- WOW!!! - Manolis Thr
- Amazing!!!! - i-seen-it RubenS
- Looks as if the lightning bolt was dancing...♫♪
Perfect capture☺ - Esdras Zarazua - Rain drops on my window reflecting the lighting bolt. You can also notice the rain drops around the bright lights of the buildings.
- 原來避雷針真有它的用處！ - albertlaw
Lightning Crashes
Captured a lightning bolt striking The Center building tonight at around 6:45PM from my bedroom window in Mid-Levels, Hong Kong. 10 second exposure.
Published in the morning edition of The Standard on September 14,
2009. Page 6.
Published on the front page of South China Morning Post on 09/15/2009!
Explored on 09/13/2009 Thanks all!
Published by Boston.com Big Picture as one of the 50 images featured
from the 2010 National Geographic Photography Contest.
www.boston.com/bigpicture/2010/11/national_geographics_ph...
Published in Hoerzu Magazine in Germany.
Prints available for sale from here:
www.siwardphotography.com/Sample/Night-Images/8360288_xjL...
This was one of the frames used in my time lapse shots of the typhoon. Please note the lightning striking at around 20 second mark:
www.flickr.com/photos/msiward/3915571104/in/photostream/
Free Wallpaper for personal use can be downloaded from the National
Geographic site below:
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© All Rights Reserved - you may not use this image in any way without my explicit and written permission. Violators will be prosecuted.
Comments and faves
swissrolli, renatovm, A n t h o n y D. A r c h e r, Phey Palma, and 1265 other people added this photo to their favorites.
Howard Sheard (45 months ago | reply)
Amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Howard Sheard (45 months ago | reply)
One for tomorrows papers?
HK Buckeye (45 months ago | reply)
LOL, thanks Howard...I wish.
CoolAzerty (45 months ago | reply)
Wow, Incredible !!!
Love the Ghost Busters reference :-)
music4mark (45 months ago | reply)
Great photo.
ekmai (45 months ago | reply)
awoooowwww, awesome shot. definately one for the press; send that beauty to apple daily and scmp .... this is amazing man. how the hell did you capture this
renatovm (45 months ago | reply)
what?!?!? is that true???
noam koren (45 months ago | reply)
cool! reminds me of the movie "Back to the Future" :)
HK Buckeye (45 months ago | reply)
Thanks guys! Malcolm, got lucky with a 10 second exposure :)
+cHriS= (45 months ago | reply)
Incredible... I was trying to do the same thing from my bedroom... obviously failed. Anyways, great shot and great timing!
A n t h o n y D. A r c h e r (45 months ago | reply)
Holy Cow Man!!!
Phey Palma (45 months ago | reply)
Omg dude!...That is freakin' awesome! I wish i can get a shot like that!
Judi Mowlem Photography (45 months ago | reply)
what an amazing shot !! your timing was impeccable..
Seth4chaos (45 months ago | reply)
That's a really awesome shot!
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BuffaloBilious (45 months ago | reply)
Sweet! You've got some excellent timing there.
lipjin (45 months ago | reply)
very very very nice and great capture! Look forward to seeing it in the Standard tomorrow!
dang you have a nice location for your home
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hellgah! (45 months ago | reply)
incredible!!
Cross Process (45 months ago | reply)
Stunning shot!
harvest.moon (45 months ago | reply)
AMAZING!!! *Congratulatios, saw on explore*
Inzievar (45 months ago | reply)
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called The Daily Post, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
Eric T Black (45 months ago | reply)
Awesome, Great photo.
Murfomurf (45 months ago | reply)
Ghostbusters!!
Wentbackward (45 months ago | reply)
This is superb! Congrats on hitting explore and the papers!
Jonathan K. Dixon (45 months ago | reply)
Very nice. Even without the bolt of lightning - this color makes this look like Gotham City!
Dj Poe (45 months ago | reply)
I kno that's not easy.. Great capture
lipjin (45 months ago | reply)
congrats! Saw it Page 6 of the Standard today. Cool! They could have made it a little bigger though
karin8700 (45 months ago | reply)
Man that's awesome
HK Buckeye (45 months ago | reply)
Thanks everyone!
Eustace James (45 months ago | reply)
Please add your contest entry to the BDP pool.
cacho_please (45 months ago | reply)
Ths is soooo cool! faved!
SloBob_CA (45 months ago | reply)
Amazing shot. This was long exposure I assume.
.Ryan --- (45 months ago | reply)
woah! absolutely fantastic shot, amazing! ;]
DarkKnight009 (45 months ago | reply)
Wow!!! Cool shot!
Birdman of El Paso (45 months ago | reply)
Fabulous image. Very fine work!
selcuk.aral (45 months ago | reply)
Congratulations!
Wonderful shot !
I saw this beautiful photo on Explore !
THROUGH_HAWAIIAN_EYES (45 months ago | reply)
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called THROUGH_HAWAIIAN_EYES (ADMIN INVITE ONLY) P1/C1, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
iamgrey (45 months ago | reply)
;todo lo bello entra aquí - Everything beautiful enters here
Manolis Thr (45 months ago | reply)
WOW!!! What a capture!!!
Really really nice and great!!!
Did you say your shot published in the newspapers? did you have any profit from that? did they give you money or something? if you can please e-mail your answer!
Thanks, Manolis
i-seen-it RubenS (45 months ago | reply)
WOW ---Amazing
j.ilmaren (45 months ago | reply)
wow
dmushka (45 months ago | reply)
Very nice.................;D
danielmking [deleted] (45 months ago | reply)
Wow, amazing capture! The rain on the inside of the window really makes it surreal!
Uuganaa | Mongolz (45 months ago | reply)
Its amazinggggggggg
**Natasha L** (45 months ago | reply)
wow!!! I've never seen anything like this!!! Great shot!
john !! [deleted] (45 months ago | reply)
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called ~ Male Fotographers (Post 1 / Comment 1), and we'd love to have this added to the group!
Dr.Fitz! (45 months ago | reply)
this is freakin awesome. all these little light sparks around the lightning are unique!!! never saw something like this before and i´ve taken a close look on sooooo many lightning shots in the last weeks. yours is outstanding!
Abelansa (45 months ago | reply)
Wauw,best lighting pic we've ever seen,incredible capture
Stunning!!!
I ♥ MY NIKON :) (45 months ago | reply)
Wow incredible, I love it great capture!
todd- (45 months ago | reply)
awesome!
stella150 (45 months ago | reply)
spectacular.urban cool.love it
stella