Take cover!!!

Okay, so this is not going to be a regular style post for me because I want to keep my photography based on portraiture... BUT, when any good opportunity comes along, I like to have my camera handy and tonight was one of those nights!

For those of you who don't live in Atlanta and read this blog we had some severe thunderstorms come through tonight. My first instinct is always "Grab the camera!" especially in the types of storms like these. If you've never been to my apartment, Its about 5 minutes off the highway right above downtown and honestly... it falls in the dead center of just about every major storm that passes through the city and I love it.

You might think I am a little crazy but we have the best location to be in the middle of a storm because we have a wide open view of the sky from our balcony and its the perfect place to set up a tripod and just keep the camera snapping until you catch some good shots. So... here is a small glimpse of the view from my balcony for about an hour tonight while these storms passed through!

Ok this next one actually scared the living crap out of me and you'll notice that the majority of the actual lightning bolt is blown way out in the picture. That is how bright and how close it was. No joke it felt like a bomb went off when this thing struck. I think that this one lightning strike may be the only time something has ever scared me so bad that I've asked out loud for God to keep me safe in that moment.

And lastly, this last picture was not taken tonight. It was actually taken June 29th, 2008 during another storm that passed over this same apartment. I just want to make sure you guys believe me when i say we get hit by a ton of thunderstorms!