24-06-2005, 16:46
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Re: Thunder and lightning
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Originally Posted by Stuartbe
If there is a strike local then yes your equiptment will be damaged. If its that bad it would be an idea to isolate the coax m8..
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Cheers for that, it has been realy bad here and I had things unplugged during the worst of it.
It's mostly passed on now (although I still hear the occasional rumble, and the lights flicker every now and then), how local is "local" 
<WoW! Cue enormous clap of thunder as I posted that  talk about timing  >
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24-06-2005, 16:47
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Re: Thunder and lightning
RAIN!!!!!! YAY!!!!!  . There was a nice breeze earlier though.
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24-06-2005, 16:49
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Re: Thunder and lightning
It has been proved that an underground cable is more likely to be struck than an overground one. The strike would have to be very local and by that I mean 30-40 feet away. It also depends on the character of the strike... Sounds silly I know but no two strikes will have the same patern or travel the same route.
Its all down to luck. When there are hundreds of thousands of volts traveling through the air it will go where it likes !!!
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24-06-2005, 16:51
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Re: Thunder and lightning
Well the rain has stopped here and it is started to warm up again....no thunder storm though 
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24-06-2005, 16:55
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Re: Thunder and lightning
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Originally Posted by Stuartbe
It has been proved that an underground cable is more likely to be struck than an overground one. The strike would have to be very local and by that I mean 30-40 feet away. It also depends on the character of the strike... Sounds silly I know but no two strikes will have the same patern or travel the same route.
Its all down to luck. When there are hundreds of thousands of volts traveling through the air it will go where it likes !!!
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Ok, cool. Thanks for that I'll switch it off then, before I get stru............ 
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24-06-2005, 17:31
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Re: Thunder and lightning
wow
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24-06-2005, 18:15
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Re: Thunder and lightning
Thats some nice shots of lightening strikes !!!
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24-06-2005, 18:30
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Re: Thunder and lightning
How are they taken ? I know by camera but the speed of lightning must mean they either got reflex that quite fast or super fast camera shutter speed ?
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24-06-2005, 18:41
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Re: Thunder and lightning
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How are they taken ? I know by camera but the speed of lightning must mean they either got reflex that quite fast or super fast camera shutter speed ?
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From what I gather it is more by luck than good judgement or very long shutter speeds and a tripod...
I would like to take pics like that but whenever there is a storm my camera is usually miles away.
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24-06-2005, 18:57
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Re: Thunder and lightning
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Now starting to rain in Weybridge (North Surrey), I wouldn't hold out much hope for your bowls evening.
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You were right, not a bowl bowled or a hot dogged.
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24-06-2005, 18:59
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Re: Thunder and lightning
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How are they taken ? I know by camera but the speed of lightning must mean they either got reflex that quite fast or super fast camera shutter speed ?
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Generally it's easiest to take lightning pics at night because you can just leave the shutter open on "bulb" setting without worrying about completely over-exposing the film.
It *is* possible in daylight, but you need a very good Neutral Density filter to allow you to do a long exposure and a fair bit of luck (or a convenient high point in the distance that's likely to get struck repeatedly during a storm).
PS And use a tripod and a remote release to avoid camera shake!
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24-06-2005, 19:08
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Re: Thunder and lightning
I can see that speed dating would never work for you Graham.
"My hobbies? Well I'm into sadomasochism and photography. Yourself?"
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24-06-2005, 19:13
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Re: Thunder and lightning
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I can see that speed dating would never work for you Graham.
"My hobbies? Well I'm into sadomasochism and photography. Yourself?"
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Hey, you never know!
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24-06-2005, 19:15
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Re: Thunder and lightning
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Hey, you never know! |
Actually, you may have a point 
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