Lightning Bolt

Lightning Bolt by Janet Fikar
Lightning Bolt by Janet Fikar

Lightning Bolt

This shot was taken at the Broadmoor resort in Colorado Springs, CO. The most amazing electrical storm came through. It was quite a ways in the distance. The cloud coverage was interesting which sat low over our heads. Lightning flashed about every three seconds. It was truly spectacular. It never rained where I was standing. Noise Reduction software applied due to the high ISO setting. I put the camera on a tripod and kept clicking. The pool house was in the foreground and Cheyenne Mountain in the background.

Lightning Bolt belongs to the following groups:

Lightning and Storms
  • Colin Tobin

    Colin TobinGreeter

    Excellent shot. You were lucky to be there.

  • Lizzie Keitel

    Lizzie Keitel

    wonderful capture!

  • John De Bord Photography IPA

    John De Bord P...

    wow…...........that is a heck of an exposure!!!!

  • Wim Conix

    Wim Conix

    Wow Janet ! WONDERFUL !

  • Bessie Ho

    Bessie Ho

    Magnificent shot! Awesome!

  • Franklin Lindsey

    Franklin Lindsey

    This is one of my favorites of yours. The lower dark area on the water does not steal away from the lightning above too. Excellent capture.

  • Torfinn Johannessen

    Torfinn Johann...

    Excellent shot! Great colours, exposure, and reflections. Well done.

  • CrispNsharp

    CrispNsharp

    Great shot, with spot on exposure.

  • CreativeMinds

    CreativeMinds

    nice one ! feelin this piece

  • joolz

    joolz

    That is some lightning strike!

  • Mundy Hackett

    Mundy Hackett

    Very impressive capture!

  • StacyLee

    StacyLee

    Wow Janet! Great capture!

  • banditart

    banditart

    WIKUUDDD IMAGE
    SO WHATS THE NOISE REDUCTION SOFTWARE YOU USE
    COULD DO WITH SOMETHING LIKE THAT

  • Julie Langford

    Julie LangfordGreeter

    What a beautiful image. Even without hte lightning this would have been exceptional, but the lightning just makes it perfect.

  • kristian94

    kristian94

    wow!
    amaizing!

  • Angela  Damecki

    Angela Damecki

    Wow, what timing!

  • Jennifer Resemius

    Jennifer Resemius

    WOW! What a great shot. Wonderful exporsure and what an opportunity to get the lighting bolt. a little jealous! :)

  • Paul Louis Villani

    Paul Louis Vil...

    Wonderful timely capture!
    Stunning! :D

  • Steven  Agius

    Steven Agius

    Excellent capture, well timed, well done.

  • Gayle Shaw

    Gayle Shaw

    Amazing shots, truly well captured!

  • itsallgoodamanda

    itsallgoodamanda

    well done ,i wish i was a storm chaser ,what a rush that would be this is pretty good lucky you didnt get hit

  • DawsonImages

    DawsonImages

    nicely timd

  • lance leopold

    lance leopold

    Great capture,Janet!!!

  • Jerry  Mumma

    Jerry Mumma

    great capture

  • Geri Bragg

    Geri Bragg

    INCREDIBLE !!!!!!!

  • Helene Kippert

    Helene Kippert

    Amazing shot!

  • Deri Dority

    Deri Dority

    Wow!! Such an amazing shot! I really like this.

  • midzing

    midzing

    well done, I love this shot,,,

  • Charlene Aycock

    Charlene Aycock

    i am jealous want a lightening picture so bad, got to be real hard to catch.

  • funkyfacestudio

    funkyfacestudio

    Beautiful capture !!

  • cdwork

    cdwork

    Wonderful shot

  • Michael Brownjohn

    Michael Brownjohn

    this is crazy cool…timing!

  • Helene Kippert

    Helene Kippert

    Great shot!

  • Rhana Griffin

    Rhana Griffin

    Kinda scary…. in a cool way!

  • JayCole37

    JayCole37

    Simply amazing…! Awesome job…! :)

  • mick

    mick

    brilliant capture,well done

  • Jeff  Burns

    Jeff Burns

    fantastic capture

  • nfsnyc

    nfsnyc

    Wow that is stunning!!!!!!!!!

  • RoughDiamond

    RoughDiamond

    I’m still waiting for my lightning shot. I WILL get one! Never give up … Never surrender!

  • Douzy

    Douzy

    Wow so impressive!

  • willd

    willd

    nature at it best – love it

  • Michael  Bermingham

    Michael Bermi...

    Incredible Photo.
    The reflections top this off magically.

  • Al Bourassa

    Al Bourassa

    Wicked shot!
    Al

  • Ellen

    Ellen

    How beautiful!

  • Daniel J. McCauley IV

    Daniel J. McCa...

    All your clicking really paid off :) Great shot. Love that reflection in the water. Regards, Dan

  • Peter Daalder

    Peter Daalder

    That’s a great catch, Janet!

  • SnapHappy

    SnapHappy

    great capture

  • Hagen

    Hagen

    Impressive

  • Per Einar Gunnarsen  IPA

    Per Einar Gunn...

    WoW….Excellent shot!

  • Judith Winde

    Judith Winde

    This is absolutely amazing! It looks like it’s coming down from Heaven. Nice job!

  • EOS20

    EOS20Greeter

    Wonderful capture!!

  • Nick Johnson

    Nick Johnson

    Very impressive capture you got here. I am a sucker for lightning shots and this one..WOW Reflections and everything!

  • mikrin

    mikrin

    Awesome shot

  • Cheyenne

    Cheyenne

    Wow i love the pic. So beautiful. Peace – EVL

  • Catherine Veal

    Catherine Veal

    WOW. Great capture.

  • Michael Lane

    Michael Lane

    Awesome! Suprerb shot.

  • Kimberly Palmer

    Kimberly Palmer

    Fantastic!

  • bigbizarre

    bigbizarre

    Have a Very Merry Christmas And a Happy New Productive, Artistic, Inspired New Year!!! Great Work!!

  • Jeremy Harrington

    Jeremy Harrington

    this is a stunning shot Janet, great work

  • KevinH

    KevinH

    brilliant!!! such crisp details!

  • Craig Hender

    Craig Hender

    Brilliant capture, well done.

  • Holly Werner

    Holly Werner

    Amazing capture. Great work.

  • davidmilne

    davidmilne

    Outstanding pic!......Superb capture!

  • Jeremy Harrington

    Jeremy Harrington

    awesome capture! well done

  • freunde

    freunde

    This is an amazing shot

  • sayeeth

    sayeeth

    truly amazing capture!

  • MDossat

    MDossat

    Well done. Your patience for that perfect shot paid off. :)

  • crashandburn

    crashandburn

    great shot!! I shoot film so my lightning shooting is a bit trickier. I shoot 100 iso with a aperature around f13 depending on lighting in the whole frame. Then open the shutter for up to 25 seconds and hope a bolt comes. Great thing about lightning is, if it comes you can shut the shutter even after 5 sec because it is so bright. You did a wonderful job on this.

  • heathernicole00

    heathernicole00

    Amazing image!

  • Rikki  Pool

    Rikki Pool

    Perfect

  • Daniel Fitzgerald

    Daniel Fitzgerald

    Sensational shot!

  • Kylie Turner

    Kylie Turner

    Awesome!

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