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Lightning illuminates the skies over these severe thunderstorms.



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stormdoctor > Vaulted CeilingMassive supercell over the north half of Pampa, Texas in May, 2002. This storm was over 45kft tall (~8 miles tall) and persisted for hours. This photo clearly shows the "vault" of the storm where softball size hail fell decimating a large amount of county; the vault is located above the lightning strike and tends to be one of the more visually stunning parts of the storm (but rarely is photographable secondary to the possibility of large hail--this strike provided a unique view--one I've never seen before). As you can see by the rounded leading edge, this massive storm was violently rotating. Below the lightning strike is the midlevel inflow jet into the updraft of this tornadic cell. Shutter speed was 6 seconds with f/3.5.
stormdoctor > Crown of LightningThis spectacular combination of simultaneous cloud-to-ground lightning strikes with anvil crawlers signify the progressively intensifying storm east of Hastings, Nebraska on May 22, 2004. Lightning was so continuous that one could read outside (though it was a little too strobe-like to make it "comfortable" reading).
stormdoctor > My best lightning photo ever. This sunset photo was taken with the gorgeous sunset reflected in the railroad tracks in the foreground. This was near Limon, CO.
stormdoctor > SurrealI maxed the contrast to highlight the beauty of this bolt. It created a beautiful and surreal picture.
stormdoctor > Mexican BorderThis "blue" thunderstorm was captured after dark just over the Texas/Mexico border. It is rare when chasing takes me this far south, but tornadic thunderstorms are probably common in northern Mexico, but the Mexican government does not have the resources to have as impressive nor organized a weather service to help issue watches and warnings in this area. The color of the bolt has not been altered. May 28, 2002; 13 seconds at f/8.
stormdoctor > Looping LightningThis photo was taken outside of Austin, Texas, in May, 2001. The lightning strike on the left of the photo struck behind the scud cloud, but sent a return strike around the scud back to the main cloud. This is one of my favorite photos of lightning I've ever taken.
stormdoctor > This is the uncropped version of the original lightning photo I placed at the beginning of this gallery. I loved the various lines in this photo including the diagonal line of the sunset, the dual lightning bolts, and the gorgeous deep red. Near Limon, CO.
stormdoctor > Obeying the Speed LimitThis storm moved at 30mph to the east (taken just west of Austin, Texas, in May, 2001), essentially obeying the speed limit side in the mid-ground. Traffic streaks by on the road to the left.
stormdoctor > Cloud ShadowsWhat makes this photo unique to me is that the anvil crawlers (aside from the parallel track they took) gave a three dimentional view to the lower scud clouds. As they tracked along the undersurface of the anvil, they created a shadow which was cast from the upper scud clouds onto the top of the bottom clouds. Cloud-to-ground strikes illuminate the far background. Taken May 22, 2004 in Thayer County, Nebraska.
stormdoctor > Lightning on the PlateauThese CGs occurred within seconds of each other. To my eye, I only saw one strike. I was pleased when the photo showed the sights that I had missed. These white bolts are unusual: usually the light tends toward the purples and oranges. The branching is highly visible since this was in the significantly dry air of the New Mexico plains. This 16 second exposure was taken on May 26, 2003 with f/8.
stormdoctor > Nothing too spectacular, but a nice end to a nice day :). Shot was taken looking north at Lamar, CO.
stormdoctor > I gauged the distance wrong in this photo resulting in the lightning being a bit blurred (ack!). This CG illuminates the plateau to the right of the photo near midnight on May 30, 2005.
stormdoctor > I gauged the distance wrong in this photo resulting in the lightning being a bit blurred (ack!). These CGs illuminate the plateau to the right of the photo near midnight on May 30, 2005. The red dots on the bottom left are the warning lights on the top of a wind farm.
stormdoctor > Intense electrical storm near Sayre, OK. The strike to the left set off an impressive structure fire and wildland fire that fortunately was extinguished by the quick thinking of neighbors, and by the dowsing intensity of an amazing HP wet downburst. The home was threatened, but the flames extinguished shortly thereafter.
stormdoctor > Lightning strikes as the HP storm pulses. This is a rare photo for me in that the sun is still brightly shining. The strength of the strike is evident by how powerfully this exposed on this short-exposure shot. Taken near the OK/TX border on May 31, 2007.
Looping Lightning

This photo was taken outside of Austin, Texas, in May, 2001. The lightning strike on the left of the photo struck behind the scud cloud, but sent a return strike around the scud back to the main cloud. This is one of my favorite photos of lightning I've ever taken.
stormdoctor > Looping LightningThis photo was taken outside of Austin, Texas, in May, 2001. The lightning strike on the left of the photo struck behind the scud cloud, but sent a return strike around the scud back to the main cloud. This is one of my favorite photos of lightning I've ever taken.
Looping Lightning

This photo was taken outside of Austin, Texas, in May, 2001. The lightning strike on the left of the photo struck behind the scud cloud, but sent a return strike around the scud back to the main cloud. This is one of my favorite photos of lightning I've ever taken.
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