Danger, Danger, High Voltage..

[tooth_dr]

We were treated to an excellent storm on the last night of our trip to northern Italy, just outside Milan.

The view was nice from the 5th floor balcony and the rain never reached us.

I got a few shots with my D800E and a Nikon 180mm F2.8 lens 5-10s exposures at F5.6 ISO400.  Then a few wide fields with my Tokina 28-70mm F2.8 lens, 20s exposures, made into a composite image.

I made a couple of timelapses too.

I hope you enjoy them, as much as I enjoyed the whole experience.

 

CS

Adam

 

Edited August 8, 2019 by tooth_dr

[David Smith]

Wow, quite a collection.

[don4l]

Superb images!

 

[AKB]

Rather worryingly, my Avalon M-Uno mount has been in Italy for an upgrade, and DHL tracking tells me that it was flying out from Milan to Heathrow last night!!  

Later... it seems to have landed safely at Heathrow, now... phew!

Great pictures!

Tony

[tooth_dr]

Thanks guys. It lasted a good four hours, and I sat watching it the whole time. 

@AKB there were constant flights coming out of the airport and I was thinking I’m glad our flight isn’t until the morning. 

[JamesF]

Excellent photos.  We had an electrical storm here last night, too.  But it didn't start until just after 3am at which point I wasn't really up for setting up a camera, so I just wandered downstairs to unplug the ADSL router and went back to bed.

James

[AKB]

34 minutes ago, JamesF said:

I just wandered downstairs to unplug the ADSL router

...another advantage of fibre to the house, I suppose!

1 hour ago, tooth_dr said:

there were constant flights coming out of the airport

...you almost definitely saw the plane carrying my precious cargo!

[alan potts]

Beautiful shots, we had about 60storms in May and June, very much like this, now it's 40c

Alan

[tooth_dr]

4 hours ago, alan potts said:

Beautiful shots, we had about 60storms in May and June, very much like this, now it's 40c

Alan

Thanks Alan. Did you try any photos?

[Scooot]

Great shots. Very Striking  

[maw lod qan]

The forces of nature are so incredible!

I try to tell my grandchildren that if you can get past the "boom" a thunder storm is beautiful to watch.

[tooth_dr]

26 minutes ago, maw lod qan said:

The forces of nature are so incredible!

I try to tell my grandchildren that if you can get past the "boom" a thunder storm is beautiful to watch.

Any time in Florida, we've always been treated to a few good storms.  This one was nice because there was no thunder to be heard, nor any rain.