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Dance of the Static Electricity

After sleeping for a few hours this evening, I was awakened by a steady flashing outside my window. At first I shrugged it off as car headlights and tried to go back to sleep, but the persistent flashing eventually piqued my curiosity. Looking out my window I saw very frequent strobing from beyond the buildings in Vinings, but no source. This, of course, meant a potential photo/video opportunity, so I threw on some jeans and headed outside. By the time I'd driven to the neighborhood entrance I could tell that it was lightning, but there was no audible thunder.

After driving through a couple disabled traffic lights that had absolutely no power, I arrived at a hotel parking lot on the other side of Vinings. I set up my tripod and shot some video and photos: this photoblog entry is a composite of about 10 still photos.

When it started to rain and the lightning had become less frequent, I hopped back in the car and drove north on I-75 toward the storm. I reached Canton Road before realizing that it would be no easier to shoot the lightning there and turning back around. I must say, though, that it's fun to drive at night with Ghosts in the stereo.

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