# Thunderstorm Appreciation Thread **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 6, 2002, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thunderstorm-appreciation-thread/112596 "2002-06-06T03:15:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ResIpsaLoquitor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b3f665/32.png) [@ResIpsaLoquitor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ResIpsaLoquitor)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2002, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thunderstorm-appreciation-thread/112596/1 "2002-06-06T03:15:54Z")
There’s a colossal rainstorm running over my house. Several huge thunderbolts have just gone off right in my backyard; I’m tempted to go looking for smoking craters tomorrow morning. I love thunderstorms. Rain gets me depressed, but thunderstorms somehow make me happy. Maybe it’s the raw fury of nature at its best; maybe it’s the imminent fear of a lightning strike that gets my heart palpatating, and I love the sheer rush of it. Thought I’d share. Any other Dopers love thunder as much as I do? ---
**Author:** ![d12](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/71c47a/32.png) [@d12](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/d12)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2002, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thunderstorm-appreciation-thread/112596/2 "2002-06-06T03:55:22Z")
d12 checking in! I love the roar and pop of thunder and seeing the flash and fury of lightning! ---
**Author:** ![dwc1970](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a183cd/32.png) [@dwc1970](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dwc1970)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2002, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thunderstorm-appreciation-thread/112596/3 "2002-06-06T04:13:37Z")
I also enjoying watching a good thunderstorm. I have always been fascinated by weather. I’ve even videotaped some thunderstorms to make video captures of the lightning strikes. ---
**Author:** ![Flutterby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Flutterby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flutterby)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2002, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thunderstorm-appreciation-thread/112596/4 "2002-06-06T04:21:39Z")
Ooo I _love_ thunderstorms… the coolest one I ever saw (and you might not believe this) was a thunder and lightning storm… while it was _snowing_. It was wicked… the combination of light and sparkle off snowflakes… I would love to see that again. ---
**Author:** ![Swagman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Swagman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Swagman)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2002, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thunderstorm-appreciation-thread/112596/5 "2002-06-06T04:46:10Z")
The best photograph I’ve ever seen was of a lightning strike over Sydney. I don’t know how the photographer did it (I sure wouldn’t want to be out taking photos in a thunderstorm) but it was a real attention grabber. ---
**Author:** ![OldBroad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ed655f/32.png) [@OldBroad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldBroad)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2002, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thunderstorm-appreciation-thread/112596/6 "2002-06-06T14:09:39Z")
Me, too. I really missed them when I lived in San Diego. Unfortunately, here in CO we often have dry thunder storms which are not good in our current drought situation. ---
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2002, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thunderstorm-appreciation-thread/112596/7 "2002-06-06T14:24:19Z")
You take lighting photos by setting the camera on a tripod and either use a long timed shutter opening (if the lighting is comming fast and steady) or just use a ‘bulb’ setting where you press a button to open the shutter and then press it again to close it. You don’t have to have ‘fantastic timing’ to catch lighting on film. I love a good thunderstorm.