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clark langley | all galleries >> Galleries >> doc's dailys '08 > What the hail
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What the hail

This is from a few days ago(see hail angel)
I drove to, and then into a lightning storm yo try for some lightning pics.
Blinding rain followed by high winds,then the dreaded golf ball on metal sound.
I ,of course, had taken Cristi's car for the gps and just drove up this dirt/mud road
to try anything to get out of the hail.Drove into a stand of pine trees and had to sit and wait it out.
First time I have ever regretted going for the dangerous shot. I was pretty worried for awhile , as I watched the radar(that is my Iphone and it had almost realtime radar)and that made me feel worse.
The lighting was from lightning about a strike every 2-3 seconds

Went back here the next day,saw 40ft pines on the ground and what looked like a tornado playground.
All that and the above shot is the only photo I got of the storm.
Good thing God protects the innocent and STUPID

Canon EOS 5D
10s f/9.0 at 19.0mm iso640 full exif

other sizes: small medium large original auto
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John Buffin03-Apr-2008 01:59
Glad to hear everything is all right. Hope the vehicle is ok too, being your wife's car and all.
Silvia Roitman02-Apr-2008 21:27
interesting image!