| Posted by J J Schrader on April 26, 2008 | |
Great photo Alex. Looks as if that radio tower is taking a few volts for the team.
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| Posted by Ron Tilley on April 26, 2008 | |
Looks like the lightning rod on that tower is doing its job.
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| Posted by SeanK97 on April 26, 2008 | |
Quite simply the most incredible Lightning photo I have ever seen. If this one doesn't get a PCA I will be very disappointed. Outstanding and what an incredible catch. Whoever said a train photo has to have a train was blind to this incredible capture, thank you for sharing it with us!
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| Posted by Anthony K Small on April 26, 2008 | |
Now that's perfect timing for a photo and it looks like all the lightning on the left is striking a tower of some sort.
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| Posted by onondagafred23a on April 26, 2008 | |
That is awesome! The lightning is actually hitting that antenna.
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| Posted by Mike Thomas on April 26, 2008 | |
Looks like the lightning is striking one of the many towers atop Blue Mountain. Awesome photo Alex!
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| Posted by Firewrangler83 on April 26, 2008 | |
POTW! Amazing shot - thanks for sharing
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| Posted by Ray Peacock heartlandrails.com on April 27, 2008 | |
J., an incredible catch. Was the hair on the back of your neck standing? I like studying the scene between the stroke on the right and left--lots of electricity in that cloud..
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| Posted by Matthew J. Ryan on April 27, 2008 | |
Whoa! I mean...yea...woah! I'm speechless. Unbelievably fine work Alex. If this doesn't qualify as photo of the month...nothing does!
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| Posted by BMARK99USA on April 27, 2008 | |
Not many people know this, but lightning travels upward, not down. Spectacular photograph.
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| Posted by Dan on April 27, 2008 | |
Weather.com would enjoy this shot. Very brave of you to be out there with all that lightning, PCA vote from me.
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| Posted by Thomas Berry on April 27, 2008 | |
Brave? You were under cover, were you not? Otherwise, a very dangerous situation to be in.
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| Posted by J. Alex Lang on April 28, 2008 | |
Thanks, guys.
Yes, I was indoors with a window open. I had noticed a lot of lightning on that ridge, and so I set up the camera and tripod and locked the shutter open. It's an 18-minute exposure at f8, ISO 100.
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| Posted by Kyle Tribianni on April 28, 2008 | |
Incredibly magnificent shot! I agree with Dan -- the NWS or the Weather Channel would DEFINITELY be interested in this photo!
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| Posted by Adam Christman (Penn Rail Videos) on May 5, 2008 | |
Beautiful! Words can't describe this.
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| Posted by Gerald Oliveto on May 5, 2008 | |
Wow! Awesome photo!
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| Posted by Marcelo Onesto on May 5, 2008 | |
Wow! A very good catch. Note: in 18 minutes could have been several lightings hitting the same antenna.
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| Posted by Prenton on May 6, 2008 | |
What an electrifying photo!
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| Posted by Andrew Kim on May 10, 2008 | |
Wow! That is one heck of the lightning show. Very nice shot and congradulations on your PCA Award.
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| Posted by Joshua Bauer on May 11, 2008 | |
I like the way the lighting lights up the sky with the water and the railroad bridge.
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| Posted by Vic. Louie on December 22, 2008 | |
A stroke of luck of capturing the lighting strike at the right time. Its a great shot. Keep up the good work. Looking for mor shot like these.
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