We had a bit of thunder and lightning. Lots of wind and about 7 inches of snow up here in Bloomfield Hills, but only about 5 inches downtown and at the airport. Shouldn't prove to be much of a problem. Don't know about power outages, but mine is on. Paul On Feb 1, 2011, at 11:33 PM, Christine Aguila wrote:
> The thunder and lightening we're having is amazing--a 1st time experience for > me. I just tried to take some shots off the back landing, but it's hard to > lock on for focus and you're fighting elements constantly--so I didn't really > get anything. Also, it's hard to photograph; the snow looks like glitter, > not big snowflakes. I tried for some swirling snow, but when the wind picks > up it makes me unsteady and I lose control. When I use the tripod, I can't > manuver quickly when I spot snow swirles. I'd have to say the elements are > challenging. > > > > I also got beaned pretty good by the snow in the cheeks--got a little bump on > my left cheek under my left eye. Snow accumulation by us not much of a story > yet, but the wind, thunder, and lightening clearly the story. We hear wind > and occassion gates thumping. 79 thousand people are already without power > in the Chicagoland area. Not good. Christine > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.

