This pipe stuck out of the ground in an empty field for years until early 2009, when they ripped it out during construction work.
These pictures of it span a decade.



Several Christmases ago, when my daughters were still young enough to crave Barbies, I experimented with some new ninja photo moves using my first (and then brand new) digital camera.
Of all the advantages of digital over film photography, I think this one is the most important: with the ability to take nearly unlimited photos without any film expense, photographers are now free to just experiment at a whim.
Update: Check out this tutorial on how to shoot lightning.
From the front porch in my old house in Plano, Texas, using my very first digital camera:



This is actually the first one I caught. It hit close and scared me, and I moved the camera:
