Lightning illuminates a cumulonimbus cloud over Corio Bay, - TopicsExpress



          

Lightning illuminates a cumulonimbus cloud over Corio Bay, Victoria Amateur photographer James Collier was prepared when a ‘whopping big thunderstorm cell’ developed suddenly over Avalon Airport near Port Phillip Bay on 14 March 2012. It tracked over Corio Bay not far from his home in the bayside city of Geelong. James, long interested in star trails and other night photography, had recently set his mind on shooting some time-lapse lightning photography. He’d missed one opportunity that evening - the action was too far away - but the Avalon storm which appeared on the Bureau of Meteorology radar sent him driving to the waterfront. He missed one powerful bolt while setting up to shoot from the relative protection of the open rear of his station wagon. With cable release now ready, he thought he’d missed his chance. "It was calm, almost surreal. I was clicking off 10-second time exposures when all of a sudden it let go. I really jumped and nearly fell out the back of the wagon. I wasn’t sure I had pressed the button and had several seconds of anxiety before I confirmed that I had it." Picture: James Collier telegraph.co.uk/travel/picturegalleries/9661213/Australian-Weather-Calendar-2013.html?frame=2391299
Posted on: Wed, 17 Jul 2013 03:47:50 +0000

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