LIGHTNING PHOTOGRAPHY.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1714, 17 November 1887, Page 3

LIGHTNING PHOTOGRAPHY.

We ("ScmthUnd Times") have been shown, a wonderful example of what can be accomplished now-a days, by means of the art of photography. Mr O Campbell, for some time of Messrs Hart and Camp bell, of Invercargill, is the artist, and the view represents Lake Wakatipu from the Quoenstown jetty during tbe recent hea^y thunderstorm m that locality. The photograph was taken at 10.30 p m., the inßtantunvous plate being oilcected by a brilliant flash of lightning. The camera was placed on the beach and left with the cap off, the plate being thus exposed. So, long as darkness prevailed there was no result, but as eoou as the heavenß wore illuminated by the electric current, a faithful representation of surrounding objects was obtained. Not only does the fiuiahed photograph show the j»tty, the lake, and the steamer Mountaineer m the distance, but the course of the lightning's flash itself, although it lneted but for an lostaut, iB vividly portrayed. The wavy and eccentric course taken by the darting Btreak of light will intereHt seit ntific men, one of its peculiarities being a large bright spot nt which the negative and positive curronts apparently met, The general effect is weird and ghostly.