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The mother of all strikes

2007.08.20
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There was no rain...just a bit windy...my balcony door was closed...to keep bad weather out...I ignored all signs and continued to concentrate on some power hitting by England...Saturday night...I was supposed to go out with my gang to the disco later...The lightning started...all of a sudden...I ignored it and turned my back towards the balcony...the batting was getting better and better...If this was England 20-20 team, I thought they were pretty good...Suddenly all hell broke loose...There were loud claps of thunder...so loud...I turned up the volume defiantly...I was wondering whether I was supposed to go get my camera and shoot them like one of our fellow-photobloggers...but laziness overpowered me...this continued for 15 minutes more...that's when I could not stand the thunder and the flashing any more...I grabbed my camera and set up the tripod within a minute...(that's quite fast for a sloth bear)...and started shooting...Automode, Night Scenery, Manual...and I got nothing...it was just too quick and I had shot around 100 photos already!! Frustration!! And then I decided to go for Shutter Priority mode...I changed to a quicker speed and triggered the shots when I saw the lightning. The problem was that I had no idea where to point the camera at...it's a wide harbour!! But finally, I got her...the mother of all strikes...
She is such a beauty!!

PS - This is an untouched photo...no HDR...no touch up...hope you enjoy it.

Details:
F-Number F/3.2
Exposure Time 1/5 sec
ISO speed 200
Exposure Compensation 0 step
121 Comments
shawnseah WOW WOW Wee!!! Well done!!
shawnseah · 2007-08-20: 08:29
fionarobinson absolutely beautiful, i am envious!
fionarobinson · 2007-08-20: 08:33
garysktam wow... amazing..
garysktam · 2007-08-20: 08:36
Thibaut wow (this is the word !!;)) very impressive ! Love this picture
Thibaut · 2007-08-20: 08:50
mattdross Very impressive. Do you know what exposure value you used? Great shot.
mattdross · 2007-08-20: 08:57
davidjoly7 Fantastic !!! You did a great job ! This is one of my favorite picture I've seen on this website !
davidjoly7 · 2007-08-20: 08:58
abbeyh13 amazing!!!! absolutely amazing!
abbeyh13 · 2007-08-20: 09:13
jonrake nothing more candid and natural then capturing a lightning strike. Bravo!
jonrake · 2007-08-20: 09:18
SheriJ WOW amazing a fantastic!! WOW !!
SheriJ · 2007-08-20: 09:30
MidsummerSilence this is truly phenomenal! i admire your talent and your impressive view from your balcony!!!!
MidsummerSilence · 2007-08-20: 09:49
domino it's very spectacular, impressive!
You must be proud!
domino · 2007-08-20: 10:01
noptek That's great. I am fond of lightnings and all the stuff. The sound must have been huge. Wonderful.
noptek · 2007-08-20: 10:23
anshuad Thanks for your kind comments :)
anshuad · 2007-08-20: 10:24
Carley WOW! This is truly amazing and magnificent! (And it looks like it is VERY close!)
Carley · 2007-08-20: 10:27
Arvind unbelievable !!
Arvind · 2007-08-20: 10:45
openbelarus ha! super!
openbelarus · 2007-08-20: 12:02
nadoune Wow phenomenal shot !!!
Good work !!!
nadoune · 2007-08-20: 12:15
Nachogarcia Wow..terrorifico.Great capture!!!
Nachogarcia · 2007-08-20: 12:18
jendayee Phenomenal !!!! incredible ! great great catch !!!
jendayee · 2007-08-20: 12:37
sloganmurugan man phenomenal. mumbai?
sloganmurugan · 2007-08-20: 13:08
fishbrain thats an incredible capture my man.... amazing...
...once in a lifetime
fishbrain · 2007-08-20: 13:36
burbulz amazing, it's so beautiful. I envy you - I've tried so many times, and you already did it.
it's a great photo - and you are great photographer.
burbulz · 2007-08-20: 14:38
OC110481 WOW now this is the great catch!!! should be in first page.
OC110481 · 2007-08-20: 15:03
mlcwikla Incredible catch!
mlcwikla · 2007-08-20: 15:14
storytaylor amazing lighting storm. you must be a dedicated watcher to have the presence of mind to take a picture like this. superb
storytaylor · 2007-08-20: 15:47
mattdross added this one to my favorites
mattdross · 2007-08-20: 15:58
vollenda It's incredible! Fantastic catch. I am so glad you set up your camera and didn't give up. Nature is stunning and your photo is also.
vollenda · 2007-08-20: 17:19
Lizzi no way!!..this is amazing..you are so lucky to have captured this!
Lizzi · 2007-08-20: 17:38
julianatobon ¡¡¡¡wow!!!!

Some photographers spend all their lives waiting for a photograph like this...
julianatobon · 2007-08-20: 17:44
iagho !!!Superb!!!
iagho · 2007-08-20: 19:25
iagho Added to my fav! : )
iagho · 2007-08-20: 19:26
chanchiewsoo Perfect timing!
chanchiewsoo · 2007-08-20: 21:29
dweiskir That is just freaking amazing.
dweiskir · 2007-08-20: 21:52
sistermagister Amazing shot...
sistermagister · 2007-08-20: 23:03
PhySpi Yeah for sure congrats- well done - funnily enough this sort of CG Lightning is only quarter of an inch thick - just goes to show the kind of power in those strokes from above!!!
PhySpi · 2007-08-21: 00:04
Biratnagar great
Biratnagar · 2007-08-21: 00:57
grupakliniczna wow! well done!
grupakliniczna · 2007-08-21: 01:07
Graciela sooooooooooo beautifullll....!!!!
Graciela · 2007-08-21: 01:40
virpiaijo very impressive - thank you for sharing
virpiaijo · 2007-08-21: 03:01
deleted090307 Amazing!! Good catch...
deleted090307 · 2007-08-21: 03:03
jet28 Wow! Staggeringly beautiful!
jet28 · 2007-08-21: 03:11
heikki Phew! You were lucky to capture it with an exposure time that short. I've tried similar with 15 seconds with no luck... How many photos did you have to take?
heikki · 2007-08-21: 04:20
viralshah my gosh....this is amazing..hope u r safe
viralshah · 2007-08-21: 04:53
davidcardona Sunning shot! Well done!
davidcardona · 2007-08-21: 05:31
RodolpheDeus So amazing...and thanks for the EXIF. Cheers
RodolpheDeus · 2007-08-21: 05:36
kangshung Astonishing photo - I'm glad you persevered. I've tried many times but never have the camera pointing in the right direction.
kangshung · 2007-08-21: 06:46
slowpete AWESOME!!!!!!!!
slowpete · 2007-08-21: 07:19
tbranscum Amazing! I haven't got that talent with a camera yet, but hoping to.
tbranscum · 2007-08-21: 07:40
VLM Simply breathtaking...awesome,fabulous,mindblowing! Keep up the good work,dear. People u can envy him but I am proud of him coz he is my kid brother. I love your work.Try sharing it with some TV weather channel or National Geographic channel.
VLM · 2007-08-21: 08:42
anshuad I am inundated already! hehe
anshuad · 2007-08-21: 08:45
chrisfly That is a amazing picture, just awesome
chrisfly · 2007-08-21: 08:47
misheel awesome picture!! perfect capture..
misheel · 2007-08-21: 09:00
carulcuvere it's simply amazing! great photo. There was a storm a week ago and i tried to capture something like this, but had no luck!! congratulations!
carulcuvere · 2007-08-21: 09:41
InPhArt really stunning! congrats.
InPhArt · 2007-08-21: 11:29
Karibbean great catch!!!
Karibbean · 2007-08-21: 11:39
Jeetu Amazing AD.. This is my wallpaper for next few days :-)
Jeetu · 2007-08-21: 11:42
Quazi S Rahman Excellent one. I am amazed with your power (mother nature) :-)
Abhi mact comment: kahi se topo to nehi kiya na??

-Rahman
Quazi S Rahman · 2007-08-21: 20:32
nasser wonderful great set
nasser · 2007-08-22: 02:39
RensRijlaarsdam !!
RensRijlaarsdam · 2007-08-22: 04:14
fotoluzik impressive;)
fotoluzik · 2007-08-22: 05:40
navonod It must have taken a lot of patience to get that shot!
navonod · 2007-08-22: 10:04
Lumierenatural Have one word "magnificent"
Lumierenatural · 2007-08-22: 14:36
adumek wow! what a big thing...
adumek · 2007-08-22: 15:03
BruceSA This is such a cool photo. I have on occasions gone on top of my roof to try and catch a good lightning strike, but with quite mediocre results. WELL DONE
BruceSA · 2007-08-23: 07:00
skrondo wow!!!!lucky man!!!!! great capture!!!
skrondo · 2007-08-23: 10:17
Allegra this is gorgeous.
Allegra · 2007-08-23: 14:49
BornaHokie WOW! amazing and scary!
BornaHokie · 2007-08-24: 06:42
dwojuna Amazing !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WOW !!!!!!!!!!!!!
dwojuna · 2007-08-24: 12:33
gagmaba Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaamazing, I am speechless and this is added in my favorites, thanks for sharing!!!
gagmaba · 2007-08-24: 16:00
deleted101107 the effort to capture the lightning was well worth it.
deleted101107 · 2007-08-25: 09:15
prashantkarkera WOW....Now this is a great shot ...My favourite:)
prashantkarkera · 2007-08-25: 13:13
keturah incredible!!!
keturah · 2007-08-26: 17:33
Sevendipity Persistence pays in this game. Well done.
Sevendipity · 2007-08-26: 18:12
OC110481 Hey:)) Congratulation!!!!!
OC110481 · 2007-08-26: 18:32
sparkylu25 WOW JUST WOW!! great shot.
sparkylu25 · 2007-08-26: 18:42
mybigbackyard A once in a lifetime shot! So great - congratulations!
mybigbackyard · 2007-08-26: 19:13
Richard Absolutely 100% A****** 10++++++++ lost for words :) :) :) :) :)

If your inclined this way I'm sure this shot is worth a fortune, I can see it as a poster, card, calendar ect.....
Richard · 2007-08-26: 19:32
Franzisko 10 points! increible!
Franzisko · 2007-08-26: 19:52
rgamo Speechless!
rgamo · 2007-08-26: 20:10
BrandonRoberts I can't believe you captured this shot. Its amazing!!! Good job.
BrandonRoberts · 2007-08-26: 20:37
kdbrink This is a great shot. Congratulations!
kdbrink · 2007-08-26: 22:12
jmpuse aren't you glad you picked up that camera!? cool!!! i love the photo but i can't help thinking ...were there casualties? hope none! congratulations on front page!
jmpuse · 2007-08-26: 22:17
rhonnifer Incredible!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

And huge grats on the front page!!
rhonnifer · 2007-08-26: 22:20
dkelly freaking beautiful is all i will say !!!
dkelly · 2007-08-26: 22:21
alannah wow. that is amazing!
I'm glad you lucked into this perfect shot!
alannah · 2007-08-26: 23:06
bob dale Nice timing! I could tell you didn't have time to make any adjustments.

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bob dale · 2007-08-26: 23:17
mimax2 congrats on front page!
mimax2 · 2007-08-26: 23:18
a2kblog beutyfulll
a2kblog · 2007-08-26: 23:30
rakumori Simply extraordinary. This is one of this photos I'd like to do :))
rakumori · 2007-08-26: 23:59
millapiim powerful!
millapiim · 2007-08-27: 00:06
nasser congrats on frontpage
nasser · 2007-08-27: 01:02
lukazou superb shot!!
lukazou · 2007-08-27: 01:16
Merily Awesome capture.
Nice timeing also.
very good.
Merily · 2007-08-27: 02:59
stevemwazup I truly Love this shot. By my house, when there is a thunder storm, it is full of lightning and very loud thunder. Next time there's a storm, I will have to start taking pictures. Thanks for the great idea.
stevemwazup.
stevemwazup · 2007-08-27: 03:13
kefiirs amazing
kefiirs · 2007-08-27: 03:16
Godin wow...lucky you get this moment..great...supberb..perfect.
Godin · 2007-08-27: 03:16
littleann Thats why good to be a photographer. :) You are lucky! Amazing..
littleann · 2007-08-27: 03:35
gajesio wow great job !! nice catch !!
gajesio · 2007-08-27: 04:16
Estel This is a wonderful photo! I love it!
Estel · 2007-08-27: 04:46
luucha ,,,,fear!!!
luucha · 2007-08-27: 07:08
varshaembar great shot! amazing!
varshaembar · 2007-08-27: 07:20
zoran Bravo!!
Also, thank you for the technical details.
zoran · 2007-08-27: 08:13
skrondo wow....you're in the home page of photoblog!!!!!!
skrondo · 2007-08-27: 08:55
SheriJ Yeah for you!!! Front page!!! WOOO-HOOO how cool!!!
SheriJ · 2007-08-27: 09:15
Rockwell Wow...really awesome!
Rockwell · 2007-08-27: 09:58
peppermintpink Wow.... Amazing!
peppermintpink · 2007-08-27: 10:01
Iriss Sick...it's too good to be true! Wow...Congratulations! ;)

Ps. I like how you word this photo.
Iriss · 2007-08-27: 10:25
miclaud Fantastic!!!!
miclaud · 2007-08-27: 14:21
epsilon289 Usually no one gets THIS lucky!!

Excellent!!
epsilon289 · 2007-08-27: 15:08
pixkid Simply phenomenal catch! I'm lost for words- SPECTACULAR! Congratulations on the front page, although I'm a little late.
pixkid · 2007-08-29: 17:42
andra wow... fantastik... love it...
andra · 2007-08-30: 06:33
Nora75 congratulation :) I took my breath awy :)
Nora75 · 2007-08-30: 09:53
tricky Brilliant shot, amazing. Even worth missing cricket for
tricky · 2007-08-30: 12:19
taifallos wow, that is just fantastically gorgeous!
taifallos · 2007-08-31: 10:45
Obbedemus And down the bottom I say:
Wow, capture a lightning means you have lightnings reflexes! Very impressive shot! But, oh, poor fishermen...
Obbedemus · 2007-09-02: 11:21
josanhjx well done!
josanhjx · 2007-09-05: 03:46
Fouraces Added to my fav. First page pls!!! SUPER CAPTURE!!!!
Fouraces · 2007-09-14: 06:26
quchun 难得!!
quchun · 2007-09-15: 19:16
MaxMad007 Great work AD!
MaxMad007 · 2007-11-04: 17:49
Nukee Simply breathtaking....awesome shot....well done!!! 8)
Nukee · 2008-05-04: 20:29
focusjamesfocus thats a fierce shot you got there. well done.
focusjamesfocus · 2008-07-27: 12:48
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