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01/06/2008 04:12:00 PM · #1 |
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01/06/2008 04:34:49 PM · #2 |
Talk about being in the right place at the right time!
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01/06/2008 04:48:20 PM · #3 |
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01/06/2008 05:07:16 PM · #4 |
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01/06/2008 05:15:34 PM · #5 |
Hmmmm.... the first thing that popped into my mind was "Photoshop".
I have no clue if it was really captured like that or not, I guess I just don't believe anything I see anymore :-) |
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01/06/2008 05:19:46 PM · #6 |
Originally posted by Beetle:
Hmmmm.... the first thing that popped into my mind was "Photoshop".
I have no clue if it was really captured like that or not, I guess I just don't believe anything I see anymore :-) |
Oh! You doubting Thomas...of course it's real. All digital photos are real, what makes you think otherwise?
It is a spectacular shot, real or not? Did I just say that? Surely not! |
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01/06/2008 05:25:11 PM · #7 |
It tilts to the right a little.
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01/06/2008 05:43:54 PM · #8 |
| What is amazing is that he's selling himself short by selling it for only $10 for an 8x10. |
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01/06/2008 05:49:42 PM · #9 |
Originally posted by formerlee:
Originally posted by Beetle:
Hmmmm.... the first thing that popped into my mind was "Photoshop".
I have no clue if it was really captured like that or not, I guess I just don't believe anything I see anymore :-) |
Oh! You doubting Thomas...of course it's real. All digital photos are real, what makes you think otherwise?
It is a spectacular shot, real or not? Did I just say that? Surely not! |
anything digital is real...like wiki and anything else found on the internet. the internet is a 100% true format of information. duh. |
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01/06/2008 05:52:25 PM · #10 |
Originally posted by larryslights:
It tilts to the right a little. |
Please, please, please tell me you're kidding, that all you can think of is the tilt? And actually, it doesn't tilt. The far edge of the water isn't square on to the camera. It's further away on the left side.
Yes, it's real, it's not Photoshop.
I'm coming to hate Photoshop because no one believes people get spectacular shots anymore.
Message edited by author 2008-01-06 17:53:43.
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01/06/2008 05:52:31 PM · #11 |
| The main part of the lightning bolt is way too fat to be real. The Washington monument is actually a reasonably wide structure. |
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01/06/2008 05:54:51 PM · #12 |
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Message edited by author 2008-01-06 18:07:50.
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01/06/2008 05:58:33 PM · #13 |
Originally posted by ErikV:
The main part of the lightning bolt is way too fat to be real. The Washington monument is actually a reasonably wide structure. |
No, the main bolt is just overexposed and has bloomed a little. This is a massive bolt, and so the ionization column is also pretty big, I'd bet. |
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01/06/2008 06:09:13 PM · #14 |
Originally posted by levyj413:
No, that's exactly how the Washington Monment appears from the Jefferson Memorial. |
The monument looks fine, no problems there. I am suggesting that the bolt seems too wide compared with the monument.
Originally posted by kirbic:
No, the main bolt is just overexposed and has bloomed a little. This is a massive bolt, and so the ionization column is also pretty big, I'd bet. |
I agree it bloomed, but I suspect it bloomed in the computer. Perhaps the SC could contact the photographer and ask for the copy of the original unedited file. |
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01/06/2008 06:12:08 PM · #15 |
Originally posted by Beetle:
Hmmmm.... the first thing that popped into my mind was "Photoshop".
I have no clue if it was really captured like that or not, I guess I just don't believe anything I see anymore :-) |
No, the monument get's hit by lightning all the time.
My question is this.
It is a cement and stone building. Insulating any metal structure beneath.
Why does it get hit by lightning all the time?
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01/06/2008 06:18:49 PM · #16 |
| He's got quite a collection. |
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01/06/2008 06:21:19 PM · #17 |
Originally posted by Man_Called_Horse:
No, the monument get's hit by lightning all the time.
My question is this.
It is a cement and stone building. Insulating any metal structure beneath.
Why does it get hit by lightning all the time? |
everything has electrical properties, even if something is semi-conductive (like stone) lighting will use it as a path of least resistance if its the only thing around...the voltages lightening bolts are at make just about anything conductive
Message edited by author 2008-01-06 18:21:58. |
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01/06/2008 06:22:40 PM · #18 |
Originally posted by Man_Called_Horse:
Why does it get hit by lightning all the time? |
Doesn't it have a metal pyramid topper on it? Copper or something. Put there commeratively when built. ???
Probably could find out with a quick Google but it's time for dinner. :-) |
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01/06/2008 06:28:11 PM · #19 |
Originally posted by glad2badad:
Originally posted by Man_Called_Horse:
Why does it get hit by lightning all the time? |
Doesn't it have a metal pyramid topper on it? Copper or something. Put there commeratively when built. ???
Probably could find out with a quick Google but it's time for dinner. :-) |
I'm sure that it probably has some sort of lightning protection system incorporated, but the entire structure is what's referred to as a "charge concentrator." A sharp pointed object tends to concentrate an electrical field at its tip, which makes initiation of ionization of the air easier. That's why lightning rods on buildings have sharp points. |
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01/06/2008 07:08:29 PM · #20 |
Lightning is highly unpredictable.
In my work with RF systems, such as microwave towers and satellite earth stations, I deal with lightning every day. This Washington Monument photo is impressive, but I have seen many more that equal or surpass it.
Here in Toronto, we have the CN Tower which is over 1,800 feet tall. It gets hit by lightning regularly with some stunning results. One Friday night, my wife and I had our sailboat anchored at the Toronto Islands and watched the CN Tower get hit more than 12 times in just 30 minutes. The lightning appears to grab a hold of the tower and shake it.
Here is an example photo of what we saw that evening.
The following are a few amazing lightning images that may interest you too.
NOTE: These are not my photos. There are offered as examples only.
Cheers,
Michael
Message edited by author 2008-01-06 19:11:32.
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01/06/2008 08:08:31 PM · #21 |
Originally posted by levyj413:
..........no one believes people get spectacular shots anymore. |
Only here.
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01/06/2008 08:52:41 PM · #22 |
Originally posted by Man_Called_Horse:
It is a cement and stone building. Insulating any metal structure beneath.
Why does it get hit by lightning all the time? |
It sticks up in the air quite a ways and is the tallest object in the vicinity.
I suspect there is a lightning rod and ground system installed. When you're dealing with millions of volts, insulated is a relative term. Most people think they are safer in a car during a storm because of the rubber tires. Actually it's be cause you're in a metal cage with most cars that carries the charge to the ground around, rather than through you. A friend of mine raised the mast of his Hobie sailboat in his front yard to place it for sale. He forgot to look for power lines. It contacted a 35,000 volt line. He was killed and the tires on the trailer caught on fire. Several million volts of a lightning strike can do much more. |
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01/06/2008 10:55:51 PM · #23 |
Originally posted by glad2badad:
Originally posted by Man_Called_Horse:
Why does it get hit by lightning all the time? |
Doesn't it have a metal pyramid topper on it? Copper or something. Put there commeratively when built. ??? |
If I recall correctly, it's the largest cast aluminum object (or pyramid?) in the world (or something like that).
As for when it was installed, it was a few years later due to political squabbling. (Gasp!) |
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01/06/2008 10:56:43 PM · #24 |
Originally posted by NstiG8tr:
Originally posted by levyj413:
..........no one believes people get spectacular shots anymore. |
Only here. |
Naah. DPC challenges are the one place I can get people to believe something is real, and then only if it passes validation. When I show some of my better work to non-DPC friends, half of them assume I photoshopped it.
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01/06/2008 11:00:20 PM · #25 |
Originally posted by ErikV:
The main part of the lightning bolt is way too fat to be real. The Washington monument is actually a reasonably wide structure. |
Check out how fat this bolt appears to be:
Those tiny things in the distance are telephone poles. |
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