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:: They’re tendrils of light, wicked with amperes<\/a>, coulombs<\/a> and megajoules<\/a> …
\n:: A vision in voltage that sparked my night and then my morning,
\n:: Cracking the sky into pieces until it murmured, then crumbled into a cup of reverie.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n

I was awake for this 2am electrical storm over Seattle … one that didn’t stir a soul for its bare whisper of thunder. For more than an hour, these forks of lightning bolted across the sky, and I figured if I left my shutter open long enough, I’d capture one or two. I shot these images through my [not so clean] living room window, with my camera propped up on the window sill. Stats: 12mm (m.zuiko 12-50mm), ISO200, 15sec, f8. Triptych created in Photoshop.<\/em><\/p>\n

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I’ll leave you with this Lightning Safety Sheet (pdf)<\/a> from the National Weather Service site. My favorite quote from it:<\/p>\n

“Lightning laughs at two inches of rubber!”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Click for larger image.<\/sup><\/strong><\/p>\n

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

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