile? I'm glad you guys got to spend some quality time together. Great shots!

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  13. ryanandgingerAugust 8, 2012 at 4:44 PM

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  14. ryanandgingerAugust 8, 2012 at 4:45 PM

    Hey, just saw your picture on KSL News. You are famous once again :)

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  15. Tyler HillAugust 9, 2012 at 7:45 AM

    Hey there! I'm a long time stalker - first time poster. I also saw your pic on KSL. It was kinda trippy. I was running on a treadmill at the gym, listening to music on my headphones when I looked up randomly at the TV and saw your lightning photo. I had just read your post about 45 minutes earlier, and thought, "Whoa, that looks exactly like the photo I just saw on fastcory.com".

    Anyway, great blog you have here. On long runs I think about your ultra recaps to try to convince myself that marathons are easy.

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  16. Jerilee E.August 9, 2012 at 8:13 AM

    Holy cow- those pics are amazing!!

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