lightning vs. volcano

Airborne electricity grabs hold of a volcanic plume – in this case, Chile's Chaiten volcano, which began erupting last week "for the first time in some 9,000 years." Photo by Carlos Gutierrez for UPI. via BLDGBLOG

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gkanai says:

I saw that on Yahoo! News. Unbelievable image. All that particulate matter in the air makes for crazy paths for the electrons.
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

jonms83 says:

one of the coolest lightning photos i've ever seen... so stinkin' cool
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

rugby2tom says:

what an incredible photo. i can only imagine what it was like in person.
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

COLDCRUSHCASM says:

WOW
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

Zack Biggs says:

Probably the coolest photo I have ever seen thus far. Certainly in the top five.
Posted 11 months ago. ( permalink )

fastfreddy says:

Pure power........
Great capture......
FF
Posted 9 months ago. ( permalink )

LeaJ says:

Amazing photo! Shows the dark side of mother nature. What an honour to witness it in person. By far the coolest photo I have ever seen!
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

jmhullot says:

I added your photo under CC license to the Volcanoes from around the World collaborative album. Great picture! Thanks.
Posted 6 months ago. ( permalink )

flydime says:

Very interesting!
Posted 5 months ago. ( permalink )

toppie.sfb. says:

WOW! It is so amazing what can happen in the world.
Posted 4 months ago. ( permalink )

Hot_Boxer says:

This photo is spectacular. I can only image what this must have been like to see in person.
Posted 2 months ago. ( permalink )

paulogabriel says:

Hi, there!
I'm one of the writers of a design blog called Abduzeedo!
I've featured this picture of yours in a post called 20 Fantastic Pictures of Lightning. Here's the link:
abduzeedo.com/20-fantastic-pictures-lightnin g
If you're not ok with it, just let me know, and I'll take it off, as you wish.
Keep up the fantastic work! ;)
Posted 6 weeks ago. ( permalink )

angrykeyboarder says:

Wow. That rocks.
Posted 5 weeks ago. ( permalink )

►Felix◄ says:

saw this on abduzeedo.com
just awesome
Posted 5 weeks ago. ( permalink )

pequeño oso says:

wow unreal
Posted 5 weeks ago. ( permalink )

Calgary Chris says:

That is simply amazing. I'll now pick my jaw up off the floor.

Wow.
Posted 5 weeks ago. ( permalink )

Rock it! says:

NNAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
Es deeeeeeeemasiado
Posted 5 weeks ago. ( permalink )

cahillsmith says:

What an incredible image. It must have been humbling to have witnessed such a sight. Congratulations on capturing it so beautifully
Posted 2 weeks ago. ( permalink )

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