Lightning strike off the coast Photo

Photographer’s Note

Whilst on holiday in Guardalavaca in Cuba a few years ago there was an amazing electrical storm one night. I went down to the beach and watched the storm out at sea. It's virtually impossible to guess when and where lightning will strike so I was delighted with this shot. I only wish I had pointed the camera a bit further to the left, but never mind. This was shot on a Nikon F100 with Fuji Velvia 50 film and is a light crop from a landscape shot. The colours you see are the colours that were replicated on the slide!

(BTW, I deliberately don't post 800 pixel shots - sorry!)

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afderrick (330) 2008-04-08 6:55

Lightning shots are always very cool looking. I've gotten a few of the lightning in the clouds but never one reaching the ground. This is a great shot, I like it a lot. I understand what you mean by it being difficult to take the shot though, I just setup a tripod and keep taking as many shots as possible and hope that I finally get one in the camera.

messenger1 (1029) 2008-04-08 7:01

Hello, Neil -
I am always amazed when someone can capture something as fleeting as a lightning bolt, and this one is quite spectacular. The colors are quite something. Great details, especially considering how quickly this moment passed. Very memorable, well done.

nimish23 (142) 2008-04-08 10:52

hi neil
what an amazing capture. its difficult capturing lightning, and to get such a good image showint the root and the tip of the burst of the lightining is a treasure. i liked the red color on the image, adds that extra bit of intensity
to the image.
take care
ciao