I put my D7000 on a tripod last night trying to capture the red skies to the west. After I was finished taking some photos, I started seeing some crazy lighting. I took my camera and changed it over to movie mode and let it run while nature put on a show. It was an amazing storm!. I had to go inside when some giant rain drops came down. Music is by Live “Lightning Crashes”

When I took those photos of the lightning storm the other night, I also had my video cam running.  I condensed 20 minutes of lightning footage into a 2 minute video.  I slowed the footage way down so you could see the bolts hit the earth.  I also dubbed in some thunder claps for effect and to top it off, I added in a little Mozart, The Marriage of Figaro – Overture.  Enjoy!

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Rachael and I were walking on the track behind our house, and we could see that an amazing storm was brewing.  It started to get close so we ran inside for cover, and I broke out the cameras.  I tried to get some shots of the lightning, and some of them turned out pretty cool.  Not in perfect focus, but still pretty cool.  I hope you enjoy!