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Re: [OM] (OM) OT Storm images from Peter Marin, Sydney

Subject: Re: [OM] (OM) OT Storm images from Peter Marin, Sydney
From: Chuck Norcutt <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2012 22:20:11 -0400
I have a copy of the main page and the thumbnail images if that (names 
mostly) would help you search for and reconstruct the entire thing.  I 
thought it too valuable to lose.

Chuck Norcutt


On 3/19/2012 8:09 PM, Scott Gomez wrote:
> petroglyph.crestline.ca.us was my old domain. Unfortunately, I'm not sure I
> even have backups of the old web site. If I find any, I'll be happy to
> report pictures and article.
>
> ---
> Scott Gomez
>
> On Mon, Mar 19, 2012 at 16:47, Chuck Norcutt
> <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:
>
>> Here's some info on lightning photography
>> <http://www.lightningphotography.com/tips.html>
>> and some OM specific stuff reported on this list long ago
>> <http://www.astro.uni-bonn.de/~kbagschi/blitze.shtml>
>>
>> Bill Brooks (formerly of this list?) created a circuit for triggering an
>> OM camera from a lightning strike.  An article and photos describing its
>> design and construction used to be featured here:
>> <http://www.petroglyph.crestline.ca.us/node/20>
>> While petroglyph.us still exists this particular URL does not and,
>> unfortunately, does not exist on the wayback machine either.
>> For a short time Bill (or someone associated with him) offered a small
>> kit of essential parts to build one.  I have the kit but have never
>> built it.  All the circuitry was installed into a small plastic project
>> box that sat atop the OM winder trigger.  I also tried in the past to
>> capture<http://www.petroglyph.crestline.ca.us/node/20>  but was only
>> partially successful.  I got the text and some thumbnails but missed the
>> large images associated with the thumbnails.
>>
>> But I do have Bill Brook's circuit diagram as a PDF which I'll send on
>> request to those that would like a copy.
>>
>> Chuck Norcutt
>>
>> On 3/19/2012 11:10 AM, Joel Wilcox wrote:
>>> On Mon, Mar 19, 2012, at 06:40 AM, Chris Trask wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Link posted on facebook by friend Adam Bolt ... Images from Australian
>>>>> photographer Peter Marin.
>>>>>
>>>>> http://tinyurl.com/8xjfdz9
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>        That is a very impressive photograph, taken at the exact right
>>>>        moment.  Wonderful backlighting of the clouds.
>>>
>>> More than likely, it was a very long exposure during which it was
>>> possible to catch the lightening by waiting for it, so to speak.  Not to
>>> diminish the photo in any way.  I think that's just how it is done.
>>>
>>> Joel W.
>>>
>>>
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