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by peterhau » Wed Feb 08, 2012 6:20 pm
Where to start?
My Name is Peter, I have always followed storms, as they have come into canberra. I have weather knees from too much hockey, I was in Darwin for Cyclone Tracy, and a couple of smaller cyclones. Whilst I was in darwin I had a phobia about thunderstorms, which I only overcame by watching them really close up, now I am hooked. I am 40, I have 3 kids who don't come when I go out into the storms armed with my 40th birthday present, a Nikon D3000, a tripod and an umbrella. I found this site when a guy suggested I follow the twitter profile, which i now do. I have taken 3 decent photos of lightning, many photos of clouds, and I am grateful to the pro photographers giving me pointers. I am a long time WZ member, but I know people who are on here and not on WZ - so I can interact with them beyond the twitter 400char limit.
I have set up a redbubble profile, with the dim hope of raising money for new lenses, cameras, etc.
I am interested to see the discussions and other member photos - I learn best from interaction and example.
POW! ZAP! I don't chase storms, I patiently wait for them to come to me.... Usually the soaked guy with the dry camera, atop a mountain, out of running distance from the car...