# Extreme Weather / Natural Disaster Photography

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**Category:** Shift518 Automotive\
**Created:** [July 27, 2011, 8:23am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/extreme-weather-natural-disaster-photography/259643 "2011-07-27T08:23:37Z")\
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**Post date:** [July 28, 2011, 7:28am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/extreme-weather-natural-disaster-photography/259643/8 "2011-07-28T07:28:25Z")

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> [@FS: 02 WRX \*$10,600 Firm\*](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fs-02-wrx-10-600-firm/43831/27):
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> i hear lightning is pretty hard to capture camera wise… any input on this?

Pure luck if shooting handheld, even in a 3shot/sec. burst. Some shots are long exposure, and alot are fakes (calaboration of multiple shots)\<\< none posted above are fake afaik…

Most of the real good pics are actually done by video, and then a program that supports high resolution screen capture.

> [@this is pretty cool... (gun related)](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/this-is-pretty-cool-gun-related/44231/10):
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> thats insane.
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> question,
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> in pics 3 and 4, it looks like there is a “fire ball” in the clouds as the lighting is going on. wtf is that?

Very small particles of ash, concentrated together creates static on a small level.  
Since the ash cloud from a large volcano often spans for miles, with an insanely dense ratio of particle:air, the static=spark=lightning. The ashcloud is a backdrop for the lightning storms, so the pictures usually look insane.

![http://www.wired.com/images_blogs/wiredscience/2010/04/volcano_lightning-660x428.jpg](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/3X/2/6/26c581689456446e6ac605e49aa3cabcc883a09f.jpeg)

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