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Finally, a storm came through after a very dry monsoon season. National Weather Service predicted a more rainy season vs last few years but they retracted this after the weather failed to produce significant conditions. This storm came out of nowhere, so I grabbed my gear, half working Manfrotto tripod and took some shots. To my surprised, the first strike actually hit the mountain.
NIKON Z 8NIKKOR Z 35mm f/1.4 lens35mmf/6.330s80 ISO0.0 EV
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NIKON Z 8NIKKOR Z 35mm f/1.4 lens35mmf/6.330s64 ISO0.0 EV
adventure_photo wrote:
Amazing! All are nice but that first shot is spectacular!
Thank you! When I saw that bolt hit the mountain I was giddy never caught that before. I've taken plenty of storm photos, never one where the lightning hits the ground.
carlameeske wrote:
Wow! I live near cave creek. The storm was so intense. I was driving home from downtown dodging trees as the crumbled. What a night. Great capture!!!
Never seen so many trees knocked down. I didn’t even feel that much wind either. It was mostly rain and lightning.
Chuck Eklund wrote:
The first is a number one lightning shot. Absolutely stunning and a lightning shooter's dream.
Thank you! I was blinded by it, but when I reviewed the shot and saw it made contact, I was giddy to say the least
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never caught that before. I've taken plenty of storm photos, never one where the lightning hits the ground.
Definitely earns my vote