Bakersfield had one of the coolest lightning storms just two days before Halloween and it came with everything from huge car-denting sized hail to down pours and 60 mph wind gusts. The radio even came out with there emergency warning for fear of cloud-to-ground lightning, advising people to stay indoors and away from windows! Now, where was I when this warning is being broadcast...oh yes, on the way to the dog park on one of the only days that week I'd left work before dark. I could see that the 
storm was clearly over the northwest side of town and up above the dog park appeared to be blue skies so I rebelliously ignored the warning (of-course I called mom to let her know where I was in case all hell really broke loose!). It ended up to be one of the most enjoyable days at the dog park because all the "regulars" were there so I had friendly faces to talk to, but better yet I got to watch the storm from afar and just listen to the non-stop roaring of thunder...seriously, it sounded like a starving belly growling insatiably! Once 
it got dark we headed home and then I sat out on the back porch with my camera listening to the rain and thunder while trying to capture the incredible lightning in a snap-shot! Sadly, I have yet to read the entire book that came with my camera so rather than using it's national geographic open shutter technique (which I'm sure it can do if only I knew how to find such a function) I, instead had to use the routine point and click method. This was actually quite challenging because you almost have to click the button before you see the lightning otherwise you'll miss it. After a little over an hour I had one prize winning 
shot and a few mediocre ones and by this point I was cold and a bit stiff from trying to hold completely still while anticipating lightning strikes...anyways these are my successes...oh yeah, and I included one photo of a lightning bolt that I captured last summer coming back through Utah after Mindi's wedding...Tori was driving so I passed the time taking pictures, enjoy! (PS...remember to click on the photos so that your computer will open them up bigger in a separate window for your viewing pleasure!)
storm was clearly over the northwest side of town and up above the dog park appeared to be blue skies so I rebelliously ignored the warning (of-course I called mom to let her know where I was in case all hell really broke loose!). It ended up to be one of the most enjoyable days at the dog park because all the "regulars" were there so I had friendly faces to talk to, but better yet I got to watch the storm from afar and just listen to the non-stop roaring of thunder...seriously, it sounded like a starving belly growling insatiably! Once 
it got dark we headed home and then I sat out on the back porch with my camera listening to the rain and thunder while trying to capture the incredible lightning in a snap-shot! Sadly, I have yet to read the entire book that came with my camera so rather than using it's national geographic open shutter technique (which I'm sure it can do if only I knew how to find such a function) I, instead had to use the routine point and click method. This was actually quite challenging because you almost have to click the button before you see the lightning otherwise you'll miss it. After a little over an hour I had one prize winning shot and a few mediocre ones and by this point I was cold and a bit stiff from trying to hold completely still while anticipating lightning strikes...anyways these are my successes...oh yeah, and I included one photo of a lightning bolt that I captured last summer coming back through Utah after Mindi's wedding...Tori was driving so I passed the time taking pictures, enjoy! (PS...remember to click on the photos so that your computer will open them up bigger in a separate window for your viewing pleasure!) 
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oh the joy of trying to catch lightning...didn't we pull over to finally get a shot. atleast it passed a few hours time.
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