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Lightning And Rainbow Captured Together In Once In A Lifetime Shot
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Lightning And Rainbow Captured Together In Once In A Lifetime Shot

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It’s been 7 years since Greg McCown has been trying to photograph a lightning bolt and rainbow in one shot. The spectacular image the 42-year-old- real estate salesperson saw once when driving to work in Arizona left such an impression that he knew he had to shoot it someday. He finally succeeded.

A basic DSLR camera kit is enough, says  McCown, however, it’s not an easy quest as you have to guess where the lightning will strike. “Our reaction time to see lightning and hit the trigger in time to catch it just are not fast enough,” McCown said. “So I used a lightning trigger – this is a small device that sits on top of the camera, senses the lightning and fires the trigger.”

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GlynisLailann
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8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This photo should be entered into annual National Geographic Photo Of The Year competition.

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glenda
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8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It's monsoon season here in Tucson, AZ. This picture is real and was taken a couple of days ago during a heavy storm. It was featured in the local news

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AnnaDewart
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8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Zounds! This is exquisite: I so hope this is "for real" and not computer-generated!

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FurnishMyWay_Blog
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8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is quite the phenomenon! I love this shot. It's beautiful. Good work to the photographer who captured this!

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Caroline Driver
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Ooh, wonderful! I wish I'd had one of these in my head, I once saw lightning like this flash between a double rainbow against the dark grey sky. Burned into my memory but no photo.

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LeslieCully
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8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

What dedication! He's been trying to get this shot for 7 years!!! Awesome in the true sense of the word!

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JohnRoycroft
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8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Lightening trigger? Yea that's cheating a lucky shot. Stunning none the least.

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GlynisLailann
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8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This photo should be entered into annual National Geographic Photo Of The Year competition.

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glenda
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8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It's monsoon season here in Tucson, AZ. This picture is real and was taken a couple of days ago during a heavy storm. It was featured in the local news

acdewart avatar
AnnaDewart
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8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Zounds! This is exquisite: I so hope this is "for real" and not computer-generated!

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FurnishMyWay_Blog
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8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is quite the phenomenon! I love this shot. It's beautiful. Good work to the photographer who captured this!

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Caroline Driver
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Ooh, wonderful! I wish I'd had one of these in my head, I once saw lightning like this flash between a double rainbow against the dark grey sky. Burned into my memory but no photo.

leslie.cully avatar
LeslieCully
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8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

What dedication! He's been trying to get this shot for 7 years!!! Awesome in the true sense of the word!

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JohnRoycroft
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8 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Lightening trigger? Yea that's cheating a lucky shot. Stunning none the least.

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