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Lightning Strike and Plasma Channel, Denver, Colorado

We were experiencing an intense thunderstorm and I noted that the lightning flashes/strikes were occurring about every six seconds. I grabbed my hand-held camera and tried to capture a strike (no lightning trigger, no remote, no tripod).

 

Et voila! This bolt struck the downtown Denver, Colorado area just before 6:00 PM. I was "struck" by the accompanying visible plasma field with this strike. The Rocky Mountains are West and directly behind this storm, but can't be seen (much) due to this severe storm and heavy rainfall.

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Uploaded on April 22, 2017
Taken on August 13, 2015