Beginner's Luck!

By pcwilson written 7/5/08 8:02 AM, published 7/5/08 8:02 AM

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I was on my front porch watching a storm coming in over the far mesa when I noticed a rainbow starting to form, so I grabbed my camera and started snapping. I noticed a flash of lightning just as I clicked the shutter button, but never dreamed that I caught it. Imagine my surprise when I put it in the computer and zoomed in on the image.

Rainbow_and_Lightnin

--Pat

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Penny 7/5/08 8:05 AM

What a fantastic catch!!!! I have never been successful catching lightning.....and you got a rainbow and lightning. Great job!!!

- Smile
Learnincurve 7/5/08 8:26 AM

WOW!! It is a beautiful shot. Congrats Pat,well done!!!
Buckmiester 7/5/08 9:05 AM

I love it when a person takes advantage of an opportunity in nature. You have certainly done that PC. Great shot.

- Ever vigilant
cratchet 7/5/08 9:42 AM

Nice surprise for you!! Good catch!

- the EYES have it
brenda98 7/5/08 10:48 AM

nice catch! i've always wanted to catch lightning...but never have. good job!

- Click!
wasabinuts 7/5/08 12:57 PM

Excellent Job!! I live in Florida and can't catch them like that.

- Smile!!!!
Candice 7/5/08 4:24 PM

With that kind of luck...you might think about buying a lottery ticket! considering you had to act fast...amazing shot...well done!
pcwilson 7/5/08 6:13 PM

Actually I had to work faster than you might imagine - I had the normal lens on my camera, but when I saw the rainbow starting to form I rushed back into the house to change to the zoom lens - but the catch itself was sheer luck.

- PC Wilson
Bogus Exception 7/5/08 8:21 PM

It would be one thing to be startled by it and hit the shutter, but that wasn't the case, I'm assuming, based on how far away it looks. Now you have a great story to go with the image!
How fortuitous, having been such an optimist! :)

- You smell funny!
andreaeagle 7/5/08 11:42 PM

Pat, that was Creator smiling on you...I'm just jealous, cause he was supposed to be smiling on me and I spilt milk again, darn it! Lol What a shot! Absolutely awesome! You should play around with our edit tools...Then enter it in contests, better yet sell it...

- come over for lunch
BusyB1965 7/6/08 7:29 PM

How lucky can you get....right place, right time and quick enough to capture a couple of 'beauties' in their own right..the lightning strike next to the rainbow..Great

- Blessings
kalole0 7/7/08 6:44 AM

That was a real stroke. Doubt any of the rest of us could duplicate that in a jillion years. Good for you.

- togetherness.....
MRQUACKERS 7/7/08 11:49 PM

Luck or not, it is a good catch.

- A quack with an camera