Photo Gallery: Lightning

Connecticut Lightning

Connecticut LightningCloud-to-cloud lightning lights up the night sky over a small town in Connecticut.
Lightning at Night, Walton, NebraskaWhips of lightning crack the sky near rural Walton, Nebraska. Because a flash of lightning is actually multiple strokes that occur in a fraction of a second, time exposure photographs like this best capture these rapid-fire displays.

Lightning Photographs Gallery 1

Favourite Photographs - Gallery 1This gallery of lightning photos are my all time favourites, the most spectacular or the ones that appeal most to visitors of this site. If you find a photo on one of the main gallery pages that you think should be included here - let me know ! All of these photos are available as prints.This gallery of lightning photos are my all time favourites, the most spectacular or the ones that appeal most to visitors of this site. If you find a photo on one of the main gallery pages that you think should be included here - let me know ! All of these photos are available as prints.

Photos of the Day

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Photo of the Day: Volcanic Lightning

This photo from National Geographic shows the Eyjafjallajökull volcano’s ash plume, which roiled air travel in the spring of 2010. The lightening called a “dirty thunderstorm” occurs when rock and ice particles loosed by exploding magma collide in the atmosphere.Lightning Strike NY Harbor. This shot was captured during a major electrical storm. There was little wind and no rain which allowed me to stay safely inside and shoot from an open window. This was the 82nd exposure out of 150 made that night. The camera was mounted on a tripod, exposures made with a cable release for 5 seconds at f10. Except for a some minor level adjustments and a square crop this was what came out of the camera.

Photo of the Day: Lightning strikes the Willis Tower in ChicagoLightning strikes the Willis Tower, formerly Sears Tower, in downtown Chicago on June 12, 2013 as a massive storm system with heavy rain, high winds, hail and possible tornadoes moved into Illinois and much of the central part of the Midwest on Wednesday.

LIGHTNING PHOTOGRAPHYS WALLPAPERS

Hopewell, VirginiaThe inhabitants of a powerboat turn on their lights just as a bolt of lightning hits the ground behind it.  Covered, walled structures are the best places to take refuge from a thunderstorm.

Amateur photographer captures the electrifying moment lightning strikes his neighbour's boat

This electrifying photograph taken by an amateur photographer shows the exact moment a bolt of lightning tore through the night sky and struck his neighbour's boat.

Francis Evans, 63, was watching TV in bed when a storm struck and he decided to try and capture a picture of lightning from his bedroom window.

Mr Evans, a grandfather who lives in Malpas, near Truro in Cornwall, described the shot of lightning striking the mast of the 18ft boat as 'quite lucky'.  

Amateur photographer Francis Evans's dramatic photo shows the moment a bolt of lightning struck his neighbour's yacht in Truro, Cornwall

The retired chief biomedical scientist, whose home overlooks the Tresillian River, said he took the opportunity to get some shots as he heard the storm approach around midnight on July 1.

'When it got louder and closer I became aware of the flashes,' he said. 'I thought, well I'll set up my camera and have a go. Of course, I didn't know when the flash would come.'

Breath-taking images of the world’s most brutal storms captured by fearless photographer, 31, who gets so close he gets knocked over by the shockwave

These are the breath-taking images of super storms taken by possibly the luckiest photographer alive.

Lightning-lover Marko Korosec, 31, risks his life as he captures photos and video of some of the world's most brutal storms.

Based in Slovenia, the daredevil photographer has narrowly avoided being zapped by lightning countless times and come close enough to be knocked a bolts 'shockwave'.

Strike two: Multiple bolts of lightning hit the ground in one of photographer Marko Korosec's breathtaking images

Mr Korosec said: 'Because storms are dynamic you never get two that are the same.

'You're always learning and improving your knowledge and you being to understand and respect the severity of the storms.

'I'm interested in forecasting storms and its phenomena like tornadoes, hail and lightning.

The long trail of a car's rear lights shows the length of exposure used to create this incredible image of lightning striking the ground