Scientifically speaking, lightning is an abrupt electric discharge from cloud to cloud or from cloud to earth accompanied by the emission of light. But for photographers it is a beautiful creation from Mother Nature. Lightning occurs during a storm resulting from strong rising air currents; heavy rain or hail along with thunder and sometimes during volcanic eruptions or dust storms. Mother Nature pigments an galvanic blue sky with a steep contrast of lightning.
Lightning is a mystifying and breathtaking sight to observeiew. For taking a perfect shot, you must focus on Shutter Speed, Second Aperture and Focal Length. Today we have come up with some dazzling examples of lightning.
Stunning Examples of Lightning Photography
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Don Naumann’s Lightning Photography
Lightning Over Miramare Di Rimini Italy
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Eruption lightning at Krakatau
If only we could learn to harness and store that energy.
Excellent idea. But how would you generate it? Can you store it? Ah – enough worry about the details! Lets get going on that Flux Capacitor working model………
that’s a lot of natural power right there, great shots, awesome compilation, thanks for this article…
Awesome collection!!!
hats off to the photographers who takes so much pain in finding out best shots for us.
wooow it is very natural and nice photo thanks a lot
They look so good that I almost feel like it’s dangerous to be on the computer just looking at them. Where’s the thunder?!
:)
These are “Shocking!” ;D
Superb! What type of camera did they use to capture “Lightning”?
Striking!! (had to add an obvious pun)
@Jordan Walker: excellent concept – any ideas?? I am thinking Flux Capacitor……………..?
I love lighting photography. These pictures are amazing. Thanks for sharing.
Truly awesome collection…
Gorgeous!
Electrifying!!!
Nice shots!
Nice collection, my vote is for “Thunderstorm”
He unleashes his lightning beneath the whole heaven
and sends it to the ends of the earth.
Job 37:3
Wauuuu – amazing :-)
The first picture is my favorite!
amazing pictures :) really
Last year I was able to take some pictures of lightnings, too. But the ones you listed here are way better. Nevertheless here are mine: http://andrislinz.ch/lightnings-over-langendorf
Your information here is amazing and wicked. So happy to be a daily reader!
awesome shots! love every one of them! Wish I could do the same.
nice. but not real.
Man at times is able to believe he is bigger than we really are due to the accomplishments he makes. We need to see something so awesome to bring us down to earth and realize how small we really are;and how helpless we can be compared to Mother Nature and Almighty God.Gazing at these pictures certainly solves the problem of thinking I”m bigger than I really am.Powerful and awesome;no doubt.
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Really lovely masterpieces. These photographers deserve a word of appreciation. I really love these lightning photography images.