{"id":618,"date":"2010-07-16T09:47:07","date_gmt":"2010-07-16T16:47:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.russbishop.com\/blog\/?p=618"},"modified":"2016-10-18T16:36:42","modified_gmt":"2016-10-18T23:36:42","slug":"lightning-strikes-twice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/russbishop.com\/blog\/lightning-strikes-twice\/","title":{"rendered":"Lightning Strikes Twice"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Lightning<\/a><\/p>\n

Contrary to popular belief lightning can strike the same place twice as shown in this timed exposure in the Ajo Mountains of Arizona. Although there are devices available for capturing lightning images, I find that composing a shot and then making a timed exposure of one to three minutes in sync with the rhythm of the strikes works just as well.<\/p>\n

This image was made with a 300mm lens\u00a0at a distance of about ten\u00a0miles. While heading back from a day of shooting at Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, I noticed the storm in the distance just after sunset and was surprised by the consistency of the strikes on the ridge. Shooting lightning can be dangerous (a tripod makes a good lightning rod!), but the conditions were perfect on this evening with\u00a0clear skies above me and the long lens bringing the drama safely into view. The challenging part\u00a0was actually framing the image in complete darkness\u00a0using only the light from the strikes to compose.\u00a0After opening the shutter,\u00a0I watched and waited as\u00a0mother nature\u00a0created her elaborate light painting.<\/p>\n

\u00a9Russ Bishop\/All Rights Reserved<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Contrary to popular belief lightning can strike the same place twice as shown in this timed exposure in the Ajo Mountains of Arizona. Although there are devices available for capturing lightning images, I find that composing a shot and then making a timed exposure of one to three minutes in sync with the rhythm of … <\/p>\n

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