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Re: [OM] Lightening and Weather Sealing Strike Again

Subject: Re: [OM] Lightening and Weather Sealing Strike Again
From: "Jim Nichols" <jhnichols@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 9 Aug 2009 22:11:53 -0500
Great catch, Ken. That ought to be a keeper for your project.

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ken Norton" <ken@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, August 09, 2009 9:59 PM
Subject: [OM] Lightening and Weather Sealing Strike Again


>A severe thunderstorm rolled through Grinnell, Iowa a couple hours ago and 
>I
> couldn't refuse the opportunity to get out in it and shoot. As I've been 
> in
> the midst of photographing the library before it is decommissioned, I
> thought that maybe it might make a good subject.
> I rode out the storm in my jeep just on the edge of town out in the open
> away from trees and power-lines.  A good thing, too.  Power went out as so
> many trees and branches got blown down that the city had to use a 
> snow-plow
> to clear the streets. The rain and hail was so intense that visibility was
> near zero and what I could see wasn't very comforting as the power poles
> were swaying. I moved the jeep to keep the nose pointed into the wind as I
> didn't want the side windows to blow out from hail or the jeep to get
> rolled. One of the strongest winds I've been out in. The lightening was
> incredible with this storm and I haven't seen this much cloud-to-ground
> lightening in years.
>
> I went downtown and parked (somewhat illegally, but who cares) across the
> street from the library and shot through the driver's window of the jeep.
> It was still raining and the camera (and me) was getting drenched.
> Fortunately, the E-1 and 14-54 are up to the task.  I had to repeatably 
> wipe
> the lens off and longed for one of those new-fangled UV filters that water
> doesn't stick to.  :)
>
> To hold the camera steady, I had it mounted to a monopod and it was jammed
> between the door and the seat.  Plenty stable, except for the wind-gusts
> rocking the jeep.
>
> It was just a matter then of waiting for a flash of lightening to 
> photograph
> and reflexes fast enough to get it.  There were a lot of flashes I didn't
> get, but this one I did.  No, it didn't actually strike the building, but
> was about four seconds away.
>
> www.zone-10.com
>
> AG
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