Nature's Raw Power
Lightning striking Black Mountain in Cave Creek, Arizona.
Shot with a Canon 20D & 28-135mm IS USM @28mm .
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Globalphotos
Wow now tha is one awesome capture :)
Daniel J. McCa... replied
Thanks much, Varinia : )
Daniel Rayfield
Amazing Capture Dan!!!
Daniel J. McCa... replied
Very much appreciated, Daniel!
Nanmarie
Stunning. Wowza!
Daniel J. McCa... replied
Thanks kindly, Nancy :-)
Jonathan Bartlett
amazing capture Dan!!!
Daniel J. McCa... replied
Thank you, Jonathan.
Uncle Artmonger
This is an awesome shot.
Daniel J. McCa... replied
Thanks very much, Levi. Greatly appreciated.
Ginger Barritt
Oh, Wow, Daniel….....wild shot.
Daniel J. McCa... replied
Thanks kindly, Ginger : )
Debbie Irwin
Lightning shots have been my favorites for years. I still have so much to learn.
This is awesome!
Daniel J. McCa... replied
Very kind : ) Thank you, Debbie.
George Lenz
awesome show… well done…..top notch
Daniel J. McCa... replied
Always good to hear from you, G! Thanks!
Nvision Ink
wow very nice capture Daniel!
Daniel J. McCa... replied
Thank you very much, Neil.
LaRae
Amazing shot!
Daniel J. McCa... replied
Much appreciated, LaRae.
purelife
oh! my godness . god work and amazing photo
Daniel J. McCa... replied
Thank you kindly, purelife : )
Kenneth Fugate
WOW Very nice shot
Daniel J. McCa... replied
Thanks very much, Kenneth!
Al Bourassa
GREAT grab!
Daniel J. McCa... replied
Much appreciated, Al.
cdwork
Awesome Capture
Daniel J. McCa... replied
Thank you, Chrissy : )
Lori Peters
This is just amazing, Daniel. Great capture.
Daniel J. McCa... replied
Thank you kindly, Lori : )
Lindsay Knowles
Legendary Daniel. Great capture
Daniel J. McCa... replied
lol… Thanks very much, Lindsay.
Paul Scarsella
amazing capture!!!
Daniel J. McCa... replied
Thank you, Paul.
amarica
Fantastic capture my friend!
Daniel J. McCa... replied
Thank you kindly, amarica : )
David McLean
very well captured Paul
Daniel J. McCa... replied
lol… No worries, David. Thanks very much.
David McLean
oopps sorry mate, i mean Daniel !! lol
Judson Joyce
Wow. Great capture. Love it.
Daniel J. McCa... replied
Always a pleasure. Thank you, Judson.
Hank Rodriguez
Hi Dan!
Wow! Incredible! Are you using anything special, camera, or lens-wise, to capture these shots?
Do you have a heads-up on when a lightning storm is on its way?
I am more than impressed. You are the Electro-King for sure!
Did I already say “Wow”?
Daniel J. McCa... replied
Thanks kindly, Hank! lol… The Electro-King my wife won’t be able to live with me for a month ;-)
Not using anything special, 4 yr old Canon 20D. I am just stupid enough to stand out in the middle of the storm – most shoot lightning from 10+ miles away – although I do NOT recommend it to anyone!! I think my wife wants me to stop until I up the life insurance : ) Ducking can really get the blood flowing!
Thanks again, Dan
jansnow
WOW, you are the lightening master! I’ve never been able to capture one yet!
Daniel J. McCa...
Don’t give up, but Stay Safe! Thank you kindly, Jan : )
Tim craftmypho...
Hotter than the sun! The shot is captivating. It’s hard not to stare at such beauty. Great Dan!
Daniel J. McCa... replied
Thank you kindly, Tim.
JLDunn
Holy smokes!! This is one of the best lightning shots I’ve ever seen! Well done, amazing…
Daniel J. McCa... replied
Thank you very much – it was close! Much appreciated, JL.
Laurie Puglia
hey. this is marvelous! now i know why you live where you live. just to get the lightning shots eh?
is this hard to do? is it complicated?
Daniel J. McCa... replied
lol… I don’t get the chance too often here, but when I do it’s a serious storm ; )
Complicated – no. Hard – yes. Patience & Practice. Thanks very much, Laurie!
wdavies285
stunning Daniel
Daniel J. McCa... replied
Thanks, Wayne! You’ve been missed! How was your trip?
Candy Bais
“Strikingly” beautiful…
Daniel J. McCa... replied
lol… Thank you very much, Candy : )
Laurie Puglia
yeah. you should listen to your wife. get the insurance. i would worry about you if i was in her shoes for sure. what made you get interested in lightening?
Daniel J. McCa... replied
LOL…. you’re not supposed to be on her side : ) I always loved nature shots & these were a true challenge – that split second of time caught forever. Once I started I was hooked, but it took some practice & nerve to catch something like this, only about a quarter mile away – a very, very small distance for a lightning strike. Se la vie!
sweetscent62
WOW… awesome capture Dan!! OMG… that’s tempting fate!! beautiful image though… : ) Wen x
Daniel J. McCa... replied
Yes, so far I’ve been lucky! Hopefully that won’t run out too soon. Thank you very much, Wendy : )
wildrider58
Amazing Capture
Daniel J. McCa... replied
Thank you very much, wildrider!
eXposure
woohoo … thats what i call an exciting capture …
cant wait for a storm!
Daniel J. McCa... replied
Thanks so much, Wendy : ) Looking forward to your storm shots!
jesika
The truly awesome power of nature captured for ever. Wondeful shot
j
Daniel J. McCa... replied
Thank you kindly, jesika :)
Michael Bermi...
Another sure fire winner Dan!
Please add these to Chase HQ mate… God knows we need them!!
lol
Daniel J. McCa... replied
lol… Will do, Michael! Much appreciated.
Stormygirl
Wow great capture!!!!!!!!!!
Daniel J. McCa... replied
Thank you kindly, SG!
Helene Kippert
Brilliant capture
Daniel J. McCa... replied
Most appreciated, Helene : ) Thank you.
Bo Insogna
WOW Great Image!
Daniel J. McCa... replied
Thanks very much, James!
rasnidreamer
Incredible!! This one ROCKS!!!
Daniel J. McCa... replied
lol… Thank you very much :-)
Stacy Rodriguez
Great work. I love the colors.:)
Daniel J. McCa... replied
Thank you, Stacy : )
BarbaraManis
Incredible shot!
Daniel J. McCa... replied
Very much appreciated, Barbara : )
funkyfacestudio
Wow amazing capture ! so beautiful !
Daniel J. McCa... replied
Thank you kindly. I really appreciate the comments :-)
Paul Gitto
Awesome capture Dan!!!
I try to take them from the protection of my house.
I even stand on a plastic step stool, just to play it safe.
My son was watching me last time and got a little jolt!
Daniel J. McCa... replied
lol… Just as long as it’s a little jolt : )
Thanks very much Paul!
Rikki Pool
Dan Superb shot mate. :D
Daniel J. McCa... replied
Very much appreciated, Rikki!
Mia1
Fantasti shot. Wow.
Daniel J. McCa... replied
Thanks much, Mia : )
Dennis Jones -...
Don’t you just love catching these… well done…
Daniel J. McCa... replied
lol… Yes I do! I just wish I could get more of them : ) Thanks much, Dennis.
Glenna Walker
Wow…what setting do you use to capture lightening?...I have finally discovered how to change my shutter speed on my camera…LOL…but no idea where to set it for lightening…awesome shot Daniel!!!!!!
Daniel J. McCa... replied
Thank you very much, Glenna :-) (If you really do want the details just bmail me, I send you all the secrets)
Stellaim
amazing, very well captured
Daniel J. McCa... replied
Thank you kindly, Stellaim :)
Antanas
Amazing capture
Daniel J. McCa... replied
Thanks very much, my friend!
Vonnie Murfin
Great picture! What are your settings for the lighting?
Daniel J. McCa... replied
Thanks much, Vonnie. Feel free to bmail me & I’ll fill you in : )
SilverVisionz
Oh goodness…I tried to get lightning shots the other night and completely failed at it…I am envious…amazing capture!!!
Daniel J. McCa... replied
Thank you kindly, SilverVisionz!
Ellaine Walker
great capture! its so hard to capture lighting like this.
Daniel J. McCa... replied
Sometimes it’s better to be lucky than good. Thank you, Ellaine : )
down23
Phenominal capture!! WOW!!
Daniel J. McCa... replied
Very much appreciated, down23 :-)
Meeli Sonn
Great capture.
Daniel J. McCa... replied
Thank you kindly, loiteke :)
Daniel Fitzgerald
good clear clean capture! nice work! Looooove it!
Daniel J. McCa... replied
Very much apprecieted, Daniel!
weeneydog
Wow, this is spectacular. Great job.
Daniel J. McCa... replied
Thank you very much, Keith!
Joey Visser
Fantastic image!
Daniel J. McCa... replied
Very much appreciated, Joey.
MaiaRamish
your work is incredible!
Daniel J. McCa... replied
Too kind! Thank you very much, Maia : )
Mammalia
OMG awesome awesome awesome!!!!!!!!!!!
Daniel J. McCa... replied
Thank you kindly, Mammalia : )
Robert Boretti
Wow-nice shot
Daniel J. McCa... replied
Thanks very much, Robert.
Jeremy Jones
Very nice Daniel, my hat is off to you!!
The Branching Staccato Leaders in this shot are just amazing!!
Once again Well done!!
Daniel J. McCa... replied
Thank you very much, my friend!
Eva and Klaus ...
Absolutely breathtaking and spectacular!!!
Daniel J. McCa... replied
Thank you! Yeah, it was really close, I only saw a brilliant flash but was thrilled to see what the camera had captured : )
Margot Kiesskalt
Perfect!!
Daniel J. McCa... replied
Thank you very much!
Gary L. Suddath
wow great timing…you have a excellent lightning series
Daniel J. McCa... replied
Very much appreciated, Gary!
KcranmerArt
Pure perfection Daniel…Missed you my friend!
Daniel J. McCa... replied
Too kind : ) Thank you kindly, Kellie!
azrdwarr2448
A spectacular image!!!!
Daniel J. McCa... replied
Thank you very much!
Zoraida Pesante
This is AWESOME!!! What a Excellent Capture!!!
Daniel J. McCa... replied
Very much appreciated, Zoraida :)
Rosina Lamberti
great shot
Daniel J. McCa... replied
Thank you kindly, Rosina :-)
van049
PERFECTION!!xx
Daniel J. McCa... replied
Very much appreciated, Van :)
NautilusBlue
Stunning!
Daniel J. McCa... replied
Thanks very much, Julie : )
Sandy Stewart
WOW,....talk about perfect timing! very nice work!!! :)
Daniel J. McCa... replied
Most kind, thank you :-)
Stephen Thomas
Great photo of some awesome lightning!
Daniel J. McCa... replied
It was a wild night! Thanks very much, Stephen.
John Vandeven
Brilliant shot.
You have capture some great lightning shots.
Well done.
Daniel J. McCa... replied
Very much appreciated, John.
Andrew Murrell
Your Wife and mine agree that shots like this are dangerous, but man their fun to take.
This is a FANTSTIC image!
How long was the exposure?
Daniel J. McCa... replied
Yes, it is a rush! Thank you, kindly. This was a 38 sec. exposure.
urmysunshine
very Very VERY impressive!!~
Daniel J. McCa... replied
Thank you kindly : )
Tim Sanders
Fantastic Capture, I have tried to get lighting very hard to get.. You did it well….
Tim
Daniel J. McCa... replied
Most appreciated! Thank you, Tim.
Dan
Rosalie Scanlon
Wow, you get some very serious lightning. Excellent capture. We also get some powerful storms here in South Florida, however, I have never caught a strike. Guess I am a little too afraid of it. LOL
Daniel J. McCa... replied
Not afraid, just smart! It’s pretty dangerous, especially in FL as here in AZ. Thank you very much :-)
Adam Gormley
Brilliant capture Daniel, well dome mate :)
Daniel J. McCa... replied
Very much appreciated, Adam!
Dyle Warren
Awesome shot…...not easy to capture….....beautiful!
Daniel J. McCa... replied
Thank you kindly, Dyle : )
Jennifer Lachney
Amazing capture. Really, beautiful :).
Daniel J. McCa... replied
Very much appreciated, Jennifer! Thank you :)
brigusser
Sheer brilliance…...
Daniel J. McCa... replied
Too kind :-) Thank you!
Kim Roper
Such a great feeling when you capture a great strike like this, well done!
Daniel J. McCa... replied
Agreed! Thank you, Kim :)
AdrianWorld
excellent catch, great details in the bolt
Daniel J. McCa... replied
Thank you very much, Adrian.
Louise Fahy
Fantastic photograph! Well done.
Daniel J. McCa... replied
Thank you very much, Louise : )
Christian Zammit
WELL DONE for featuring on the redbubble homepage.
your work is really great
Christian Zammit
Daniel J. McCa... replied
Thank you very much for the kind words, Christian! Most appreciated!
KazM
Lovely Lengthy Lightning
Homepage Honoured
Fantastic Foto
Daniel J. McCa... replied
Very much appreciated! Thanks, KazM!
Kim Roper
Congrats Daniel on your Home page FEATURE!!!
Daniel J. McCa... replied
Thank you very much, Kim : )
Catherine Howell
Wonderful capture!! Great shot!!!!
Daniel J. McCa... replied
Very much appreciated, Catherine :-)
whalegeek
Outstanding work with lightning. Congrats on your home page feature, too. Also appreciated is listed camera technique/nuts and bolts on achieving this type of image.
Daniel J. McCa... replied
Thank you very much. Feel free to bmail me and I’ll be happy to send you a detailed “how-to”. Thanks again.
Lorena Maria
.... what can one say??? ITS AMAZING..magnificent shot!!
Daniel J. McCa... replied
Very much appreciated, Lorena :-)
Stewart Laker
Excellent shots, Always wanted to do some great lightening shots but over here (the uk) we very rarely get any great lightening storms.
Daniel J. McCa... replied
Thank you, Stewart. We only get them during monsoon season, (about 8 weeks) but they are violent! Thanks again!
Jen Ryan
CONGRATS!
Daniel J. McCa... replied
Thank you so much for the screen grab, as I missed seeing this!! Very much appreciated, Jen!!
AjayP
Superb clarity.
Daniel J. McCa... replied
Thank you, Ajay!
solarrain
heyhey, i found room 2 comment so i’ll keep it short. Outstanding perfection…
Daniel J. McCa... replied
lol… Thank you very much : )
Shane Viper
DROOOL. Very cool shot
Daniel J. McCa... replied
lol… Very much appreciated!
Hagen
Wow
Daniel J. McCa... replied
Thank you.
digitalpoetry
Perfect capture captures Daniel.
Daniel J. McCa... replied
Very much appreciated!
Dave & Trena P...
Congrats amazing capture!!
Dave & Trena P...
Congrats amazing capture!!
Daniel J. McCa... replied
Thank you very much!
kathy s gillen...
outstanding capture
Daniel J. McCa... replied
Much appreciated, Kathy : )
BigD
Daniel J. McCa... replied
Thank you very much, I’m honored!
Lisawv
WOW!! Stunning capture. Excellent work.
Daniel J. McCa... replied
Thank you kindly, Lisa!
Tracy Faught
Perfect! Mezmerizing… I could look at this for hours! Stunning work! :]
Congrats on the feature! ;p
Daniel J. McCa... replied
What a great compliment! Thank you very much, Tracy!
Kasey Cline
Daniel J. McCa... replied
LOL… That’s excellent! I didn’t know we (and by “we” I mean you) did this for Features! I hope you have one (you should)!!! Thanks very much, Kasey!
drec
Sometimes you think you have already commented on something until you scroll down and ask, why am I so late on this? AS always, I like your lightning work and this is now the avatar for the Severe Weather group.
Daniel J. McCa... replied
Wow, I honored!!! Thanks so much, drec!!!
Blayden Thompson
I see that you have the same fascination with lightning as I do. Nice work!
Daniel J. McCa... replied
As you know, it’s addicting : ) Thanks kindly, Blayden.
Sheila Pasket 29 days ago
MAGNIFICENT! Your lightning pictures are fabulous!! One day I hope to capture some like these.
Daniel J. McCa... replied 15 days ago
Thank you kindly, Sheila… Very much appreciated :-)