FortWorthExplosions

Thank you for not copying my video. It is copyrighted material. (It was as soon as I shot it) You may copy the link to direct people to my video and descriptions.
This is the aftermath of a pretty brutal thunderstorm in Fort Worth Texas on May 10, 2011. It was taken from my balcony on the 34th floor of a building in Fort Worth. Though I thought we were at war or was terrorism, it was a massive series of downed 12,470 volt power lines. As I took it with my 70-200 2.8L IS lens, it is farther away than it looks. (it is 5 miles away) That is why there are not explosion sounds. This was a very well documented event. I was on my balcony to take lightning pictures (Yes, not smart) and this started happening in front of me. I turned my camera (Canon 5d MkII) to video mode and let it roll.

I did just realize this evening that the video is doubled. (others pointed it out in their comments) One video is duplicated. It happened when I was reducing the file size. I would up with the video duplicated. I would like to fix it. (remove the second half) but don't think I can. I would have to delete and and post another. If somebody knows how I can edit the video (cut out the second half) please let me know. Anyway, I have way more than enough footage still unposted. I will start posting my other videos.

I have been reading the comments. I would like to answer some questions.
It is not fake. It is not doctored. (you are giving my video skills too much credit, thanks.) As you can see by all the other lights, it is not taken with an IR setup or something. It is simple a video of an expensive weather disaster. The explosions are along a 4 mile path. They look closer together because this was 5 miles away zoomed in. (News links inserted below)

If this was fake, I would have put in some good explosion sounds, not birds. (I probably could handle that technically.) This IS NOT FAKE IN ANY MANNER.

It is not a function of lens flair, though I do believe the rain made the illumination more visible than it would have been. What this video does not show well is that the clouds above were illuminated with it all.

I am prepared to have a lab analyze this video for authenticity. Believe me. What you are looking at is a video camera set up on my tripod on my balcony. Period. No colors added, not special effects, no sounds. I do not even know how to adjust a video for brightness or contrast. (I am a photo guy, not a video guy.)
Anybody doubting the facts only needs to check the news sources or the power company. (Oncor Electric) for verification. Luckily, hundreds of people watched it all. I have video of lots of emergency vehicle arriving to deal with the resultant fires.
Also, this is actually just 1 of 5 videos taken. I will post the others when I get time. I am not sure this is even the best video I have. Too easy to verify it all.

For all of you that complimented my video, and believe it is what is seems to be, thank you. NOT FAKE. 100% Real. Stand by for my other videos. I am not saying doubters do not have a right to doubt. Just that they are wrong. (by claiming fake really reaffirms how amazing the sight was.)

BTW, I did get my wife to reduce the file size of my video radically before I could squeeze it on to YOUTUBE without an error. (on her Mac i-video) My camera takes multi gig clips. It can only take videos for 4 minutes at a time before it overheats. (See Canon web site.)




Somebody said, "Why no reflection on the skyscraper in view?" Just the wrong angle. In one on my videos there is a reflection in the building from one of this blasts that was further to the left.

News links
http://www.star-telegram.com/2011/05/10/3066121/fireballs-reported-in-east-fo...
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/43006842#43006842
http://www.www.istockanalyst.com/business/news/5139029/-fireballs-reported-in...
http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2011/05/12/136248528/flashes-light-up-sky...

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[Ifyismyusername]

@BrianLuenser - Did you see the dots in the sky with your naked eye or do they only appear through the camera?

Again, the dots in the sky are classic symptoms of a typical lens flare. I don't understand the resistance to this explanation. It's the only explanation so far that fits all the evidence.

The effect can be easily reproduced. Shoot some video of your car's high-beams from 10 to 25 feet away. I'm confident you'll generate nearly identical lens flare results.

[BrianLuenser]

@Ifyismyusername I do not remember if there were dots in the sky. I was pretty well freaked out by the whole thing.

[MrDogon39]

Brian, what do you think about the lights in the sky in this video? UFOs ?

[BrianLuenser]

@MrDogon39

I think it is some kind of an anomaly created by lightning bolts having their way with 4 miles of the electrical grid. (Mixed with damp equipment and humid air.) I cannot explain why this does not happen more often, however. It was quite scary to watch not knowing if it was terrorism or nuclear disaster or something else pretty terrible.

[Ifyismyusername]

@rintintin7529 - The lights on the ground are transformers arcing repeatedly. The dots in the sky are lens flares created by the light from the transformers on the ground. I've expressed this many times. I never claimed the light coming from the arcing transformers were lens flares. Please read the comments / discussion more thoroughly before responding. Doing so may prevent you from misrepresenting the claims of others and, subsequently, looking foolish.

[Ifyismyusername]

@rintintin7529 - I believe you've misinterpreted what I said. The lens flares are not dramatic at all and periodically appear as small dots in the sky. These dots are caused by the very bright light on the ground produced by the arcing transformers.

[eljorgea]

People see what they want to see whether they are "lens flares" electrical "anomalies, transformers blowing up and can or never will see the truth even with their own eyes. The program is so deeply embedded in most people that there isn't any way the truth can be absorbed. It is best this way . . . thanks for sharing.

[Ifyismyusername]

@Blizzardnz - Absolutely nothing in this video has been faked. It presents an accurate record of the events of May 10th 2011. As such, it was picked up by all the local news media as well as some national news agencies. I refer you to the links Mr. Luenser has included in the description.

[Blizzardnz]

omg thats so fake lol

[rintintin7529]

@Ifyismyusername this must be the most dramatic lens flare in the history of photography then! :-) If the effect can so easily be produced do make a video in the same location and repeat please. Look forward to it.

[rintintin7529]

@BrianLuenser if you say this phenomena was a result of damp equipment and humid air then this should happen a great deal more. So, if you cannot explain why this does not happen more often then you have not explained this phenomena or added to understanding the phenomena at work.

[hotello2009]

@yeswekash (2) fatico a dare un valore tipo prima, 2a o 3a dimensione- dico che una dimensione è costituita da una propria realtà e vibrazione e che talvolta entrano in contatto quando una persona di una dimensione riesce a sintonizzarsi su un altra lunghezza d'onda- 1 pò come le trasmissioni radio che vibrano su diverse lunghezze d'onda senza accavallarsi- l'intero universo è energia che vibra su diverse lunghezze d'onda, noi ne captiamo\vediamo la parte che vibra alla ns velocità

[hotello2009]

@yeswekash ( 1 ) bella domanda-se lo sapessi avrei già scritto un libro- bisognerebbe porre il quesito verso l'alto, diciamo- prima o poi qualcuno te lo spiegherà- prova a porre delle domande importanti al cosmo, e aspetta. vedrai che sorprese. quando meno te lo aspetti la risposta ti arriva in qualche modo è una verità che pochi sanno.

[yeswekash]

@hotello2009

O_____O'

Ehm... veramente io intendevo "come fanno a venire dalla quarta dimensione se la quarta dimensione e' il tempo stesso".

L'illusione e' che il tempo sia un illusione al limite... e pure io sono dieci anni che sono senza orologio, da quando ho un cellulare XD (anche 15 allora o_o)