18th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Mother Nature Appears

A super rare lightning storm moves through the Bay Area and a burst of bolts are captured over the east span of the San Francisco/Oakland Bay Bridge. The lightning appears in the shape of a woman's profile and is also captured just before sunrise.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 08.2020
Date Uploaded: 09.2020
Photo Location: Oakland, California, United States of America
Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark IV
Copyright: © Vincent James