20th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
The Jolt of the Bolt

I like motion-blur and work on an airfield. Often, storms come in and I get the opportunity to see and capture lightning being on a big, open space. Sometimes, however, work doesn't afford me the time to do that. So, I drive and capture. This happens to be taxiway lights and building lights blurred from the motion of driving on the airfield during a storm... when lightning struck.

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Date Taken: 05.2022
Date Uploaded: 11.2022
Photo Location: Kingsville, Texas, United States of America
Copyright: © Joe Morales