Wednesday, February 13, 2013

Horizontal Lightning

I'm digging into my 2011 archives for this week's Skywatch Friday post, and I think it's perfect for Ein Stuck Himmel (a piece of heaven) too. It's a lightning shot which I haven't yet published.
It was taken from our back deck. It should only be a few weeks before our first thunderstorms of the year start cropping up, and hopefully I can get some good shots this year!
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33 comments:

  1. Sylvia KFebruary 13, 2013 at 8:09 PM

    Oh WOW!! That is awesome, Al!! Such a terrific capture for the day!! Very dramatic!! Hope your week is going well! Give Socks a pat from Sam and I!

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  2. AnitaFebruary 13, 2013 at 9:16 PM

    Wow!1What a lightning!!!!!

    well done photo :))))

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  3. Linda W.February 13, 2013 at 9:40 PM

    Wow, amazing photo!

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  4. AnonymousFebruary 13, 2013 at 9:45 PM

    Wow - amazing shot!

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  5. SteffiFebruary 13, 2013 at 10:38 PM

    Wow!That´s a fantastic photo of a sky,Al!Great shot!Thank you for sharing!

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  6. EstherFebruary 14, 2013 at 3:16 AM

    Explendida fotografia!!!!! le tengo panico a los truenos y relampagos pero en foto es hermoso.feliz dia amigo.bikiños

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  7. Tina´s PicStoryFebruary 14, 2013 at 3:25 AM

    what a sky!!! wow! and i can see a little heart ♥ thanx for your stunning piece of heaven!

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  8. AnonymousFebruary 14, 2013 at 4:11 AM

    Awesome picture!!

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  9. Zizi SantosFebruary 14, 2013 at 12:58 PM

    Linda imagem da natureza

    http://zizisantos.blogspot.com.br/

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  10. JimFebruary 14, 2013 at 3:12 PM

    Spectacular lightning capture.
    Sydney - City and Suburbs

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  11. HansHBFebruary 14, 2013 at 3:12 PM

    A great sky-post!
    Well done!

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  12. LauraFebruary 14, 2013 at 3:20 PM

    wow Al... amazing!!!

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  13. namakiFebruary 14, 2013 at 3:29 PM

    WOW ! This is one of my dream : to catch a lightning ! Great capture !

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  14. eileeninmdFebruary 14, 2013 at 4:04 PM

    Cool lightning capture! Happy Skywatching!

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  15. Sallie (FullTime-Life)February 14, 2013 at 4:21 PM

    I'm always in complete awe of your lightning (in real life and in your pictures!). Be careful out there!

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  16. Photo CacheFebruary 14, 2013 at 5:10 PM

    so envious of those who can photograph like this. wow!

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  17. UnknownFebruary 14, 2013 at 5:31 PM

    A horizontal lightening strike -awesome! Never had the camera with me to even capture lightening:)
    (my excuse is that it doesn't happen very often in California:) )

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  18. RajeshFebruary 14, 2013 at 7:10 PM

    Terrific lightning shot.

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  19. IndraniFebruary 14, 2013 at 7:54 PM

    Wow! How do you take these kind of shots? Superb! I haven't been successful yet.

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  20. Kim, USAFebruary 14, 2013 at 8:02 PM

    Spectacular!

    Kim,USA

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  21. LONDONLULUFebruary 14, 2013 at 10:30 PM

    Just wonderful - a spectacular too-brief moment caught forever!

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  22. KusumFebruary 14, 2013 at 11:12 PM

    Wow! Thats lovely. It is very difficult to shoot lightening!

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  23. Anuradha ShankarFebruary 14, 2013 at 11:39 PM

    wow!! thats an amazing shot!!!!

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  24. Frugan EFebruary 15, 2013 at 1:02 AM

    Amazing shot! :)

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  25. sonia a. mascaroFebruary 15, 2013 at 4:31 AM

    Just great this lightning shot, Al!
    Love the houses's silhouette too.

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  26. AnonymousFebruary 15, 2013 at 6:29 AM

    Wow, that's a great shot, Al.
    I've been trying to make a good photo of the lightning for several times over the years, but I didn't have such an awesome result untill now.
    Thanks fot sharing and enjoy your weekend.

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  27. SRQFebruary 15, 2013 at 8:23 AM

    Awesome capture. Living in Florida, I've been itching to get a good understanding on how best to shoot lightning. Any tips would be greatly appreciated. You definitely know what works!

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  28. CraveCuteFebruary 15, 2013 at 6:47 PM

    I always love your lightening photos!

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  29. Light and VoicesFebruary 15, 2013 at 9:46 PM

    I don't know how to take a shot like this yet. Perhaps 2013 will be the jackpot year to learn.
    JM Illinois
    U.S.A.

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  30. Kalyan PanjaFebruary 16, 2013 at 2:10 AM

    simply beautifully captured shot...lovely!

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  31. CubyFebruary 16, 2013 at 5:47 AM

    Vertical lightning is the norm here so to see horizontal flash and take a photo is phenomenal. Thanks for showing this.

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  32. sonia a. mascaroFebruary 18, 2013 at 8:03 AM

    Hello, Al!
    Here we have been much hot, much rain at evening, with lightning and thunder!
    Yesterday I saw a documentary on tv showing that Brazil is the country that has the bigger quantity of lightning in the all world! Wow!

    Hope you have a nice week ahead.

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  33. alfonsoFebruary 19, 2013 at 2:32 PM


    Fortunately, there's very few thunderstorms in my city. But it's a shame, I can't do these great photos.

    · hugs

     · CR · & · LMA ·

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