CASE STUDY: Shooting lightning Strikes with a Phantom
Posted: Thu Oct 15, 2009 12:11 am
VRs Phantom v7.1 Cameras Record Lightning Formations
Plenty of still photographs and video of lightning strikes already exist; however, when it comes to the stepped leader of a lightning bolt, none are useful enough for research purposes. I turned to the National Geographic Society, and shared my goal of recording the formation of a stepped leader. Recognizing the significance of the project, National Geographic agreed to fund my research and I immediately called on Vision Research and its Phantom v7.1 high-speed digital imaging systems" Tim Samaras, Professional Storm Chaser.
Read in the attached pdf.
Plenty of still photographs and video of lightning strikes already exist; however, when it comes to the stepped leader of a lightning bolt, none are useful enough for research purposes. I turned to the National Geographic Society, and shared my goal of recording the formation of a stepped leader. Recognizing the significance of the project, National Geographic agreed to fund my research and I immediately called on Vision Research and its Phantom v7.1 high-speed digital imaging systems" Tim Samaras, Professional Storm Chaser.
Read in the attached pdf.