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Uploaded by: Hurricane765 — Friday June 29, 2012 — Brentwood, NY (Current Weather Conditions)

The sky was incredible leading up to this moment. To the east, a strong orange/red glow from the rising sun. To the west, dark and ominous with lightning from the approaching storm. I really wish I could have time lapsed the sunrise in full but I was running around too much trying to record the lightning and get as many stills of the sky as possible. Then this happened.

 
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1. Makenzy 10:15 PM GMT on July 03, 2012    
Wow !! Excellent !!!
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2. 57classic 10:17 PM GMT on July 03, 2012    
Holy Cow that was one close call. Just amazing
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3. Wanda1948 10:20 PM GMT on July 03, 2012    
Wow, it looks very scary! Great job, Daniel!
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4. observing 10:26 PM GMT on July 03, 2012    
Very cool!
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5. SunsetSailor 10:36 PM GMT on July 03, 2012    
Amazingly beautiful and I always appreciate the extra time it takes you to do this for us. Please be safe, one of those strikes looked like it was between you and the building.
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6. Hurricane765 11:07 PM GMT on July 03, 2012    
Oh my this got a lot of feedback already! @SunsetSailor, no worries, I was under cover by this point and I do believe that ghostlike blue streak was an internal lens reflection
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7. Kennebunker 11:21 PM GMT on July 03, 2012    
Wow, wow, wow, and WOW again, Daniel. Totally amazing! And yes, please do be careful!
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8. Kennebunker 11:21 PM GMT on July 03, 2012    
Wow, wow, wow, and WOW again, Daniel. Totally amazing! And yes, please do be careful!

Hmm, I must have punched the enter button and bounced on it to get a double post - but I really, doubly mean it all!
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9. emixam101 11:45 PM GMT on July 03, 2012    
WOW! I understand how you make GIF normaly, but HOW can you make a Daytime Lightning GIF ??? I,t impossible to take 15 pictures of the same strike ???
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10. indigo 11:54 PM GMT on July 03, 2012    
Totally cool!!
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11. katy99780 12:02 AM GMT on July 04, 2012    
This is INCREDIBLE! Thank you for your skill, and sharing it with us!
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12. foleyfotos 12:18 AM GMT on July 04, 2012    
Absolutely amazing! If anyone gives this .gif less than a "10" it will show they know nothing about photography. Thank you so much for sharing this series of photos. I know there's luck involved and you have to be in the right place at the right time, but this is awesome! Thanks again.
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13. rds817 12:21 AM GMT on July 04, 2012    
I always know from the thumbnail which posts are yours. This one, as usual, is awesome. Are you sure that one wasn't that close to you? Scary moment.
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14. foleyfotos 12:21 AM GMT on July 04, 2012    
Any chance you can share how you captured this series? I've been trying for years. Thanks.
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15. gatorgal 12:23 AM GMT on July 04, 2012    
And You Are OK??
Your camera?
Everything still works after that close one?
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16. Willow13 12:51 AM GMT on July 04, 2012    
Wow!! Awesome!! I could watch this all night!
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17. Madermade 1:08 AM GMT on July 04, 2012    
Wow oh wow oh wow!!! Incredible!
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18. LovePix 1:40 AM GMT on July 04, 2012    
Absolutely stunning. Foleyfotos was right on. Timing is everything, and you nailed it. Congrats!
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19. teach50 1:44 AM GMT on July 04, 2012    
This is just incredible.
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20. Hurricane765 2:15 AM GMT on July 04, 2012    
Goodness, so many questions. I shall message you guys one on one to try and answer them all!
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21. Ggirl76PCB 2:47 AM GMT on July 04, 2012    
That was freakin awsome!!! Thanks for sharing and congratulations on this incredible capture.
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22. ruralartist 4:00 AM GMT on July 04, 2012    
Fantastic Daniel! Love it.
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23. CythiaSue 4:01 AM GMT on July 04, 2012    
Beautiful weather show!
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24. camerashy 5:06 AM GMT on July 04, 2012    
Wow! Absolutely amazing!
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25. stoneygirl 7:48 AM GMT on July 04, 2012    
First and foremost, thank God you lived to show us this. Holy moly was that a close one. WAAAAAY too close. It's amazing how lightning is truly so unpredictable. It seemed way off and then BAM right next to you. Incredible shots and an awesome "movie" for us to see. I love photographing lightning too but it's always in the back of my mind that I could get into some serious trouble someday doing it no matter how careful I am. Stay safe and thanks for the awesome show.
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26. suelynnes 11:18 AM GMT on July 04, 2012    
I have my fingers in my ears just thinking about how loud this was. I remember one like this hitting our backyard fence post. WOW! Great picture.
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27. Proserpina 1:53 PM GMT on July 04, 2012    
WOW!
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28. jerseyshoretoo 2:13 PM GMT on July 04, 2012    
Excellent capture, very cool!
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29. Budsgirl 3:14 PM GMT on July 04, 2012    
We don't get lightning like that here... miss it! Thanks for sharing!
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30. Bluesmaster 3:36 PM GMT on July 04, 2012    
Very cool!
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31. sharong60 4:46 PM GMT on July 04, 2012    
Hurricane, really cool time lapse photo! I gave you a "10"! That storm you had came from us (no need to thank us!) It started developing about 8pm in Iowa and built as it went! By the time it got to us (around 9pm I am in Illinois and only about 100 miles from Iowa border)it was a big red blob on wunderground's radar that went all the way from the Wisconsin border down to just south of me in Morris (about a 100 miles n-s) and the whole mess was moving east!! It breezed thru my area with 90 mph winds, hail, and the same lightning you have pictured! It looked like the Grand Finale at the 4th of July fireworks and was flashing non stop knocking down trees, power lines and damaging houses along the way! I was on the south edge of the blob, so only got the lightning and some rain! We lucked out! Hope you survived ok!
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32. TWMC 5:23 PM GMT on July 04, 2012    
Really love frame 24 with the strike in the foreground. Great stuff! Thank you for sharing!
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33. CenTexWeatherGal 6:31 PM GMT on July 04, 2012    
Daniel, a very nice animated GIF! Very beautiful and menicing at the same time! (I wish people would read your posts (the artist) to see why there is the 'flash' so close to you..) Great capture!
Debbie
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34. WurzelDave 6:46 PM GMT on July 04, 2012    
Crikey, bet the thunder was loud, great GIF.
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35. Agris 7:46 PM GMT on July 04, 2012    
One detail is very special !!! Elegant job!
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36. SVLover 7:52 PM GMT on July 04, 2012    
Awesome as always!
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37. TheDeanofTravel 10:22 PM GMT on July 04, 2012    
Great work,

I'm curious how you do this and how you show a video here. Would love to learn how.
thanks,
Dean
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38. CenCalGuy 12:46 AM GMT on July 05, 2012    
Incredible! Thanks for the light show!
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39. GracieO 8:45 PM GMT on July 05, 2012    
WOW! That was really close!
Makes my hair stand on end just watching it.
Fabulous capture. 10+
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40. DavidInSATX 10:29 PM GMT on July 05, 2012    
Outstanding! 10 #75
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41. cherriebaby136 1:28 AM GMT on July 06, 2012    
wicked!
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42. swampteach 1:37 AM GMT on July 06, 2012    
This is SO cool!
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43. Hotzenwaelder 5:29 AM GMT on July 06, 2012    
I would say that your choice studies was correct, and you have an A from me.
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44. laurie82472 5:39 AM GMT on July 06, 2012    
Wow! That's so neat, Perfect 10!
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45. Blueforester 12:33 PM GMT on July 06, 2012    
(I wish people would read your posts (the artist) to see why there is the 'flash' so close to you..

Where do you find this post?
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46. antoniomise 5:12 PM GMT on July 06, 2012    
Amazing !
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47. Hurricane765 6:58 PM GMT on July 06, 2012    
I keep getting great feedback on this so I shall say a big 'thank you' to all of the new comments! @Blueforester, I think the post that was mentioned was in my first comment I stated that the ghostlike blue streak was likely an internal lens reflection and not realistic of how close the lightning was yet people were still wondering if I was okay =P
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48. WeatherfanPR 9:15 PM GMT on July 06, 2012    
I like weather pictures. Amazing photographic work. Congratulations!
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49. breezer 8:31 PM GMT on July 10, 2012    
You are a GREAT Photographer w/ gr8 skills. I too sometimes get people asking how to do this and what settings,things like that and with my experience, the best thing for me was just trial and error try all kinds of diff settings and find which one works best with your own camera!

Again awesome shot here.....
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Hurricane765 UPDATED 1/11/12: Hello fellow photography lovers from all four corners of the globe! I am a 22 year old weather and nature photographer currently attending The State University at Oneonta as a Meteorology Major. I have been shooting for three and a half years now and have made outstanding progress in my art through learning techniques, strategies, perspectives, and learning about photography as a whole. I was a photographer for the Oneonta newspaper "The State Times" last semester and plan to be one again in the spring. Also, for the month of January, I have a gallery of 24 of my photos on display at my local library. This sums me up in a nutshell so please, if you have any questions, comments, suggestions, or anything else, feel free to message me and I will get back to you as soon as I can. Until then, keep shooting! Sky Enjoy my photos? I have created a Facebook Page specifically for my photography called "Keep An Eye to the Sky". All of my pictures will be there, minus the GIFs unfortunately. Please feel free to become a fan and browse through my many photos from sunsets to birds to even lightning. Here is a direct AND revised link:"http://www.facebook.com/pages/Brentwood-NY/Keep- An-Eye-to-the-Sky/86982928692?ref=nf" - Hurricane Create your own visitor map!
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