{"id":43009,"date":"2016-11-22T04:27:47","date_gmt":"2016-11-22T09:27:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/setsail.com\/?p=43009"},"modified":"2016-11-21T12:40:13","modified_gmt":"2016-11-21T17:40:13","slug":"for-lightning-bugs-everywhere","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/setsail.com\/for-lightning-bugs-everywhere\/","title":{"rendered":"For Lightning Bugs Everywhere"},"content":{"rendered":"
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For those of you wondering if it is worth the hassle of bonding the metal on your fiberglass yacht, we offer a series of photos from one squall in the Gulf of Panama.<\/p>\n
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The outside photos are shot with a 24mm lens.<\/p>\n
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The same with the interior shots from aft through the starboard side.<\/p>\n
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Shots forward are a second camera with a 20mm lens.<\/p>\n
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These are about a third of the photos taken over a couple of hours. The thickness of the central portion of the bolt is vaporized water.<\/p>\n
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When looking at this shot, keep in mind that a 20mm lens makes things look a lot further away. This was a very close strike, way too close for comfort.<\/p>\n
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With the intensity of the light – this photo has been darkened by almost 300% – it looks to us like this was a very close strike.<\/p>\n
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In tis photo there is a brown haze that appears across the bottom. Most has been cropped out, and we have no idea what caused this.<\/p>\n
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Technical data: Sony 7R2 bodies, Sigma 20mm F1.4 and Sony 24-70 F2.8 lens. Both cameras had Steppingstone Lightning triggers. Settings varied, but shutter speed remained 1\/15th of a second due to motion of the boat. On land shutter speed would have been 10 to 20 seconds.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"