Man Photographed Lightning Bolt Hitting Neighbor’s House.

By Alex in Pictures on Oct 5, 2006 at 6:01 am

Kane Quinnell took this once-in-a-lifetime photo of a lightning bolt hitting his neighbor’s house:

After setting the camera for a four-second exposure he began shooting pictures, suspecting there was little chance of lightning flashing while the shutter was open.

"I hit the button … and there was nothing. I hit the button again … and nothing. On about the fourth attempt I hit the button again and I saw this lightning and heard the thunder. "It was like a crack. The next thing I was about two metres in the air – it scared the hell out of me."

Mr Quinnell estimated the lightning struck about 20 metres away. "I think it hit the house behind me." Unhurt, but buzzing with adrenaline, he rushed inside to check the photo on his computer.

"I was amazed. It was the first storm picture I had really taken."

Link – via Cellar IotD


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  1. Alan Eagle
    Oct 6th, 2006 at 8:01 am

    I’ll admit I’ve had that on my blog for some time (http://redazril.wordpress.com/2006/04/28/week-10/) nonetheless that it is amazing photography!

  2. joe
    Oct 12th, 2006 at 8:51 pm

    it’s fake! (no really its fake)


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