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2005

First Strike

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A massive strike of lightning fractures the sky over Leeds, Yorkshire. This was the very first shot of a thunderstorm I took on the way home from work one evening in September 2005. Still probably the best strike I’ve ever witnessed. The shot also captures a rare upward streamer in the bottom right hand corner. Click here for a larger version.

first strike lightning

Details: Nikon D70, Nikkor 18-70mm/f3.5-4.5 at 56mm and f4.5. 10 second exposure at iso 200.

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