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RE: You think your sparks are big...



Original poster: "Stephen Mathieson" <sm-at-uwmail-dot-com> 

Awesome pictures Chris. Just remember that even though every dark cloud has
a silver lining, hundreds of people are killed each year by lightning while
looking for it.

Stephen A. Mathieson

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Subject: Re: You think your sparks are big...

Original poster: "Chris Swinson" <tesla-at-cps-electronics.co.uk>


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Subject: You think your sparks are big...


 >Original poster: "Chris Roberts" <quezacotl_14000000000000-at-yahoo-dot-com>
 >
 >You know, no matter how much power you push into your coil, no matter how
 >big the sparks get, all you need is one lousy storm to roll through and
 >put you in your place. =D
 >
 >We had a pretty good storm roll through last sunday. I drove halfway up
 >one of the nearby mountains and got some photos overlooking the Salt Lake
 >City valley. By the time I got there, the original storm moved on, but
 >eventually a second rolled through. They are all 10 second exposures, with
 >anywhere from a 2.8 to 3.6 f-stop. Just kept clicking the button... You
 >will notice one bolt was particularly bright, I did nothing extra to the
 >camera, it was just that darn powerful. =D Hope you enjoy them.
 >
 ><http://hot-streamer-dot-com/temp/ChrisRoberts/Lightning/>http://hot-streamer.c
om/temp/ChrisRoberts/Lightning/
 >
 >PS: The files are really large (Sorry 56k'ers) so try to be patient. Next
 >time I will remember to turn the noise reduction setting on too, to try
 >and reduce the grainy-ness.
 >
 >-Chris

AMAZEING STUFF! thanks for pics, really good!


Chris