Huge Electrical Storm
#17










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Gotta love storms ... of the non-destructive variety, naturally.
But the supermarkets are rubbish and the t-shirts fade so it's only a matter of time before I book the ticket


#18








Joined: Jan 2006
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Can see em still taking off from here! Nutters!

#20

Apparently you have it coming your way, from out west in next hour..
http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDR663.shtml
http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDR663.shtml



#21
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This one came further north than you Pen, gave you a break - you know you'll get some in the next week or so, if not later tonight.
Fluffy, if the season is as spectacular as the BoM are threatening, then keep your camera ready as you'll get some amazing storm shots off Redcliffe
Fluffy, if the season is as spectacular as the BoM are threatening, then keep your camera ready as you'll get some amazing storm shots off Redcliffe


#24

I have been loving these storms!
Its great to live bayside as we get the lovely breezes but hells bells, it nearly blew me off the balcony.
Fantastic

Its great to live bayside as we get the lovely breezes but hells bells, it nearly blew me off the balcony.
Fantastic




#25

Wasn't much to write home about here in Wello Point - got this picture thou

#26

Bloody great here on the sunshine coast! Have to say, the multiple lightening strikes reminded me of War of the World (Tom Cruise one)! Have sat through many a storm in Australia, this one is pretty awesom

#27








Joined: Jan 2006
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Anyone got any tips for snapping lightning?
My camera takes about 3-4 seconds to capture the bloody shot, by then it's too late!
It has a fully manual option on it as well, I just haven't got a bloody clue how to use it and stick to auto most of the time. Anyone help?
My camera takes about 3-4 seconds to capture the bloody shot, by then it's too late!

It has a fully manual option on it as well, I just haven't got a bloody clue how to use it and stick to auto most of the time. Anyone help?

#28

Hot day, then gets very hot and very humid..
Wnid picks up, about 4pm ish.. then very high winds, and you can see lightening from all directions.
It swirls around you, and the cracks of thunder shake your fillings, the storm intensifies, ...
The humidity increases, the lightening strikes get more ferocious..
Then if your very unlucks, HAIL hits you !
Wnid picks up, about 4pm ish.. then very high winds, and you can see lightening from all directions.
It swirls around you, and the cracks of thunder shake your fillings, the storm intensifies, ...
The humidity increases, the lightening strikes get more ferocious..
Then if your very unlucks, HAIL hits you !
Only one very loud crack of thunder, which upset the kids a bit (but the noise was gone before bedtime..phew!), and nice fresh rain & wind.
I'm not looking forward to hail, as we haven't got a carport! Having hail insurance doesn't comfort much....

#29

I think I must live in some strange pocket
People on the radio talking about the hail and the fab lightning and they are only a couple of km up the road. When the storm came back we had one loud clap and some rain



#30
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Nothng here either, just a little bit of thunder/rain, nothing at all by summer standards


