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a large summer thunderstorm moves over the Gateway Arch, St. Louis, Missouri ©1980 Joseph Matthews |
For
me, lightning sums up all that is exciting about watching weather. Its
the climatic fireworks at the end of the process as cumulus builds to
nimbocumulus and becomes a storm. It often continues to accent the finale
of the storm as the rains slack and the clouds open back up. It is accessible
but untamed nature, both beautiful and dangerous. Most of us live in
areas that have thunderstorms with lightning, unlike rarer climatic
events, like tornadoes. But be warned;
storm chasing to capture images of lightning is as dangerous as chasing
tornadoes across the Midwest. Lightning kills. You can capture great lightning photography. What is required? Basic to advanced experience in photography, good equipment, patience, planning and a knowledge of how storms work and move in your area.
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