Lightning

[minidog]

A weather front rolls in from the horizon, storm clouds darken the sky, and (at least 1.3 billion times a year) lightning strikes

http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2009/07/lightning.html

some cool photos

 

[Friday on my mind]

Just had that lightning stuff here about 1/2 an hour ago.:eek:

 

[gunslingingbird]

There's some pretty sick pictures in there. Some of them look like they were taken from a video game. :thumbsup:

 

[STDiva]

How long before Mauser and Thunderbolt take over this thread??

 

[jasonk282]

Wonder if that's what the red coats saw. If so thats some serious warning

 

[Friday on my mind]

I didn't see a lot of pics of Lightning here Mini but we have had plenty today here in NJ/NY area.There is a slide show of pics from locals that show damage.

http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/index

 

[JakeSnake]

Awesome pictures.

 

[Jagger69]

Great photos, Mini-D. I live in the lightning capital of the world here in Texas. Have you ever seen a sheet lightning storm? It is incredible.....like a massive electric spider web that flashes across the sky. Similar to what you see in picture #5 but imagine that stretched across the entire sky for just an instant. Breathtaking.

 

[alexpnz]

Been lightning all goddamned day here too! (nj)

 

[Skyraider22]

Wow picture 18 was pretty cool:hatsoff:

 

[beauregard]

Great photos, Mini-D. I live in the lightning capital of the world here in Texas. Have you ever seen a sheet lightning storm? It is incredible.....like a massive electric spider web that flashes across the sky. Similar to what you see in picture #5 but imagine that stretched across the entire sky for just an instant. Breathtaking.

Florida is the Lightning Capital of the World.




There are more lightning strikes each year than any other place in North America.

There are an average of 10 deaths a year in Florida from lightning.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/c/c5/Global_lightning_strikes.png

 

[mrtrebus]

For fans of lightning.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/manchester/8179203.stm

 

[Ace Boobtoucher]

There is a great photo of the statue of the Redemptor in Rio de Janeiro being struck by lightning that I found to be mesmerizing. I spent a day in Tijuca National Forest and hiked up the mountain to take some touristy photos of me and my sister so the picture of the lightning strike had a little significance to me.

I would've looked it up and posted a link but I'm feeling a little sleepy and can't concentrate too much.

 

[hiropro]

Awesome pics.Thanks a lot.

 

[lostwood_7]

Thanks for the link, it always amazes me how people are able to catch those shots. It seems like to me unless you know where its going to happen, you just miss the whole event