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5 comments:
I haven't seen many butterflies so far this year so I was kind of surprised to spot these guys.
Monday, Monday! What we up to today? Whatever it is, have a great day!
We have several Butterfly bushes in our area. Some really get huge! Lots of people apparently didn't know how large these plants can get and have put them in the wrong places where they take over. That happens with so many plants and trees in yards.
Leftovers from our last thunder-boomer storm of a couple of days ago. This shot never went to the ground... it just skipped from cloud to cloud. Yes, I know they are really dangerous but they are also fascinating to the nth degree and really fun when you catch one. I especially liked the color of this one. Normally they are just an intense shade of blue/white.
Wow, what a picture. It's been a long time since I've actually seen lightening but I do remember once when we were visiting Joes Mom (she had an apt on the second floor)and we were listening to the thunder and sitting out on her little 'lanai' watching the lightening when the chairs we were sitting in started to sort of hum. They were the old fashioned aluminum ones with the plastic webbing. We got up very quickly and went inside!! Nothing like sitting in a lightening rod!
I've also been caught in a thunderstorm on a bike ride. Not fun! At least with the rubber hand grips and the rubber tires I was safe as long as I STAYED on the bike. On this ride, I was by myself and had to call Joe to come and get me as the downpour that followed was too much to be out in. (this was before I had a cell phone) After he picked me up, we went home via NE Sandy and at 57th the water going down that hill caused people waiting for a bus to have to STAND on the bus bench! All the houses/business's at the bottom of the hill were flooded.
Carol - When your hair... or the hair on your arms.... stands up and starts waving around in the air, head for shelter because you are not in a place where you WANT to be.
I really enjoy taking pics of lightning... especially if you try to capture them real time as they are happening. The easiest way(if it's dark) is to use a tripod and trip your shutter & leave it open to wait for the shot to happen. You can either time it or trip the shutter closed afterward. The hard part is guessing where the next focus point is going to be so you're all set up for it. For one shot I probably waste 20 that just aren't aimed or set right. And, as long as it's not raining... it's fun. Most of my shots are telephoto and I computer crop so it's not as close as it looks.
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