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Ken
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Freaking light show!

Postby Ken » Mon Jun 09, 2008 5:13 pm

As I'm typing now, I'm waiting for the second major cell to reach Toronto. We just had one cell pass right over North York and what a freaking light show!!!

I'm going to stay up a bit for the second cell to reach us...even if it means falling asleep at work tomorrow :lol:

I missed two great strikes...both exceptionally impressive...and right in my field of view...when I was adjusting some settings...All I could do was watch the strike on my LCD screen :cry:

Hopefully Phase 2 will be here in 1.5 hours...I'm gonna miss this balcony vantage point when I move in 2 weeks :cry:

Anyways...

Sunset before the storm...

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First successful capture...

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Weak cloud-to-cloud...

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That's a little better...

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Another weak one...

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Specs...

Camera Model: Canon PowerShot A620
Focal Length: 9.6mm (35mm equivalent: 48mm)
CCD Width: 7.21mm
Exposure Time: 5.000 s
Aperture: f/4.5
ISO Equiv.: 50
Whitebalance: Auto
Metering Mode: matrix
Exposure Mode: Manual
Exposure Mode: Auto bracketing

Well...the second cell passed south of North York...so the Toronto people got an amazing show. Since my balcony faces NORTH :evil: I got more glow than anything else! :? I had my camera facing northwest...and most of the action was going off northeast. By the time I point my camera northeast, half the storm has passed by :? Also lots of lightning going off overhead...which I can't shoot...

Let's just say it was lucky I got one...and a very nice one at that. I wish that condo was not in the way though :lol:

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