Rude Awakening

Last night's lightning

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Woken by rumbles, roars and flashes I took a keek outside at 3am this morning. The flashes were above our roof so I crossed over the road for a better view.

I like this crop of the same shot.

Some of the lightning seemed to be Intra-Cloud (aka “Sheet Lightning”) which lit up whole sections of cloud but also with tendrils of Cloud-to-Air lightning which reached across the sky rather than touching earth. This one produced a fantasy-like effect.

As the lightning moved away I jumped in the car for a higher viewpoint.

Again the intra-cloud lightning was blowing out the exposures and it was hard to make out any defined bolts. It was beautiful to watch.

I hope nobody was daft enough to be standing on top of Arthur’s Seat, Edinburgh’s inner city mountain.

That was a proper Cloud to Ground strike - somewhere down in East Lothian

I think the one above was my favourite.
The thunder has continued so I’m off out for more.
Maybe see you out there.
Tom