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First of all this is the Original I have placed a cropped version of this photo in my profile I have recieved alot of question about this picture, there was not device. I am very humbled by all the very nice comments. Honestly there was a severe thunder and lightning storm just decided to grab the camera and try to get a good shot. Needless to say there was alot of luck involved. As many know Florida is the lightning capital of the World and this picture showed why. The building sustained severe electrical damage the whole phone and alarm system was fried. This picture ran in the Miami Herald a day later. Picture was taken in Miami about 5 minutes away from the Downtown area.
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obsidianbutterfly444, Wylie Maercklein, Next Chapter Photography, Pichl photo, and 155 other people added this photo to their favorites.
Henry_UY (59 months ago | reply)
Incredible photo. Did you use some special trigger ?
n o r d i o (59 months ago | reply)
fantastica
Mista Yuck (59 months ago | reply)
Wow, just checked the EXIF data, I must say i'm very impressed!
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Seen on your photo stream. (?)
Joao Jr (59 months ago | reply)
Incredible!!!!!!!!!
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Pichl photo (59 months ago | reply)
A great capture!
'Sonia' [deleted] (59 months ago | reply)
Please add this cool photo to The Coolest Damn Cool
Photographers in the World Group!
Tag it Coolest
Saddawi •☠•! (58 months ago | reply)
Amazing shot
Black wolf (58 months ago | reply)
amazing photograph, deserves a lot more recognition than its gotten
reubenjr3 [deleted] (58 months ago | reply)
it´s great. wowww.
Heidi seeing (58 months ago | reply)
An incredible photograph. You must have been so lucky to catch this! Awesome shot.
mechiroja (58 months ago | reply)
how did you do that?
hotchick2007 (57 months ago | reply)
nice!
~ bex ~ (52 months ago | reply)
This is amazing. I much prefer this original to the cropped version, btw. More impressive, I think.
Albert Eri (49 months ago | reply)
Wow!
Great shot. Better that the cropped version. Let's you see the magnitude of it all!
Mat Hurren (48 months ago | reply)
What are the odds
Ian Muttoo (44 months ago | reply)
Fantastic shot!
Cygnus~X1 - Visions by Sorenson (44 months ago | reply)
1/40th? Wow! Nice work and fantastic capture!
JR_Imaging (44 months ago | reply)
what exif viewer are you all using? My exif viewer said info could not be displayed.
if you shot that @ 1/40th, you must have a handy lightning trigger. well done!
rajasekar.tj (44 months ago | reply)
the best lightning shot... nice one dude...
robert-purdom (44 months ago | reply)
Amazing timing!
photruth (44 months ago | reply)
My exif viewer says it was shot at full-auto mode. How did anyone get 1/40th?
Yakeyglee (44 months ago | reply)
That's probably one of the most stunning lighting photos that I've seen yet.
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CNinDigital (44 months ago | reply)
great capture
Daniel Cormier (44 months ago | reply)
Nice!
Seen on Reddit.
Raffles Terrace (44 months ago | reply)
Unreal
LIQUIDMASS (44 months ago | reply)
wow!!
Burhan A. Farooqi (44 months ago | reply)
TOTALLY AWESOME!
Captured at just the right moment...
Hammer51012 (44 months ago | reply)
WOW... that is a great example of 'f8 and be there'!
chrisseper (44 months ago | reply)
Very nice. Where is this?
Morbit Photography 2008 (42 months ago | reply)
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Show us your best, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
Kris Kros (42 months ago | reply)
You're photo is really the best
Show us your best
Dr.Dankens (39 months ago | reply)
It's seems rather asinine to me that a building in heavy thunderstorm area doesn't have a grounding rod.
karinselten (35 months ago | reply)
awesome shot!!!!
www.LeeCoates.org (35 months ago | reply)
A great picture mate.
3Gstore.de (35 months ago | reply)
seriously COOL! Congrats and check my (much less spectacular) lighting photo
bceichman02 (33 months ago | reply)
good job! wonderful image and story-thanks for sharing both...
here's mine, yet i like yours much better!
wekafi (31 months ago | reply)
weheartit.com/entry/160905
Don't know if you gave permission or not. but just thought you'd like to know since it's all rights reserved. BTW Great photo!
MigRodz (24 months ago | reply)
awesome photo, you deserve all the credit in the world, this could happen any time however, it could be captured only once in a life time.
Fresh Light (18 months ago | reply)
...flashing..........
This photo was invited and added to the Paradise by the photographers light group.
Tony Dbkr (17 months ago | reply)
Way cool. Nice capture.
PIO2007 (17 months ago | reply)
Thank you!!!
PIO2007 (17 months ago | reply)
yes it was 1/40th!!!!!!!!!!!!!! and I did not use a lightning trigger on trigger was my finger
salorca2 (17 months ago | reply)
Es espectacular,impresionante,increible,fabulosa ,etc...
Felicidades.
PIO2007 (17 months ago | reply)
muchas gracias!!! muy amable!!!
norcal diver down (17 months ago | reply)
Wow Amazing
-NDD
Cheeky Monkey Foto - Unique Photography (14 months ago | reply)
timing is everything. excellent capture.
PIO2007 (14 months ago | reply)
it sure was in this case!!!
CalTek Design (14 months ago | reply)
awesome. My goal is to eventually capture a strike on a structure. I have had some close shots but nothing quite like yours. Very nice.
www.flickr.com/photos/caltek/sets/72157624618 302543/