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Uploaded: 09/18/12 5:34 PM GMT
1.21 Gigawatts!
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This is on the outtskirts of Salt Lake City. It was a 20sec exposure and I was lucky enough to catch some lightning right before it started pooring. I hope you all like it!

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.mesmerized
09/19/12 4:14 PM GMT
Wow, what a dramatic shot...great perspective and colors too...I do hope you plan on putting this in our current contest on Weather...I think it would make a superb entry.
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.Flmngseabass
09/19/12 6:57 PM GMT
Absolutely spellbinding!!!!!!!!! Fantastic image:):)
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.tib
09/19/12 7:01 PM GMT
Remarkable capture! What a violent-looking sky!
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Spend a few minutes each day being grateful for what you have and who you have to share it with.
.Ollivander
09/19/12 7:15 PM GMT
Stunning! I also hope I'll get the chance to vote for this in the Weater contest! In the meantime, I'll enjoy it as my desktop image.
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::cynlee
09/19/12 7:51 PM GMT
Powerful! Good luck!
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.egggray
09/19/12 11:46 PM GMT
Stunning and powerful capture, a true winner in my book for the contest.
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“There is only you and your camera. The limitations in your photography are in yourself, for what we see is what we are.” - Ernst Haas
::0930_23
09/20/12 12:54 AM GMT
Great contest entry. It will be difficult to beat.

TicK


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People are like cameras--sometimes they lose focus.
::solita17
09/20/12 4:07 AM GMT
Love it! Incredible drama, incredible cloud formation, incredible lightning strike... Tick is right, this will be difficult to beat...
mary
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.lnoyes
09/20/12 4:36 AM GMT
Wow, Thank you everyone for the kind words! That really means alot to me
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.japio
09/20/12 8:13 AM GMT
Wow amazing and very powerfull !!
succes in the contest
Jaap
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hurry up if you have time, then you have time if you in a hurry!
::rozem061
09/20/12 8:45 AM GMT
I'm impressed !
Great shot
Good luck in the contest !
John
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::LakeMichigan
09/20/12 2:40 PM GMT
Very dramatic shot and a great entry for the contest.
Good Luck.
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Logun7
09/20/12 2:56 PM GMT
Outstanding entry! Best of luck to you in the contest:)
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.Starry173
09/20/12 3:08 PM GMT
What a capture!!! Enjoyed this image.
Tom
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.utard
09/20/12 8:49 PM GMT
WOWW! This is an amazing shot and taken in UTAH!!
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.J_E_F
09/21/12 10:19 PM GMT
Professional quality image. Outstanding.
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.ekowalska
09/23/12 12:57 AM GMT
This is my winner! Good luck in the contest. It left me speechless - what a professional shot. Hats off.
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"Every artist dips his brush in his own soul, and paints his own nature into his pictures." Henry Ward Beecher
.slk15
09/23/12 8:28 PM GMT
This is beautifully amazing. Good luck in the contest. You've got a great photo here.
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::tigger3
09/24/12 12:45 AM GMT
This is an amazing capture, and will be hard to beat in the contest. Tigs♥ =^..^=
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Nature in all her glory is my uplift on life and so is my love of photography. sandi ♪ ♫
::braces
09/30/12 3:44 PM GMT
Amazing! A sure-fire winner!
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.Eubeen
09/30/12 4:31 PM GMT
A great perspective and depth in the scene. A wonderful dramatic looking photo with great colours and shadowing. Best of luck in the contest.
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::braces
10/04/12 4:19 PM GMT
I was right!!
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"Once, during Prohibition, I was forced to live for days on nothing but food and water." W.C. Fields. So, live your life with added zest and see My Gallery.
::0930_23
10/04/12 4:48 PM GMT
I was right too. It was difficult to beat. Congrats on winning the contest.

TicK


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People are like cameras--sometimes they lose focus.
.J_E_F
10/04/12 7:02 PM GMT
I'll say it again, this is an outstanding picture and worthy of the permanent gallery. Congrats!
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::LakeMichigan
10/04/12 10:18 PM GMT
Congratulations on winning the contest!
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I would travel only by horse, if I had the choice. ~ Linda McCartney ~
::nanadoo
10/05/12 2:28 AM GMT
Congrats!!! This is beyond amazing and clearly, hands down.....BEST IN SHOW!!!!
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::tigger3
10/05/12 3:03 AM GMT
You deserved the win, congrats!
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Nature in all her glory is my uplift on life and so is my love of photography. sandi ♪ ♫
.Flmngseabass
10/05/12 4:03 AM GMT
I had a feeling this would win!!!!!Congratulations buddy on an fabulous shot of mother nature at her best!
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.snapshooter87
10/05/12 6:44 AM GMT
This is one Powerful image. Simply excellent.
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::LynEve
10/05/12 10:41 AM GMT
Congratulations on well deserved win with this spectacular shot ! :)
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::Fifthbeatle
10/05/12 11:09 AM GMT
Congrats! Great shot!
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.rvdb
10/07/12 12:52 AM GMT
Congrats on your win a excellent picture.

Rob
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Logun7
10/07/12 2:47 PM GMT
Congratulations!!!
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::jeenie11
10/11/12 2:09 PM GMT
Amazing timing. Wonderful picture. Congrats.
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.sitagirl02
01/14/13 12:28 AM GMT
Awesome shot!
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.Flurije
12/06/13 7:31 AM GMT
Bahahaha. Best title ever.
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