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56 Stunningly Awesome Photographs of Lightning ...

56 Stunningly Awesome Photographs of Lightning ...
By Neecey

In the last few years we have seen some spectacular thunderstorms in the UK, but these photographs of lightning all around the world are unreal in comparison. I found lots of pictures that have been photoshopped - and they are pretty spectacular - but I'm bringing you just what appear to be natural photographs of lightning in all its glory.

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1. Chattanooga March 2012

Chattanooga March 2012 Via rchance: This was taken in ...

Pictures of lightning combined with other weather features are spectacular.

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Chattanooga's March skies were painted with an astonishing electrical display. Captured at just the right moment, the image crystallizes nature's raw power, as jagged bolts slice through the calm. This visual symphony, a dance between relenting clouds and the fierce incandescence of a storm's heart, is a testament to the thrilling beauty that unfurls above us. With each lightning strike, the heavens narrate an ancient story of elemental fury and majesty, leaving us in awe of the Earth's breathtaking climatic orchestra.

2. Stormy Sea

Stormy Sea Via Dailymovement

As if the power of the ocean wasn't forbidding enough.

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4. The Menace of the Sky

The Menace of the Sky Via Atrocity Exhibition

It's as much menacing as it is spectacularly beautiful.

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7. Incarnation

Incarnation Via Lighting Research: Lightscapes

I've heard that Hindus call this phenomenon the Incarnation, when you can see the elephant head God of Ganesh in the image. This image of the meeting of a tornado and lightning was captured in Rome, Ga.

8. Multiple

Multiple Via Lightning

This is called the Eternal Lightning Field lightning and is in Venezuela. For ten hours each night for up to 160 nights per year, the lightning puts on a show like a wild dance of fire.

9. Victoria, Australia

Victoria, Australia Via World Travel on Twitter

Port Hicks Lighthouse in Victoria, Australia.

11. Cape Town, South Africa

Cape Town, South Africa Via pinterest.com

View taken of Cape Town from Camps Bay, with Table Mountain on the right.

12. The Statue of Liberty

The Statue of Liberty Via Gr8 Shot

Shine a light on Lady Liberty.

13. Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona

Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona Via r2--d2.tumblr.com

A breathtaking mesa view.

15. Pacifica, California

Pacifica, California Via Blue Pueblo, Ocean Lightning, Pacifica, ...

So blue, so beautiful.

16. Wild

Wild Via 9 Stunning Photos of Beautiful ...

This reminds me of the scene from Independence Day.

18. Eyjafjallajökull Volcano, Iceland

Eyjafjallajökull Volcano, Iceland Via Volcano lightning

This is the volcano that caused all the air traffic problems in April 2010.

19. Thunderstorm over the Tri-Cities

Thunderstorm over the Tri-Cities Via opcion.tumblr.com

Photo from 2008.

21. Taiwan

Taiwan Via plasmatics-life.tumblr.com

What an incredible color.

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The intense hues captured in this shot are a testament to the dramatic beauty that nature can unleash. Like a painter splashing vibrantly onto a blank canvas, the lightning strikes in Taiwan bring a powerful energy that is both awe-inspiring and slightly terrifying. The electric blues and purples paint the sky with a spectral glory, offering a glimpse into the raw power of the natural world. Taiwan's skies remind us of the delicate balance between beauty and the forces that sculpt our planet. It's a celestial dance that mesmerizes onlookers with every brilliant flash.

22. Nebraska

Nebraska Via besttravelphotos.me

Supercell lightning.

24. Fireworks Show

Fireworks Show Via imgur.com

The power of nature overcomes anything man can make.

26. The Eiffel Tower

The Eiffel Tower Via Paris

Well, they do call Paris the City of Light.

27. Edinburgh, Scotland

Edinburgh, Scotland Via ☯ ☯ ☯

This is Arthur's Steps.

28. San Francisco Golden Gate Bridge

San Francisco Golden Gate Bridge Via weerwoord.be

It must be pretty amazing and somewhat scary driving across the bridge during a storm like this.

34. Neuschwanstein Castle, Germany

Neuschwanstein Castle, Germany Via Blue Pueblo

Walt Disney couldn't have imagined it better.

41. The Parthenon, Athens

The Parthenon, Athens Via flickr.com

The Gods of Olympus speak.

42. Lightning Strikes Fireworks

Lightning Strikes Fireworks Via Community Post: Lightning Strikes Fireworks

Mother Nature wins again.

43. Winter Sea

Winter Sea Via 7 Surreal Landscapes - Beautiful ...

All that glisters is not gold.

47. Nature's Whip

Nature's Whip Via howyadointoday.tumblr.com

Some pictures of lightning really do look like they came straight out of a Disney movie.

50. Clearwater, Kansas

Clearwater, Kansas Via Storms in the U.S

Storm chasers looking for a tornado found lightning instead.

51. Grand Canyon

Grand Canyon Via mooi

I know you've already seen one stunning photograph of lighting over the Grand Canyon but this is just as good.

56. Eyjafjalajökull, Iceland

Eyjafjalajökull, Iceland Via Eyjafjalajökull 6

Yes it's that Icelandic volcano again.

Are you exhausted from looking at this collection of amazing photos of lightning? I loved them and am very happy to sit and watch thunderstorms and lightning storms. How about you?

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#8 Is there thunder also?

Wow those are beautiful and colorful. I liked the one with the rainbow. I enjoy your travel pics!

Lightning actually strikes from the ground up!

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