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Night Near The Museum

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Last night, I was driving towards the royal town of Sri Menanti when heavy rain, thunder and lightning hit the valley. It was as if Mother Nature was saying; fireworks are lame. She put up a spectacular show, shooting multiple bolts in a 360 degree pattern. The pitch dark sky was beautifully lit with the simultaneous strikes.

I quickly set up a tripod under a bus stop at the turning to the palace and museum. The bolts were mainly of the random intracloud (cloud-to-cloud) type and thus were unpredictable in its direction. Needing something to juxtapose, I decided to hand hold the camera and walked into the rain. As a result, I got this shot that not only captured the burst but pin-pointed the location too.

Warning: Outdoor lightning photography is very dangerous. Before attempting, read up and understand the risks and safety measures to adopt.

Olympus OM-D, ISO 4000, f3.5, 1/40 sec.

Night Near The Museum

Summer Solstice

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Summer will begin on June 21st in the northern hemisphere. Known as the Summer Solstice, it is the longest day of the year. While we won’t see the midnight sun here on the equator, the sun do set quite late into the evening this time of the year.

A few days ago, I saw the sky still aglow at around 7:45pm as I approached the DUKE Eastbound toll plaza. Since I was the passenger, I rolled the window down to shoot. The lens was misted up a bit by the sudden change in temperature. I wiped the condensation and was lucky to get a partial clear spot.

Olympus OM-D, ISO 2000, f3.5, 1/500 sec.

Summer Solstice