It was a dark and stormy night...Part 2 by gradient
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Description
This is the companion shot to my previous upload (It was a dark and stormy night...Part 1). As I indicated, I was lucky to get two different bolts that appeared to hit the building...again, this bolt actually hit the ground behind the building.
This shot was taken about a minute before the other and shows the cloud formation a bit better.
That was it for shots that evening...after just a few shots, it was a quick run back to the safety of my truck before the skies dumped both rain and hail.
Nikon D300
July 21st, 2008
Many Thanks for your views and comments on my last upload..."MAMMATUS!"
ENJOY!

Comments (17)
Top notch capture ! Amazing, well done.
A very dramatic storm shot.
Great capture - looks like it's straight out of the horror film vault!! We had the Mammutus clouds yesterday - very freaky - they remind me of the bottom of a boiling pot.
I was scrutinizing your photo for post work but it seems real, excellent timing and capture. Very dramatic.
Remakable and breathtaking!
Belle prise ;)
Wow, another amazing shot! Wonderful captures!
wonderful capture..... genial !!!
Very good shot. I like this one more than the other for its cloud details; and the bolt seems to hit the house directly. Amazing capture!
Fantastic shot
Note: the only postwork in this image is LAB color adjustment and some cropping.
A brilliant shot! (did you see the 3 brigands?)
Both are excellent images.
amazing capture
wow, excellent moment...!
Fantastic image and postwork!
Holy crap John that is awesome!! I've tried to get lightning shots myself and it is VERY difficult (I know you can by a trigger but we just don't get that many storms in Sydney). Any hoo - great photo!!!