Beautiful Lightning Photos I found on the Net
 

I love photography and I would put this in the tilted photography forum but I just found this web sit, its not my photos, I wish I was this talented.this is the web site I found them on...

Here are my favorites:thumbsup:

http://skydiary.com/gallery/chase200.../27-051209.jpg
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Here is some more... I can't hotlink them from the site (don't try), so just the link:

Lightnings. Fine Photos | Funny Images

Thanks for showing me that site, those were awesome photos. Better then the ones I found.

I think these are interesting enough, especially combined with other natural phenomena...

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wow, this one is crazy awesome!!!:thumbsup:

I really should use stumbleupon more often than I do now, which is virtually not at all, but this site has interesting facts about the awe of lightning ands its attributes: StumbleUpon WebToolbar


Also displays pics like these:

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http://www.ericscheske.com/blog/wp-c.../lightning.jpg

I would shit bricks if I seen this..
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and this one too
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Arizona has some spectacular displays during the monsoon season.

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Photo by-Pat Warwick

I'm living in the north midwest of the US now,
and our thunderstorm activity has been almost non-existent this year. Alas.

that's an awesome timelapse Jetée..

lots of good stuff in here.. sadly our thunderstorms have been few and far between this year.. at least where I'm at. sucks

well, cut it out, it's annoying.

:lol: Whats wrong noodle, you don't like the stalker type of PM's coming your way? Are you saying that stalking is actually creepy and not endearing?

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Onexposure - 1x.com - Photo: Gewitter by Franz Schumacher

(click to make bigger)

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you can see this one, right?

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thank you those are awesome!

MORE.....

Lightning - The Big Picture - Boston.com

xoxoxoo

bobby, you are the king of great and unfound links.

I don't know why I hadn't thought of Boston before -- it's one of my favorite sites now, after I discovered it last October.


Hopefully this one works correctly (and wasn't posted before now):

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ah, annotations:

Lighting strikes over buildings in Nanjing, in China's eastern Jiangsu province, on Aug. 1, 2006.
AP content

The space shuttle 'Discovery' is prepared for launch, during a storm.

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†hunderstorm stairs silhouette by ƒreg / Fernando Gregory

Photographs of cities by Josef Hoflehner
 

Hm. Quite interesting. I just learned less than a minute ago that Josef Hoflehner, was once named "Nature Photographer of the Year" (2007).

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found via: http://onua.com.ua/5974-fotografii-g...b-40-foto.html

"Bolt Action"
 

Stephen Sakraida didn't let a little dramatic lightning disrupt the follow-through on his drive at the Lone Tree Golf Club in Chandler, Arizona, durring a summer storm in 2001.

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God Plays Through ; PHOTOGRAPHY by Gene Lower ; winner of the SDX 2001 Awards, Category "Sports Photography"



BIOGRAPHY:
Gene Lower is an award winning freelance photographer based in Phoenix, Arizona. Photographic coverage ranges from sports, events, portraits, weddings and scenics. His photos have appeared in major international magazines such as Sports Illustrated and Time, as well as top-notch newspapers including the New York Times, LA Times, and London Sunday Times.

Lower's philosophy is to capture the essence and personality of his subjects while portraying them in a unique way. He provides a comfortable environment allowing every client to relax and feel at ease in front of the camera. Lower takes an easygoing, laid-back approach so that he can get to know his subjects and their objectives for the photographs — while at the same doing whatever it takes to get the shot — passively aggressive.


-- via Sports Illustrated HotShots (c. 2004), Slingshot Photography, IconicPhotos.com, and The Society of Professional Journalists

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Too close for comfort! by Teresa L James


author's notes: I thought it would be cool to take a photo of lightening so I had the shutter open for 30 seconds. I was out on my back porch when the lightening struck soooo close ...needless to say I jumped...therefore the poles moved in the photo..I don't think I'll do this again unless the storm is a loooong way away!

geo-date notes: Taken on August 11, 2009 ; Taken in Vici, Oklahoma

Those are great, but I've been inside two places that were struck. Talk about scary...

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Lightning by Plymography

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*opens eyes-wide

that first new picture that you posted, ring; it's like nerve synapses firing.
It looks as though there could be a storm in my brain, and I get to watch from the inside of my own eyes.

great thread.

very enlightning.........hahaha

you "cracked" yourself up (lightning crack, or is thunder crack?)

hm.. head's in the clouds

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Indeed,
& yes Jetty, that first other image is very much synapse like.
Cloud-to-cloud bursts.

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Awesome pictures in this thread. I'll save some of them as desktops I think.

now this is lightning:
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Besides the lack of snow, these pictures are another reason I can't wait for summer: I love a good thunder/lightning storm!
Great pics to remind me.

Lightning Bolt
 

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by Veronique Meignaud AKA URANIUM AKA Marmotte

Visions of Earth
 

Darn, I thought I had seen this before, but only now do I realize it; oh, well... here's the history, and a bigger portrayal:

Chile The fury of Chaitén volcano seems to set the sky on fire. Highly charged particles of pumice roar upward in spreading clouds of gas and smoke, generating crackling tangles of lightning.

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Photo: May 3, 2008, by Carlos Gutierrez, UPI / Digital Railroad - (click for enlarged image; 2996x2000, 378.9 KB)

[ngm.]

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Dark clouds and lightning over NYC skyline by John P Sullivan

author's comments:
Manhattan skyline, 15 seconds.
Shot from my roof in Williamsburg Brooklyn - with hair standing on end.

See more of my photos on my website: Kneebeau

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Lake Malawi Lightening by aslehoel

[photo taken by Asle Marius Hoel, on March 26, 2007, on Kande Beach at Lake Malawi in Malawi, Africa.]

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Lightning over Patagonia, Argentina. Photograph by William R. Curstinger


[natgeo.]

(click the pic to enlarge)
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Lightning strikes behind two F/A-18C Hornet aircraft on the flight deck of the
Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis, in the Pacific Ocean on
April 8, 2009. -- (Mass Communication 2nd Class Elliott Fabrizio/U.S. Navy)

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by Firefly Ridge

found in both the Lightning and Thunderheads pool.

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FT.MYERS, FL - AUGUST 16: Lightning strikes the ground as a violent thunder storm
approaches the area August 16, 2004 in Ft. Myers, Florida. The town of Punta Gorda,
located approximately 25 miles away from Ft. Myers, received the blunt force of
Hurricane Charley, causing vast destruction and about 16 weather related deaths, to date.
-- (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

Alright. Turns out I have not yet posted this photo, so enjoy the delay... I, mean, the image.

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Can you stand the rain? by Super Flower ♥ إظبيه

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Eyjafjallajökull spews hot ash and lightening in a series of WE HAVE ANGERED
THE GOD OF FIRE photos by Marco Fulle.


[metafilter.]

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courtesy of Jason (you don't know him)

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Thunderstruck Thessaloniki!!!!!!!!! (Greece) by Manolis Thr.

author's comments:
A major thunderstorm hit tonight Thessaloniki!! After the heat and the humidity we had all day, just after the sunset, a multicell began to form west of Thessaloniki. I prepared my camera and head for the sea-side walk of the city where it is a nice place to catch some lightnings! This storm was extreme... Torrential rain, severe winds, and an enormous frequency of lightnings hit the city with the result of many flooded roads and buildings, total blackout all over central north Greece (central Macedonia) after one bolt that hit the central power station and many many car and shop alarms started to shout! Of course all the people were scared and they were trying to find a shelter..

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burnin burschi (The Burj Dubai) by psycho bob


{ Taken in Al Wasl, Dubai ; Taken on January 14, 2009 }

[current.gizmodo.]

Nice!

I've finally finished my "EKKO" - camera control computer thingie and are awaiting the thunderstorms of fall in order to capture my own lightning shots. (a long wait...)

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Deer Creek, OK - Cloud to Ground Lightning ; photo by Bill Paige ; June of 2009



+ bonus shots

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[kfor.]

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Double Strike by Dennis Jones

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(lightning storm strikes seen in New Mexico, US) by Roch Hart


[photoshelter.]

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captured by Leszek Bujnowski


[fotoblur.]

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This amazing picture taken of the Christ Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro puts a new meaning to the phrase 'touched by the hand of God.'

The 130 foot tall statue which is located on the peak of the Corcovado Mountain, was stuck by lightening during a storm in the Brazilian city displaying this divinely electric image.

Named one of the modern Wonders of the World in 2007, the statue which is the largest one of Christ and can be seen for miles appeared unscathed from the miraculous bolt.

{ Photo was taken during a lightning storm in Rio de Janeiro on February 10, 2008. }


[metro.] + [DailyMail.]

"A Show of Lightning Ripples Across the North Texas Sky Above the Bass Performance Hall"


[allposters.]

it's also the cover to this
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finally... finally, found the source:

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A show of lightning ripples across the North Texas sky
above the Bass Performance Hall in Fort Worth, Texas,
on Thursday June 14, 2001, in downtown Fort Worth.
A strong line of thunderstorms moved through the
Dallas-Fort Worth area dumping several inches of rain.
-- (Photo: Tony Gutierrez/AP Photo)


(didn't think to even to say this, but thank God for Chinese blogs.)

[netscape.weather.]

Jet, I'm struck and lightened by your being one of my favorite librarians.

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Lightning strikes west of the Parliament Buildings in Ottawa on Wednesday,
May 26, 2010. Ottawa reached a record breaking 34 degrees Celsius (93 Fahrenheit)
on Wednesday. -- (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Pawel Dwulit)

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by Joan Gelabert ; seen in Palma de Mallorca, España

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The airspace above Munich is once again closed due to ash hazard - and there is
no end in sight, it looks as if the volcano still hold us for a long time once again to trot.


[wissenslogs.]

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Photography and thrill-seeking/educational documentation by Tyler Burg

author's comments:
Here an image from May 18th somewhere west of Woodward, Oklahoma taken around midnight while driving to our hotel in Oklahoma City.

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Lightning streaks across the sky towards downtown Chicago | Telegraph

Stimulating images. Great thread.

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lichtenberg_figure

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'The Perfect Storm', captured by Jeremy Somers (ironic name) - Bing winner?

author's comments:
lightning strike over Sydney, Australia.

Bing's take:

"A summer storm envelopes the Sydney skyline."
This photo by Jeremy Somers won our first ever Facebook Photo Contest
as voted by Fans of Bing. Full interview here.

[techcrunch.] + [phototrend.] + [mashable.] + [joshspear.]

Chicago Lighting Strikes

shot by Craig Shimala

author's comments:
Last night, in Chicago, a nasty storm rolled through. This epic video shows the three tallest buildings in the city (the Hancock,
the Trump, and the Willis towers) getting struck by lighting. Un-*^^@%g-believable.


[vimeo.]

Jet,
I found this one in the news today oh oh ...seems likely that it's another shot/perspective of the storm in the vid you posted above

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Lightning strikes both the Willis Tower, right, and the Trump Tower in downtown Chicago, Illinois,
as a severe storm rolls through the region on Wednesday, June 23, 2010. This view is from the Hancock Tower.
(Chris Sweda/ Chicago Tribune)

Such is the powers and beholded-ness(?) of my coincidence monster, BadNick.
I'm positively "electrifying" with my good luck/ bad luck timing. It "shocks" me, too, at times.

This is one of those instances in which I'm two (times) late for something, this time being: 2 months.

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More from Eyjafjallajokull (Photo Gallery) - The Big Picture - Boston.com

Lightning streaks across the sky as lava flows from a volcano in Eyjafjallajokul April 17, 2010.
-- (REUTERS/Lucas Jackson)

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+ bonus(es)

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Lightning by ~Markus-Weldon on deviantART (click the image to activate animation)

amazing!

Incredible! I'm moving to Florida soon and understand the area I'll be at is considered one of the US's top lightening places. Should be beautiful and noisy.

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TANGLED UP -- Lightning strikes the ground during this time-lapse photo of
a storm cell moving toward the Blue Mountains outside Pendleton, Oregon.
--(Photo: E.J. Harris / East Oregonian via the San Francisco Chronicle)

rare lightning + rainbow combination

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American Papist: Not Your Average Catholic!: Amazing photo of the day: Lightning and a Rainbow

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Close One! by aixcracker

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Incredible picture of a lightning rainbow during a thunderstorm that came through my town last night [reddit]

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Lightning lights up the night sky of Roswell, New Mexico, as a thunderstorm passes
through town on July 14, 2010. --(AP Photo/Roswell Daily Record, Mark Wilson)

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A flash of lightning illuminates the sky over the 2,500-year-old Ancient Parthenon
temple, at the Acropolis hill during a heavy rainfall in Athens, Greece early on
Monday, June 28, 2010. --(AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)


[TheBigPicture.]

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Lightning on Galveston Bay by Louis Vest
{Thunderstorm on Galveston Bay, Houston Ship Channel. // June 25, 2008.}

These are quite cool! We love lightning and thunder storms!

Lightning may very well have played a major role in the start of life on earth.

Zap of UV Light May Have Triggered Life...just like BadNick just said

It's always a pleasure Badnick... 'spark of life' - you know how much I love puns; even better when they mean more in the cntext of relevant scientifics.

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The thunder comes {"Calm before the storm" by Lissy Elle}

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Photography by Christian Schops

I never remember anything (on time).


Ever wondered what lightning strikes really looked like? Tom Warner recently
captured some incredible footage in Rapid City, South Dakota. He captured over
9,000 images per second and this 1.5 minute video lasts only 2 seconds in real time!

(date and time of the storm are stamped within the video. Location: above)


[technabob.]

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Cloud-to-ground lightning from a late evening storm in Norman, OK.


{Photo by: Brett Roberts}

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Eiffel (illuminated)

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night storm by akita inu

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Storm Clouds, South Dakota ; Photography by Patrick Kelley.

author's comments:

“Large powerful storms can be nearly a daily occurrence during the summer
months on the South Dakota plains. This one felt very mysterious as it filled
the sky with dark, heavy clouds and thunder that shook the ground.
It was as if two worlds were colliding.”

[NGM.]

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Lightning Storm, Kentucky ; Photography by Jason Whitman.

author's comments:
One of several images I took on April 19th, 2009, in Christian County, Kentucky.
The day was filled with rotations and wonderful lightning storms.
The series of storms rolled on for about three days.


[NGM.]

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TOTALLY UNEXPECTED Photo by: idzrvit

author's comments:
Well I started my night at Leavenworth, Kansas around 830pm. The clouds were incredible! I had to shoot them with a higher iso and only a couple second shutter so they would not blur. I stopped at four other spots, staying ahead of the storm the whole time. My last stop was here in Lenexa. I thought it would be cool if I got a strike with this excavator. The strikes were few and far between but I decided to go for it anyway. Then out of nowhere comes this strike! The only one I took from this spot! See the shorter strike in the middle from the cloud to ground? THAT is what I was shooting for! That height!

{Shot with a Nikon d90 on Tuesday September 21, 2010 in Lenexa, KS.}

[lightning shots collection]
 

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I awoke last night to the sound of thunder... by Frank Fennema

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Lightning Captured by X-Ray Camera [article: educational ; awesome]

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Photography by Christian Schops

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Photograph by Minami-Nippon Shibun/Reuters

A “tentacle” of lightning stretches over Japan in a long-exposure picture taken
Thursday (Jan. 27, 2011) of the ash plume rising from Shinmoedake peak, one of
the calderas of the Kirishima volcano complex. Shinmoedake began erupting
Wednesday, coating nearby villages and farms with ash and prompting authorities
to ask for voluntary evacuations within a 1.2-mile (2-kilometer) radius.

+ bonus(es) [* -]

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-- courtesy of Nat'l Geo

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Lightning Chaos by Fringe Focus

author's comments: (Rob Loukotka)
Crazy storm in Chicago, not too much rain, but tons of intense lightning.

This was shot with a tripod, with 4-5 second exposures. For every 20 shots of empty sky,
there'd be one with kickass lightning. Color was changed in post to feel more like Batman.


{photo was taken on May 31, 2010.}

Japan raises alert following volcano's biggest eruption in 50 years | Mail Online [article ; read of interest ; relevance]


*previously

Gorgeous photo folks, i surely post some once i get that privilege.