Lightning over Discovery Lake
Lightning over Discovery Lake, Columbia, Mo. | Canon 5D Mark II and 24-70mm f/2.8L lens @ 30mm; exposed 6 seconds @ f/8, ISO 800.
Last week, my friends Jakob, Calin, and Jamie called me up to join them on a small lake near Discovery Parkway in Columbia, Mo. to fish. Well, they fished. I fished for lightning photographs.
Unfortunately, while the picture above is tack sharp, it’s not quite satisfying. Later in the evening, I made another image that is far more pleasing–great color, great lightning strikes, including one on a cell phone tower–but is way, way out of focus when viewed at 100%. Interestingly, when sized for this blog, it’s hard to tell that it’s soft, so I’ll share it here:
Lightning strike on the cell tower, Discovery Lake, Columbia, Mo. | Canon 5D Mark II and 24-70mm f/2.8L lens @ 43mm; exposed 2 minutes, 36 seconds @ f/8, ISO 100.
I am new to the Columbia area. Can you tell me where this lake is? Is it private… I am desperate for water!
The lake, which is really Philips Lake, is located on Gans Road / Discovery Parkway on South 63.
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