Great work Ken.
God you got it and it did not get you :-)
Wiliam
> -----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----
> Van: Ken Norton [mailto:ken@xxxxxxxxxxx]
> Verzonden: maandag 10 augustus 2009 4:59
> Aan: Olympus Camera Discussion
> Onderwerp: [OM] Lightening and Weather Sealing Strike Again
>
>
> A severe thunderstorm rolled through Grinnell, Iowa a couple
> hours ago and I couldn't refuse the opportunity to get out in
> it and shoot. As I've been in the midst of photographing the
> library before it is decommissioned, I thought that maybe it
> might make a good subject. I rode out the storm in my jeep
> just on the edge of town out in the open away from trees and
> power-lines. A good thing, too. Power went out as so many
> trees and branches got blown down that the city had to use a
> snow-plow to clear the streets. The rain and hail was so
> intense that visibility was near zero and what I could see
> wasn't very comforting as the power poles were swaying. I
> moved the jeep to keep the nose pointed into the wind as I
> didn't want the side windows to blow out from hail or the
> jeep to get rolled. One of the strongest winds I've been out
> in. The lightening was incredible with this storm and I
> haven't seen this much cloud-to-ground lightening in years.
>
> I went downtown and parked (somewhat illegally, but who
> cares) across the street from the library and shot through
> the driver's window of the jeep. It was still raining and
> the camera (and me) was getting drenched. Fortunately, the
> E-1 and 14-54 are up to the task. I had to repeatably wipe
> the lens off and longed for one of those new-fangled UV
> filters that water doesn't stick to. :)
>
> To hold the camera steady, I had it mounted to a monopod and
> it was jammed between the door and the seat. Plenty stable,
> except for the wind-gusts rocking the jeep.
>
> It was just a matter then of waiting for a flash of
> lightening to photograph and reflexes fast enough to get it.
> There were a lot of flashes I didn't get, but this one I did.
> No, it didn't actually strike the building, but was about
> four seconds away.
>
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AG
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