… too slow for lightning, and too slow to escape mosquitoes. Last night a great lightning storm was passing over to the north. The lightning was tall and storm was far away, so from where I was it was dry, and there were no clouds above. This made for a great chance to get out into the field and get some wide angle shots without fear of getting wet. Despite spraying, I was mobbed by mosquitoes, and had nothing to show for it save for some bites. Once I got set up, the storm had progressed too far eastward.
Rewind a few days to the storm that woke everyone up on Saturday at 4am. That was a great storm with fantastic lightning! After twenty minutes realizing that I am not getting back to sleep, and that the storm isn’t passing, I decided to try to get some photos while only half awake. I found out which side of the house they were at, and the moment I set up my tripod… the storm jumped 15 km to the east.
I did get one photo though. Its not the greatest, but it is my first lightning pic of the summer (and probably one of the earliest photos in a day I’ve ever voluntarily taken). If we get a storm during convenient primetime hours, I’ll probably be trying again.
