Ride The Lightning

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Lightning is one of the most interesting and difficult subjects to capture. You might fire of 57 frames before you even get one strike...thank goodness for digital!!

This was one of the best storms I have yet to capture. While I would love to find a great vantage point (overlooking the city/lake/scenic vista) from which to shoot incoming storms, most of the time I just pop outside into our backyard.

The backyard lightning photographer is obviously also limited to the direction from which he can shoot...at least shoot and remain dry. I'm usually hunkered down underneath the awning on our porch.

Timing is also a key element. Most of the storms in Texas are here and done before you even know what hit you. So while the rewards aren't spectacular, I think I'll just remain in my convenient and relatively safe corner of my backyard :)

Now we just need another storm!!

<>TIM<>

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Billiards & DOF

Billiards & DOF










1st off, please forgive the MASSIVE signature on the pictures. Obviously I had not refined it prior to posting these online!!

These were just some pictures I shot in the backroom of a bar, waiting for a concert to start that I was going to shoot. (Check back for those pictures soon :)

Needless to say, small acts and venues like I was shooting that night have their very own concept of time and therefore I was left holding the cue ball for quite some time. They started nearly an hour after they were supposed to get the ball rolling...errr show that is.

Of course since then I have been pinched several times with other bars and concert halls that start RIGHT on the money. Little tip from your uncle Tim...get there early, have a beer, read a book, something :P

~TIM~

Dancing in the Clouds.





On our most recent vacation, I was greeted by this sight as we were making our decent into Denver...


Now you know why I like the window seat :)

Well, that and the fear of a broken elbow from the beverage cart whizzing by at Mach 3 while sitting in the aisle seat!!

~ Tim