Lightning on the Columbia River

In the middle of the night we had a lightning storm, so I decided the smart thing to do was to go take pictures of it. Little did I know the lightning was less than a mile away; the strike you see here was certainly hitting the water. The sound of thunder followed almost immediately.

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shelly stamps says:

That's so cool!
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TranceMist says:

Fantastic capture!
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Jerry Lee Que IV says:

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Posted 28 months ago. ( permalink )

sky life [deleted] says:

Wow !!

Very cool !

Nice shot !!
Posted 28 months ago. ( permalink )

myfear says:

Great! Stunning shot! I am waiting to capture one of those, too :)

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Sysy81 says:

WOW!
Impressive shot!
Posted 28 months ago. ( permalink )

alonsodr says:

Amazing capture!

This is definitely a great shot, you deserve another SOE

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Posted 28 months ago. ( permalink )

phatman says:

Thanks for all the comments!

myfear, around here it's mostly luck to get a lightning storm. Just be careful when doing this. I wasn't scared at the time, but after I read this page on how to estimate the distance of a lightning strike:

http://science.howstuffworks.com/question182. htm

The sound of thunder was coming about two seconds after the strikes, meaning these ones were about 1000 feet from where I was standing.
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gfusc says:

Superb. This could be the cover picture of some good horror book:)
Posted 28 months ago. ( permalink )

fjny says:

Wow!!! You make a fantastic work here.

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VisionScape Photography says:

Great zap shot!
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What an amazing shot!

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Jim Mortram [deleted] says:

Fantastic - well done : )
Posted 28 months ago. ( permalink )

PW74 says:

Good job! Well done.
Posted 28 months ago. ( permalink )

The Norwegian says:

fantastic shot!
Posted 28 months ago. ( permalink )

veltro23 says:

Fantastic capture!
Posted 28 months ago. ( permalink )

limegreen_kayak says:

An excellent capture!!!

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Posted 28 months ago. ( permalink )

manfred-hartmann says:

wonderful picture,
very beautiful shot ! !

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alordelo says:

Força, poder, beleza, natureza... que coquetel de sucesso!!!
Parabéns pela maravilhosa captura :)

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deb2524 says:

I have tried to capture this, not as spectacular as this. Great work.

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Posted 28 months ago. ( permalink )

MoonEyes says:

I am so glad you decided to post this on flicker my love :) Keep running out of the house in the middle of the night with your camera and tripod for it makes me love you more. :)
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n3ttl3s says:

Wow that would have been very scary.....you have to do what you have to do to get a shot like that. Nice shot

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Posted 28 months ago. ( permalink )

Essence of : says:

once in a life time shot.. fantastic capture.

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seto_supraenergy says:

great one
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Lone Wolf23 says:

Well done my friend.
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mommamia says:

Spectacular! (but scary.....at least from my point of view!)
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stokrotka49 says:

Wow! Wonderful!

You win a trophy!
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FlorinC says:

Awesome shot.
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rembcc says:

This gets a trophy!
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kzappaster says:

I saw your great picture in Superb Masterpiece Group
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Bobshaw says:

Fantastic capture
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VisionScape Photography says:

Love it.
Posted 28 months ago. ( permalink )

paigelynn says:

Fantastic shot. :)

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jcgr says:

Gorgeous!
Posted 28 months ago. ( permalink )

eyecandy3 says:

It's always nice to find another Oregonian. Great Picture!
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Posted 28 months ago. ( permalink )

xamad says:

Gorgeous catch!!!
Posted 28 months ago. ( permalink )

_Dagný Dögg_ says:

amazing shot
Posted 28 months ago. ( permalink )

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Posted 28 months ago. ( permalink )

jamschler says:

Hell yeah ... what a great shot!
Posted 28 months ago. ( permalink )

Photosintesis Photostream says:

Absolutly amazing!!! what a beautiful shot, its really lovely! amazing colours and composition, good job
Posted 28 months ago. ( permalink )

dougfl07 says:

Great shot! I'm going to be adding it in a blog post to my blog at www.serviceuntitled.com on Wednesday.
Posted 27 months ago. ( permalink )

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Hello

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Posted 27 months ago. ( permalink )

5348 Franco (absent until 9) says:

Thats a really great shot! Congrats! Have a nice day, Franco

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badboy69 says:

A dynamic capture of the fury of nature!
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learning101 says:

Great shot!!

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Posted 21 months ago. ( permalink )

PhotoGraham says:

Great shot. Thanks for making it CC. I used it in this image:

Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

global trucker says:

Very dramatic shot.. wonderfully taken.. Amazing...
Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

Black Dog Photography says:

This was a great storm. Ive been waiting for another, but we really have not had much lightning since. Im a bit further up the river though. Awesome capture!
Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

~luvwolf208~ says:

I've never seen such an awesome display of lighting!
Posted 18 months ago. ( permalink )

dawickham65 says:

Beautiful Picture!!!

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Spokane WA
Posted 18 months ago. ( permalink )

SOULE says:

WOW! Thats beautiful
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amanuel says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called WeatherPix, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

San Diego Shooter says:

awesome shot...i hope you don't mind but I used it as a background for LT from the San Diego Chargers

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Eddi 07(OFF) says:

Hallo, ich bin der Administrator der Gruppe Creative Commons- Free Pictures, und wir würden uns freuen, wenn Du dies zu unserer Gruppe hinzufügen würdest.
Posted 12 months ago. ( permalink )

ForceChange.com says:

Hi, we used your photo at ForceChange.com. Thank you.
forcechange.com/2008/11/26/more-lightning-str ikes-on-week...
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TV Mole says:

Hi - Love this.
I have used on my blog at www.tvmole.com/2009/02/seven-lessons-from-a-l ife-in-devel... with credit and link back to this page.
Many thanks for sharing under CC.
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

anarchitecte says:

really sharp, great!!
Posted 6 months ago. ( permalink )

kuuipowalsh says:

Hi, I am a web master for the Oregon Explorer web site, a natural resources digital library at Oregon State University. May I put this on our web site? Is there anyway to get a higher resolution photo? Thank you, Kuuipo
Posted 6 months ago. ( permalink )

Rural Urbanophile says:

Insane!
Posted 5 months ago. ( permalink )

ViralVoltage says:

Beautiful photo, I'd like to feature it in a post on the new art blog Arted 4 life at:

Arted4Life.com

In a post titled: Lightning Photography Please let me know if you approve.

Thank you!! :)
Posted 5 months ago. ( permalink )

azrdwarr says:

Great shot!!!
Posted 6 weeks ago. ( permalink )

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Lightning on the Columbia River

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