Tag Archive: lightning

A Series of Near-Hits

By Richard X. Thripp at 2008-07-28T15:54:33Z in Personal Development, with these tags: goals, growth, lightning, mathematics, productivity, 0 Comments. 994 words.

In life, it’s easy to go through a process called a series of near-hits, where you get close to the mark many times in a row without ever succeeding. An invisible wall stops you from reaching the goal, but you expend an increasing amount of effort for ever-reducing gains.

Sometimes, this is the story of a person’s whole life: a series of failures which were almost successes. “Failure,” of course, is a relative term. Perhaps he succeeded in supporting his family, but failed as a businessman. Perhaps he was a successful businessman who ignored his family. For my purposes, the shortcoming …

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Photo: Flash in the Night

By Richard X. Thripp at 2008-07-01T00:24:59Z in Photography, Stock Photos, with these tags: bright, canon rebel xti, contrast, dark, ef 50mm 1:1.4, flash in the night, frozen motion, lightning, night, sky, storm, vignetting, white, 0 Comments. 199 words.

Flash in the Night — a bolt of lightning brightens the dark sky

A bolt of lightning flashes through the dark sky. This was from the storm during my vacation. My grandmother forbade me from going outside ( :neutral: ), so I shot this through the screen window. You can see the pattern of the window on the sky, though it’s out of focus. The blurred spots may have been water drops on the window. I snapped fifty photos, and was lucky enough to get this one as the lightning struck. I put some of my tips …

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Photo: Modern Lightning

By Richard X. Thripp at 2008-01-21T06:30:00Z in Photography, Shop, Stock Photos, with these tags: 4x6-glossy, b&w, canon rebel xti, conceptual, contrast, efs 18-55mm, lightning, modern lightning, sky, trees, 0 Comments. 53 words.

Modern Lightning — a white tree branch against an ominous sky

Lightning reborn. This is what I get for leaving the flash on. I’m proud of this for its uniqueness.

More contrast, darkening, and switching to black and white makes this awesome. :big-grin:

Buy a 4*6 copy for $0.95 (USA only). Glossy finish. After adding, go to your shopping cart.

Canon Rebel XTi, EFS 18-55mm, 1/60, F10, 18mm, ISO400, 2008-01-12T17:43:29-05, 20080112-224329rxt

Download a perfected high-res JPEG or download the source image (Canon Rebel XTi RAW file).

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License. Credit me as Richard X. Thripp, and link back to richardxthripp.thripp.com or rxthripp.com. Thanks!

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