A warning to all storm chasers..

[spartikus]

Saw this over at digg and immediately thought of my fellow DSLRUsers.net members.. be careful! This guy was lucky.[/url]

[huynhie]

Holy cow, that's funny.

[LIVE4EVA]

yeah i had heard about this but hadnt seen the pic
absolutly awesome
wish it was me...
still i never seem to be that close....
still got one not long ago...(ill post when i get home as i dont have it on this pc)
LIVE4EVA

[Mal]

That would have been one almighty BANG!
Worth looking at the BOM website also. Some beautiful pictures there.

[firsty]

I was standing in my unit in lane cove watching a storm one night when bolt went past the window about 20 meters away and hit the house below and it looked just like that, man it was loud... the pity was I didn't own a camera then

[kipper]

VR is a definate must

[stormygirl]

I was chasing with a friend who got struck...I was safely in the car. He had actually set up his tripods underneath power lines, but because it was pitch black, he didn't know. D'oh. He was very lucky as it wasn't a direct hit. He said it was like putting his hands on a strong electric fence, although it was strong enough to burn a hole in his shoe.

This is why it is much easier and safer to photograph AWAY from the main core of the storm. There are always risks with rogue strikes, but you just need to play it save none the less!

[xerubus]

wow... very close.... i've taken shots very close before which have given me the shakes... but that is just plain lucky!

cheers

[MHD]

wow...

(yep thats it... wow)