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This has been published in 'Digital Photographer Magazine' Ukranian edition, as part of an artical talking about lightning!!

This was taken in Rapid City, South Dakota. I have been photographing, or trying to photograph, lightning for many years now. I have got some beautiful shots, but I never had felt like I got THE shot. Well, I feel like I finally got THE shot with this one, now I have to try and one up myself. Actually, I just got lucky here, I have seen a lot of beautiful lightning, but my camera was pointing the wrong way, the evening I shot this their was so much lightning, it didn't matter where I pointed the camera, I was going to get something.

Check it out in B&W

www.flickr.com/photos/kevinaker/3717823425/in/set-7215762...

Here are some more lightning photos

www.flickr.com/photos/kevinaker/sets/72157609571304508/

And here are some Cloud & Storm Photos

www.flickr.com/photos/kevinaker/sets/72157609572618940/

Comments and faves

  1. ★

    Phillip_D, andrewfuller62, Matho., J A Mortram, and 825 other people added this photo to their favorites.

  2. Stewart Watt [deleted] (47 months ago | reply)

    Amazing shot,superb .

  3. Andy Kennelly (47 months ago | reply)

    This is too cool. I like the contrast between the clouds at the top and the sky at the bottom. The lighting is amazing!

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  4. mowunna (47 months ago | reply)

    Gorgeous, hopefully you'll get a gold award! :)

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  5. Jerry Spain (47 months ago | reply)

    Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Awesome Shot - ( Post - 1, Award - 3 ), and we'd love to have this added to the group!

  6. isabelitagarcia77 (47 months ago | reply)

    Hi, I'm an admin for a group called HABLA HISPANA -SPEAKING GROUP., and we'd love to have this added to the group!

  7. JOSE RUIZ QUESADA (47 months ago | reply)

    Hi, I'm an admin for a group called NATURALEZA EN MAGINA, and we'd love to have this added to the group!

  8. JOSE RUIZ QUESADA (47 months ago | reply)

    Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Patagónica-Concurso Nº52-"Ropa tendida", and we'd love to have this added to the group!

  9. jorgelinadelsur (47 months ago | reply)

    Hi! Beautifful! thanks !kisses!
    Hola! bella foto !gracias! besos!

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  10. Benjamin Bjorn´s SoulPortraying (47 months ago | reply)

    He visto esta hermosa foto en
    I've seen this wonderful picture in

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  11. Benjamin Bjorn´s SoulPortraying (47 months ago | reply)

    Hi, I'm an admin for a group called The Light Painters Society , and we'd love to have this added to the group!

  12. Benjamin Bjorn´s SoulPortraying (47 months ago | reply)

    Hi, I'm an admin for a group called ***Favorite landscape, and we'd love to have this added to the group!

  13. Benjamin Bjorn´s SoulPortraying (47 months ago | reply)

    Hi, I'm an admin for a group called ***Favorite natural colors and lights, and we'd love to have this added to the group!

  14. Gabypacu [deleted] (47 months ago | reply)

    Wow!!!

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  15. heaneyjohn (47 months ago | reply)

    totally brilliant

  16. bevmorgan (47 months ago | reply)

    Dramatic and exciting image.
    409alpes
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  17. bananajode (47 months ago | reply)

    Wow! Amazing capture!!

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  18. eyeviva (47 months ago | reply)

    perfect, striing

  19. bovinemagnet (47 months ago | reply)

    wow

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  20. tobey308 (47 months ago | reply)

    Love the clouds and the lightning!

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  21. gotkube (47 months ago | reply)

    Siiiiiiiiiick. Fantastic shot!!!

  22. Tomi22 (47 months ago | reply)

    OMG! nice photo! Perfekt quality!

    Please check and comment my photos, thanks:)
    Tomi

  23. daveelmore (47 months ago | reply)

    !!! awesome

  24. nili.berl (47 months ago | reply)

    Magnificent !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  25. serpile75 (47 months ago | reply)

    Bonita toma, exelente quiero decir...!!

  26. Ken Scott (47 months ago | reply)

    nice ... love the clouds ...

  27. God's Precious Princess (47 months ago | reply)

    This picture is awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  28. VistaKWH (47 months ago | reply)

    Fantastic.

  29. kendra kpk (47 months ago | reply)

    Wow!!!!
    This is really beautiful!!!!

  30. Krieger Conradt (47 months ago | reply)

    Outstanding work on the clouds...superb image!

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  31. photographi-ca (47 months ago | reply)

    Outstanding.

  32. dobieluvrs (47 months ago | reply)

    Wow... I cannot think of anything else that would do this photo justice. Amazing!

  33. Robyn Hooz (47 months ago | reply)

    Bellissimo scatto/Beautiful image :
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    Wow!!!!!!!!

  34. pascalbovet.com (47 months ago | reply)

    great job.. nice clouds..

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  35. Crooked Hill (47 months ago | reply)

    Oooooffff! Great catch!

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  36. ottosohn (47 months ago | reply)

    Not bad, but I prefer the last one!

  37. Kevin Aker Photography (47 months ago | reply)

    The last one???? Do you mean the B&W??

  38. Jomablanco (47 months ago | reply)

    Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Mis favoritas de tus fotografías / Sólo invitadas, and we'd love to have this added to the group!

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  39. pitt6rngs (47 months ago | reply)

    WOW X 100

  40. peregrino27 (47 months ago | reply)

    Hi, I'm an admin for a group called NEW YEAR NEW VISION, and we'd love to have this added to the group!

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  41. bubuzeur (46 months ago | reply)

    impressionnent !vraiment de toute beauté

  42. ~Svanhildur~ / ...2 Busy 4 Flickr... :( / (46 months ago | reply)

    Wow... This is sooo Cool!!! :)

    Thanx for the award and invite! :)
    Have a great day!

  43. KAKUN-17 (46 months ago | reply)

    Impresionante!!

  44. Dragonfly.. (46 months ago | reply)

    Incredible Mammatus.

    Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Best Clouds Of The World. (Invitation Only) Your image has been chosen for it's composition, exposure and the fine detail in the clouds best representing the cloud type or event.

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  45. Thundertom (46 months ago | reply)

    jaw dropping!

  46. Manolis Thr (46 months ago | reply)

    Omg!!!! This is more than awesome!!! Amazing lightning shot!! Love the mammatus lightened by the bolt!! Unique photo!

  47. GoodDayOrion (46 months ago | reply)

    Wow! This is one amazing shot.
    There are so many things going on, and so many different colors.

    Beautiful.

  48. AV8TER (46 months ago | reply)

    Wow... just wow.

  49. ishafizan (45 months ago | reply)

    wow!!

  50. drecart (45 months ago | reply)

    Love that cloud.

  51. virgiliomulas. (45 months ago | reply)

    I agree! Your work is really a true art of photography!
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