Lightning do Strike At The Same Place Twice

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Lightning do Strike At The Same Place Twice

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This is the afternoon thunderstorm that i witnessed today. It came fast and furious, barely allowed me the time to set up the camera and fired away several successsive shots to capture the lightnings. The picture is a composite of 3 exposures showing the lightnings striking the same area within a span of few minutes.

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Hi,
Nice shot. :D :D

IMHO, lightning have the tendency to strike the same place more than once if they strike within a short period of time.

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wow, electrifying shot!
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Nice shot. Quite scary, wonder if any buildings or people were hurt.
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Great shot
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If only HDB can find some way to harness all that energy and put it into storage. One bolt would probably run a block for a couple of hours...talk about the green planet!
Nice shot.. :lol:
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Airconvent wrote:If only HDB can find some way to harness all that energy and put it into storage. One bolt would probably run a block for a couple of hours...talk about the green planet!
Nice shot.. :lol:
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