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.
This photo was taken on August 16, 2007 in Astoria, Oregon, US, using a Canon EOS Digital Rebel.
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shelly stamps (70 months ago | reply)
That's so cool!
TranceMist (70 months ago | reply)
Fantastic capture!
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sky life [deleted] (70 months ago | reply)
Wow !!
Very cool !
Nice shot !!
myfear (70 months ago | reply)
Great! Stunning shot! I am waiting to capture one of those, too :)
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Sysy * (70 months ago | reply)
WOW!
Impressive shot!
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Amazing capture!
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phatman (70 months ago | reply)
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 (70 months ago | reply)
Superb. This could be the cover picture of some good horror book:)
fjny (70 months ago | reply)
Wow!!! You make a fantastic work here.
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VisionScape Photography (70 months ago | reply)
Great zap shot!
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What an amazing shot!
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Jim Mortram [deleted] (70 months ago | reply)
Fantastic - well done : )
PW74 (70 months ago | reply)
Good job! Well done.
The Norwegian (70 months ago | reply)
fantastic shot!
Gabry & Giusy (70 months ago | reply)
Fantastic capture!
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An excellent capture!!!
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manfred-hartmann (70 months ago | reply)
wonderful picture,
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alordelo (70 months ago | reply)
Força, poder, beleza, natureza... que coquetel de sucesso!!!
Parabéns pela maravilhosa captura :)
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DeborahsDreamPhotography (70 months ago | reply)
I have tried to capture this, not as spectacular as this. Great work.
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MoonEyes (70 months ago | reply)
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 (70 months ago | reply)
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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Essence of :Hope♥s Fine art Photography (70 months ago | reply)
once in a life time shot.. fantastic capture.
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seto_supraenergy (70 months ago | reply)
great one
Lone Wolf23 (70 months ago | reply)
Well done my friend.
mommamia (70 months ago | reply)
Spectacular! (but scary.....at least from my point of view!)
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Wow! Wonderful!
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FlorinC (70 months ago | reply)
Awesome shot.
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This gets a trophy!
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Bobshaw (70 months ago | reply)
Fantastic capture
VisionScape Photography (70 months ago | reply)
Love it.
paigelynn (70 months ago | reply)
Fantastic shot. :)
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jcgr (70 months ago | reply)
Gorgeous!
eyecandy3 (70 months ago | reply)
It's always nice to find another Oregonian. Great Picture!
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xamad (70 months ago | reply)
Gorgeous catch!!!
_Dagný Dögg_ (70 months ago | reply)
amazing shot
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jamschler (70 months ago | reply)
Hell yeah ... what a great shot!
JOSE ANORO (70 months ago | reply)
Absolutly amazing!!! what a beautiful shot, its really lovely! amazing colours and composition, good job
dougfl07 (69 months ago | reply)
Great shot! I'm going to be adding it in a blog post to my blog at www.serviceuntitled.com on Wednesday.
ComputerHotline (69 months ago | reply)
Hello
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Franco off (67 months ago | reply)
Thats a really great shot! Congrats! Have a nice day, Franco
BramstonePhotography (66 months ago | reply)
A dynamic capture of the fury of nature!
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