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Title: Cool Desert Storm
Post by: Gunslinger on August 25, 2005, 05:54:00 PM

These are pics of the storm we had last week here.  One even shows the shuttle.  We hardly get reain here and it's even a rarity to having thunder and lightning.  FOr about 30 minutes the power was out yet the whole house was lit up by the electrical storm outside.  Checkem out

http://mysite.verizon.net/res7epnh/Pictures/Space_Shuttle_Storm/index1.htm

Title: Cool Desert Storm
Post by: Raider179 on August 25, 2005, 06:47:12 PM

Great pictures :)

Title: Cool Desert Storm
Post by: Mustaine on August 25, 2005, 08:43:39 PM

wish they had some higher res versions for wallpaper ;)

Title: Cool Desert Storm
Post by: Maverick on August 25, 2005, 09:16:43 PM

You have some excelent shots there. Must have been quire a storm.

Title: Cool Desert Storm
Post by: ChickenHawk on August 25, 2005, 09:22:59 PM

Awesome pics.  Thanks for sharing.

Title: Cool Desert Storm
Post by: Gunslinger on August 25, 2005, 10:07:25 PM

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Originally posted by Maverick
You have some excelent shots there. Must have been quire a storm.

I'm not sure what a quire storm is but this is my favorite.

(http://mysite.verizon.net/res7epnh/Pictures/Space_Shuttle_Storm/images/EC05-0163-6_jpg.jpg)

this storm hit at 1130PM and this makes it look like daylight.  These bolts were hitting like this about every 3 seconds.  It was probably the biggest electrical storm I've ever seen.

Title: Cool Desert Storm
Post by: boxboy28 on August 25, 2005, 10:11:39 PM

GUNS WTFG  great pix!   (i only wish my chitty digital cam had that fast of a shutter)

Title: Cool Desert Storm
Post by: Mustaine on August 25, 2005, 10:51:01 PM

my desktop:

(http://mysite.verizon.net/res7epnh/Pictures/Space_Shuttle_Storm/images/EC05-0163-3_jpg.jpg)

Title: Cool Desert Storm
Post by: cpxxx on August 26, 2005, 10:54:06 AM

Spectacular photos. We don't get many thunderstorms around here either. But yesterday there were a few CB's parading around the countryside. I was out and about when a lightning strike exactly like the last picture happened right in front of me, maybe 3 or 4 miles away.

The trouble was my view was out of the windscreen of a Cessna at 2000 feet:eek:  I looked at my colleague beside me and quickly demonstrated a steep turn and a fast descent. We ran away, bravely.

Back at the airport it looked like a scene from an AH furball as aircraft converged from all directions to get in ahead of the storm.
I had my camera with me but the survival instinct won out. :(

Title: Cool Desert Storm
Post by: CMC Airboss on August 26, 2005, 01:10:27 PM

Great photos!  thanks for sharing.

MiG

Title: Cool Desert Storm
Post by: CyranoAH on August 26, 2005, 01:22:24 PM

It's war of the worlds all over again!! Aieeee!! :D

Title: Cool Desert Storm
Post by: Yeager on August 26, 2005, 01:57:16 PM

I must one day return.....

Title: Cool Desert Storm
Post by: JTs on August 26, 2005, 03:34:07 PM

if they would turn the fans in tehacapi pass off.  those storms would stay in bakersfeild where they belong

Title: Cool Desert Storm
Post by: Hawklore on August 27, 2005, 06:13:20 AM

So was, god just like trying to tell california, heres your stinkin electricity back, I don't want it?!


Great pics btw.

Title: Cool Desert Storm
Post by: Eagler on August 27, 2005, 09:39:48 AM

nice lightning

Title: Cool Desert Storm
Post by: Gunslinger on August 27, 2005, 09:43:39 AM

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Originally posted by CyranoAH
It's war of the worlds all over again!! Aieeee!! :D

That's EXACTLY what it reminded me of.  Except the strikes were not in the same spot but it was intese and bright just like in the movie.

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Post by: x0847Marine on August 27, 2005, 10:06:32 AM

The pics are nice, but I think it's fn cool you live on Mars.

Title: Re: Re: Cool Desert Storm
Post by: Gunslinger on August 27, 2005, 10:14:02 AM

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Originally posted by x0847Marine
The pics are nice, but I think it's fn cool you live on Mars.

more accuratly it's the "moon with roads"  The only thing that makes this place better than 29 palms is the fact that it's "close" to a major city (45 miles)

Title: Cool Desert Storm
Post by: Eagler on August 27, 2005, 10:50:46 AM

watch kind of camera? what was the setting(s) you used?

Title: Cool Desert Storm
Post by: AmRaaM on August 28, 2005, 12:59:52 AM

no alien ships crawling outta the ground ?

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Post by: Sandman on August 28, 2005, 02:39:39 AM

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Originally posted by Gunslinger
These are pics of the storm we had last week here.  One even shows the shuttle.  We hardly get reain here and it's even a rarity to having thunder and lightning.  FOr about 30 minutes the power was out yet the whole house was lit up by the electrical storm outside.  Checkem out

http://mysite.verizon.net/res7epnh/Pictures/Space_Shuttle_Storm/index1.htm

Cool... we got the rain, but not much electricity.

Title: Cool Desert Storm
Post by: Wolfala on August 31, 2005, 02:17:28 AM

Gunny did u take those? If so, what camera and settings?

Title: Cool Desert Storm
Post by: Gunslinger on August 31, 2005, 09:26:21 AM

Wolf/Eagle,

I didn't take these picks they were taken by a friend at NASA

Title: Cool Desert Storm
Post by: Wolfala on August 31, 2005, 02:54:35 PM

If you got time, ask what type of camera, lens, ASA and exposure combo he did.



Wolf