On Sat, 26 Jun 2004 21:23:09 +0200, "SleeperMan" <SleeperMan@too.sleepy>
found these unused words floating about:

>G.T.  typed:
>
>> SleeperMan wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>
>>> HOPE is the magic word...
>>> But, i wonder - how do you make the lightning to STAY STILL while the
>>> shutter is open? So that pic is not blurred...
>>> I saw some pics on the web and they are shot  with F8 and shutter
>>> open for 6 seconds - and perfectly sharp, too - like this one:
>>>
>>> http://www.angelfire.com/ex/protoncek/lightning.jpg
>>>
>>>
>>
>> Because the lightning flash is so short lived and/or it's not moving
>> in relation to the camera?
>>
>> Greg
>
>I guess this is it... at least it must be, as there's no other explanation.
>Maybe i should try out one day
>
Lightning is generally far shorter than a strobe flash, which we use to
'stop' motion.
There are cases of multiple strikes withing fractions of a second where the
image will 'blur'.