21st Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
An ominous nighttime cyclonic cloud cradling a mass of lightning
This "hand of God" is a nighttime shot of a storm that had moved across west Texas a few hours earlier. It resembles a hand cradling a huge ball of lightning, as it throws multiple bolts from the bottom onto the ground below.
Photo Detail
| Date Taken: | 05.2021 |
| Date Uploaded: | 11.2023 |
| Photo Location: | Lubbock, Texas, United States of America |
| Camera: | Canon EOS Rebel T6i |
| Copyright: | © Rich Isaacman |