This is a photo sequence containing 70 lightening strikes which was taken at Ikaria Island during a severe thunderstorm that took place on the night of a total lunar eclipse; June 15, 2011.
“In order to make the sequence, I set the camera to a tripod taking 20 second shots continuously. After 83 minutes I ended up with approximately 90 lightning shots. I had to exclude around 20 because the photo condensed so much that didn’t look nice. Also, in many shots I have captured more than one lightning. I believe that the number of actual lightning captured that night is more than 100.” (Chris Kotsiopoulos – The photographer)
Technical Aspects of the Shot: Canon EOS 550D, 16/6/2011 1:17 – 2:40, Shutter Speed 20 sec x 70 shots, Aperture Value 7.1, ISO 400, Lens Canon EF50mm f/1.8 II, Focal Length 50.0 mm
Reblogged this on Static Instants and commented:
Probably one of the best shots i’ve ever seen!
This image is awesome. Nice work!
This is awesome.
Wow, Wow, Wow….. Really Amazing Photo
Wow…..awesome shot!!
Wonderful photo! Congrats.
I can’t help it but be in awe, and I wonder what it would feel like if indeed all those lightnings struck all at once, it would be splendorous…
Great shots indeed, my congrats to your patience and determination, as well as eye for detail which is the cliff to the left of the picture adding more to the whole.
Had to rebloged this and added my comment above to those who will see it for the first time.
Reblogged this on Infernal Deity of a Psychotic Mind and commented:
I can’t help it but be in awe, and I wonder what it would feel like if indeed all those lightnings struck all at once, it would be splendorous…
Great shots indeed, my congrats to your patience and determination, as well as eye for detail which is the cliff to the left of the picture adding more to the whole.
This may be the coolest photo I’ve ever seen.
Thank you! I figured it would be a really cool photo to include.
nice! for a moment i was wonderign where on earth u’d get to see so much lightning! haha. but nicely done