Well I thought I would do something different today so here it is! Lightning strikes photos. I really enjoy thunder and lightning (my computer, however does not…) so I thought I would share that with you guys.
These photos are mostly over cities. How you take lightning photos like this I don’t know. Lots of patience I would guess. Enjoy, guys.
Lightning facts: Your chance of being hit by lightning in a year (in the U.S.) is 1 in 700,000, chances of being struck in your lifetime is around 1 in 3000.
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Photo courtesy of .craig
Lightning facts: Lightning strikes the earth at least 45 times a second.
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Photo courtesy of J-a-x
I love the colors that are everywhere. It just is so many shades and hues of blue.
Lightning facts: Occasionally lightning will strike up to 20 miles ahead of a storm. This is called a “Bolt from the Blue” because you cant even see the storm that the lightning originated from.
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Photo courtesy of Ajka_Hungary
The contrast is jaw-dropping.
Lightning facts: A bolt of lightning is usually 2-3 miles long.
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Photo courtesy of Chaval Brasil
I really like how the warm yellows meet the the dark purples.
Lightning facts: A bolt of lightning is hotter then the surface of the sun.
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Photo courtesy of Philip Schexnayder
Spectacular. What else can you say?
Lightning facts: Lightning travels at around 60,000 Miles per second.
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Photo courtesy of phatman
A double strike of cloud-to-ground lightning. Or is it?
Lightning facts: Over 70% of all people struck by lightning live.
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Photo courtesy of Kwisatch
See if you can find the lightning.
Lightning facts: Tampa, Florida has more lightning strikes per mile then any other part of the U.S.
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Photo courtesy of SparkyLeigh
Think you’ve seen it all? How about a bolt of lighting in the 2000 ft tall smoke stack made by a volcano?
Lightning facts: Lightning is about an inch thick or even less. You think its so large because of the huge amount of light released.
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Photo courtesy of SparkyLeigh
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Lightning facts: Lightning has been observed in Thunder Storms, volcanoes, blizzards, hurricanes and even intense forest fires.
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I never realized there were so many variations of lightening strikes. The unique colors each one brings out truly makes each photo captivating. Makes one feel very vulnerable.
WOW! A less common lightning strike occurs between oppositely charged areas of different clouds. Awesome! This will help my journal activities about lightning strikes.
Amazing photography work, superb color quality..my personal fav , last one.
What great pictures are these, Simply amazing how could one take such clips simply unbelievable stuff. Hats off to these fantastic work.
These pictures are truly mesmerizing, thank you for posting.
The last one is especially spectacular, it looks like fireworks!
Odlicne fotohrafije!
Translation: Excellent photos!
These are cool. It is very hard to get a shot of lighting like that. It’s storming right above me now, so what a great time to end up looking at your post.
I got a chance to see lightning from the air once. I was flying over the southwestern US on a cross-country flight and our pilot skirted around a huge severe storm. We had some turbulence from the storm, but it was amazing to see the clouds light up and the bolts of lighting from a bird’s eye vantage point. I was glad when we flew away from the storm, but I wish I’d had a camera that day!
All these natural occurrences like lightning storms and everything else Mother Nature presents to us – seem quite magnificent to me. This is a beautiful post, the lightning photos breathtaking and the lightning facts fascinating. Thank you, Erik!
I loved the photos! Wow thats amazing.
These photos are truely amazing. I have never seen anything like it. Most beautiful, and powerful, all at the same time. I have to keep going back to look again.
My favorites are the 2nd and 3d ones. Wow. They’re amazing. How do you even capture that on a camera? You must be very lucky…and have a very good camera. The odds of being struck surprise me…1 in 3000? Seems a bit low. Great post, I enjoyed the facts!
*** EXCELLENT POST ****
Thank You….
Hobe….
Prvinska sila narave. Fotografirati svetlobo strele in njeno razvejano pot po nebu je izziv, ob katerem fotograf tehta ali pocakati in ujeti ta edinstven trenutek ali pa zbežati, ker ga je strah. Lep izbor.
Iva’s last blog post..Far away
Translation: Primal nature force. Photographing the light of the lightning and its branched out path on the sky is a challenge at which the photographer must decide whether to wait and capture this unique moment or run away because he’s afraid. Nice selection.
oh my god…really spectacular…
Thank you for posting my photograph. I am honored to be among the other fantastic photographs. Lightning photography is the most ellusive yet rewarding of all. Only requiring lots of luck and timing, knowing when to run for cover is a plus. My photo was taken on a private pier on the Eastern shore of Mobile Bay. The storm was on the Northwest side of Mobile, Alabama. I was around 6 miles from the city of Mobile. The wind was blowing so hard that the pier was moving and the buildings show signs of motion blur. I thoroughly enjoyed Nature’s show. Thanks again.
Sean (ajka_hungary)