Severe storm warning for south-east Queensland

[bago100]

Storms expected to hit Brisbane around 8pm this evening

Might be some lightning opportunities for avid photographers. As for me, I'm staying strictly inside!

http://mirror.bom.gov.au/products/IDR503.shtml

I'm off to secure loose objects on the verandah now. H'mmm, where is Annette?

Cheers

Graham

[birddog114]

Storms expected to hit Brisbane around 8pm this evening

Might be some lightning opportunities for avid photographers. As for me, I'm staying strictly inside!

http://mirror.bom.gov.au/products/IDR503.shtml

I'm off to secure loose objects on the verandah now. H'mmm, where is Annette?

Cheers

Graham

bago100,
We're safe downhere! nothing happened as usual!

[Jonesy]

Wish I was there! and Just on this topic... sort of... anyone know of a weather proof / water proof cover for the d70. I am chasing that elusive lightning shot (one day!), but also the wonderful Sth Est of SA is wet. Seems like it's always raining during an event I want to shoot!
can anyone help?

[big pix]

Wish I was there! and Just on this topic... sort of... anyone know of a weather proof / water proof cover for the d70. I am chasing that elusive lightning shot (one day!), but also the wonderful Sth Est of SA is wet. Seems like it's always raining during an event I want to shoot!
can anyone help?

yes it is called a underwater housing.........

[birddog114]

Wish I was there! and Just on this topic... sort of... anyone know of a weather proof / water proof cover for the d70. I am chasing that elusive lightning shot (one day!), but also the wonderful Sth Est of SA is wet. Seems like it's always raining during an event I want to shoot!
can anyone help?

Jonesy,
I'm sure couple members had asked this before but none of those available, the only way to do is packing with you some plastic shopping bags when you're outing

[bago100]

Did a google regarding underwater housing and here is the url of the first two hits;

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0402/04020401seaseadxd70.asp

http://www.ikelite.com/web_pages/2dslr_d70.html

and there are lots of others too

just try "D70 underwater housing" in the Google search engine.

Buy one and you'd probably be able to take some excellent "under the duck" pics in the bath, lake or whatever!

Cheers

Graham
Birdie - I'll be safe under the table when the storm strikes. hehe

[Jonesy]

Thanks guys, much appreciated... I have been looking around and well yeah... not much unless I want to dive and it doens't quiet get that wet!

although I have just stumbled accross this... might be worth a look.


http://www.aquatech.com.au/products/spo ... hields.htm

cheers
Jonesy

[birddog114]

Thanks guys, much appreciated... I have been looking around and well yeah... not much unless I want to dive and it doens't quiet get that wet!

although I have just stumbled accross this... might be worth a look.


http://www.aquatech.com.au/products/spo ... hields.htm

cheers
Jonesy

Got it but it can only be used with the big zoom or prime as the 200-400/ 400/500/600, even does not work well with the 300VR.

[DionM]

Mmmm storm season again!

My verandah has a great view to the south. Just need a tripod that is better than my wobble-o-matic one I have now!

[DaveB]

This might help, or it might not be convenient.

When in the Gippsland rainforest photographing fungi I often use a simple garbage bag. Take the hood off your lens, rip a hole in a corner of the bag and squeeze the end of the lens through. Reattach the hood (the bayonet fitting clamps around the plastic bag). Then the bag flows over the lens and camera, and you just use it like a view camera's dark cloth shooting from a tripod. The hood helps keep the rain off the front element.

It gets a bit trickier when using multiple external flashes, but it's manageable, even in heavy rain. But that's probably not an issue for lightning photography...

[SteveGriffin]

Hmmmm the drought continues! Not a flash and only a few spits of rain.

[Dug]

I use a EWA Marine bag with a port for a 77mm filter. It works OK I don't think I would dive with it but it is great in rain or swimming surfing snorkeling shots.

Raining here now quite heavy and very welcome just a few flashes and thunder thumps.

Great smell of rain on dry earth.


A good radar site:

http://mirror.bom.gov.au/products/IDR502.shtml#image

[Oneputt]

I set up on my verandah last night, protected from the rain and with a great view out over the ocean. Unfortunately I didn't get the shot that I wanted. Ah well...next time.

[bago100]

4 mm in western suburbs and one flash

Lot's of wind though. Must have come from Canberra - MHD's territory!

[Dargan]

Well its 9.20pm and I am still at work and have to drive to the 'Sunshine' Coast. The warning came a bit late but then I am cocooned inside a high rise office building and lose contact with the weather outside. There are often dramatic lightning flashes on this drive with the Glasshouse mountains lit by flashes, also quite threatening at times. About 12 years ago when I first started driving this route a lightning flash blew out the traffic lights at Chermside while I waited in traffic, the lights sure changed to red that evening and I and many others nearly went through the roofs of our cars we jumped that high. This is only a small blot though in what is otherwhise perfect Queensland weather for most of the time.