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Lightning and Pier HDR2

Lightning strikes off the Surfside Beach Pier in Surfside Beach, South Carolina, as the last rays of the sunset paint the cloud tops. The lightning strike is actually well out to sea and several miles away from the pier (I don't shoot lightning when it's anywhere close to me). This is an High Dynamic Range image made by combining three exposures.

 

Made Explore at 233 for June 29, 2009!

 

Winner of the *Nature* groups contest #51: "Nature In Action!"

 

I actually can't remember winning a photo contest before. How cool.

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Uploaded on June 30, 2009
Taken on June 27, 2009