Darwin Lightning
Monsoonal thunderstorm at 4am, Darwin.
Rollieflex SL66, Fuji Velvia film.
The orange color is created by smoke from fires which are common at that time of year. It is a time exposure though, so many of the ‘in cloud’ lightning flashes illuminate the cloud progressively during exposure of about 2-3 minutes. So it’s not exactly the same as what the eye sees at any one moment.
© Ern Mainka
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Hans Kawitzki
Wow very impressive,even I would get out of bed for this at 4am.
SylviaHardy
These are just so amazing!
velveteagle
You must have fantastic dreams after work like this.. great stuff..
William Jackso...
high5 for you! great shot!!!!!
Kasey Lilly
good for you for being up that early to get an amazing photo.
mikrin
Wow that is just awesome….
Michelle Boyer
Amazing capture- well done!
Cory Frantz
stunning! i wish i can someday capture something this amazing!
Kenneth Fugate
very nice work love that you were wide and got all the cell in the shot
Sparrowing
Amazing shot!!
funkyfacestudio
Spectacular !!!!!
Christian Hartung
great view and angle, awesome shot
Michael Gatch
awesome lightning capture. I’ve tried my hand at this a few times. mixed results.
TrEaSuReDiMaGeS
WOW!! Stunning capture, and an OUTSTANDING photo!! :-)
AngelArtist
incredibly beautiful…wonderful work!!!
Matt White
Mate this is one of the best
Robert Mullner
These lightning shots are awesome.
AthenaBlanco
Stunning
fishlady77
wow great timing and framing dont ya love it when that happens
EOS20
WOW!!! Stunning capture!
Rikki Pool
BOOM!!!!!!
AndrewBentley
AWESOME !!!!
betha
Brilliant!!! colours are superb!
Lindsay Oram
Wow this is sensational
Elysia Ranking
Oh i knew it was from Darwin!! Haha this is such an amazing shot!!! Wow
highflying
Mega Wow!
Hicksy
Great time of year up there!
RavenSoul
AMAZING CAPTURE!
Marilyn Baldey
You are amazing to capture this, just because one is on the spot dosn’t mean anything like this would turn out.
rupertrussell
Wow
Olivia Moore
Nice cell!
J. D. Adsit
perfect beauty
Cassie Gannon
Oh wow…. what a brilliant capture.
Gideon Swart
pin sharp and well exposed ern.beautiful shot.well done
BaZZuKa
Wow ..great shot..
junebug076
Amazing….........Awesome capture…....DJ:)
JoLennox
WOW!!!
PeriRainPhotog
great shot, amazing
labiosa
That is a very great picture you have there, Very few people get that kind of picture, you are one of the lucky ones, Great Job.
Ed
kaylyn
extraordinary. This is awesome, i love all the colors captured and everything about it.
coffeetea
excellent! well featured.
Jennifer Prome...
amazing capture!!!!
Kelly Robinson
Really cool, you are lucky to have such a magic shot in your collection – Kelly
David Hamme
amazing shot! wow
jetkrazee
Very impressive! Great work
Cheers, Forrest & Camellia (upliftingphotography)
DesImages
Spectacular capture! It reminds me of when I was in Darwin at the start of the wet season, staying on the 10th floor of a hotel. I left the curtains open all night so I could watch lightning like this.
David Stuart
Wonderful light show. Beautifully captured.
TWindDancer
Ohhh . . . WAY cool!
Antanas
great
Aaron Lawrence
Ern, wow, what amazing colours. What a contract from the dark background to the light in the clouds.
Andrea Searle
Fantastic shot, well done and congrats on the feature page
Countrygirl
incredible!
Tereza Marin
breathtaking!
Missayy
Wow..
NickiM
Amazing capture! Gorgeous colouring, love it! Well done :)
Mandy Keller
Amazing capture! I guess this proves that the early bird gets the worm! :o)
Jamie Lee
Fierce storm,...magnificent capture
nt2007
Was this picture modified in any way or is this a true nature’s act? Unbelievable!
Ern Mainka replied
Hi nt2007. It’s not modified as such. The orange color is created by smoke from fires which are common at that time of year. It is a time exposure though, so many of the ‘in cloud’ lightning flashes illuminate the cloud progressively during exposure of about 3 minutes. So it’s not exactly the same as what the eye sees at any one moment.
nt2007
We, in Canada, do not experience something like this every day. I am way beyond impressed with your work, Ern!
terryt
Now this is Exciting work!!!!!
Mark Hossack
Amazing shot!
ejacent
Absolutely amazing!
Michelle Barlo...
BRAVO
Doeray
looks like a giant man o’ war! This is awesome work
Kaitlyn McLaug...
gahh. This is absolutely breathtaking! great capture. :)
steini
Simply awesome!!
PrettynGreen99
Dude!!!!! thats awesome!
Blaze66
I love the POWER this photo envokes. Breathtaking and excellent timing.
Dream Vision I...
awesome!
Barbara Brown
Wow!! Fantastic!
savesteph
wow
Graeme Pettit ...
Mighty impressive.
FailingMemory
Very good effect, and brings such storms to mind.
Brayden
Wow its amazing, i have tried doing lightining photos but everytime there is a storm coming it either dies out or comes into fast HAHA, i live in brisbane so yer
rhodesography
stunning