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Before I headed out for the night I put a camera in the window and let it record the storm that was going on. Came home and skimmed the hour long tape for the significant strikes and edited them together.

Tunes by American Football - Stay Home

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Thommy Browne 2 years ago

Very cool
Adam C. 2 years ago

this is really awesome! i grew up in and around chicago and i miss the stormy weather. i live in oregon now and although it rains, there is rarely any thunder or lightning.
w.pasman 2 years ago

Cool, looks like they can run the building on the electricity from the lighting strikes
nshack 2 years ago

Wow, really nice. That storm passed over my house an hour or two earlier, I'd guess. Nice view!
Michael Brodner AKA Bones 2 years ago

Damn dude it got hit like 20 times. Unbelievable.
Jeff Rabinak 2 years ago

That storm was great last night. It was a good send off before I head back to NY.
Perez 2 years ago

great!!
Jean-Pierre 2 years ago

Nifty !
Sara Bee 2 years ago

yay for Chicago! The weather's been so crazy
Lucasberg (Joey) 2 years ago

That was sweet.

I had an awesome storm this past summer that had so many strikes but I took pictures mostly and only a couple of minutes of video and later I was kicking myself.
Here is a pic
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Craig Shimala 2 years ago

Sweet photo!
Lance 2 years ago

really cool idea.... would have been nice to see you cut each lightning strike in conjunction with specific beats or patterns in the song (or maybe even some slow motion). though i suppose you still could re-edit the video if you wanted to; it's still really cool.
Craig Shimala 2 years ago

The next storm I film I will do some beat matching. I just didn't have the time to really get into this one.
Intercont 2 years ago

wowow, dangerous place is the last floor from that building
If they could store that electricity somewhere, they should have power for the rest of the year by now.
Very cool, never saw anything like that before
VendelasCity 2 years ago

I love our city! Well done!
VendelasCity 2 years ago

P.S. Don't change a thing about it! No re-editing is necessary.
paul 2 years ago

i live out in naperville, it was crazy there too.
Marissa Siraisi 2 years ago

Whoa, that's awesome! I feel the hairs on my arms standing up...
eric cwiertny 2 years ago

Great idea to set your camera to capture that!

So very cool!
Mark 2 years ago

super cool and amazing how many times it struck. I am assuming all were unique.
CTD3 2 years ago

Great captures! this is very cool.
charliesteadman 2 years ago

Shocking!!! (had to say it)
Great clip. I can never see too many lightning shots.
Linda McClure 2 years ago

Awesome!
Juz 2 years ago

Chill!
Bob 2 years ago

The power of nature. Always like these video's! Nice job.
Mark Jensen 2 years ago

excellent! i'm going to recommend this to the weather chnanel guys... it should be added there as well.
Gianny L 2 years ago

wooow awesome!
Brad Ruggles 2 years ago

Dude...great video!
Roman 2 years ago

I like how some of the lightning illuminates the foreground and some the background. Really gives a sense of depth.
amandalynferri 2 years ago

wow this rules.
dalas verdugo 2 years ago

Amazing.
Yorick 2 years ago

Impressing. We should find a way to capture all this electricity and get rid of oil...
hubs 2 years ago

Nice use of American Football too.
Dorowski 2 years ago

Amazing. Makes me ponder about physics and architecture.
Adrian Radic 2 years ago

wow! thanks for sharing
BrandonBrandon 2 years ago

I miss those awesome storms that would sweep in off the lake, and rub the sky against all that concrete and steel.
Andre L. 2 years ago

Thank you for posting this amazing video!!!
I think lightning is one of the best ways that nature show us her beauty.
Norman Kosmal 2 years ago

very nice
Johann Burkard 2 years ago

Awesome video. Only that building got struck, right?
Craig Shimala 2 years ago

I haven't seen any of the other buildings get struck besides this and the Sears Tower
Heather R. 2 years ago

nice. american football has a special place in my heart, so that was lovely, too.
reflekt 2 years ago

astonishing!
The National Macho Society 2 years ago

superduper
John Starrs 2 years ago

Nice Work. Thanks for sharing.
jsalinas 2 years ago

A lot of spiritual concepts are coming to my mind when I watch this amazing video.
rico 2 years ago

electric!
Lisa M 2 years ago

Very cool.
weatherhead 2 years ago

Great clip! What model camera did you record this with?
Craig Shimala 2 years ago

Sony HDR-HC7
Greg 2 years ago

That's pretty neat. Did you adjust your shutter at all for this?
Craig Shimala 2 years ago

nope, I didn't adjust anything
ataricharm 2 years ago

Beautiful!
sunseasurf 2 years ago

very nice.
Jordan Beck 2 years ago

Wow.
mikehedge 2 years ago

great idea
Alex Barker 2 years ago

Very striking....literally.
Ivan Ciego 2 years ago

wow
Matthew Augustyn 2 years ago

Nice idea. I like it.
PdA 1 year ago

the right place at the right time !
bldng. 1 year ago

Amazing how often it strikes. Amazing the amount of power - simply an amazing video, really. Considering the dry thunderstorm we had here last i'm glad I wasn't hundreds of yards up in the sky but miles away, only three stories up - enjoying the spectacle on the horizon. Excellent.
Mark Kammel 1 year ago

wow amazing.
Frederic Vercammen 1 year ago

wow energy for free ;)